Caitlin Brunell

Who is Caitlin Brunell?

Caitlin Brunell from Great Falls, Virginia won the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 title in August 2007.

Brunell is the daughter of Stacey and Mark Brunell, a former NFL quarterback. Her parents were seniors and successful athletes at the University of Washington at the time she was born, and her father went on to play for the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Washington Redskins, and the New Orleans Saints. She was home schooled through middle school and spent her freshman year at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School.

In 2007, Brunell won the Miss Greater Richmond's Outstanding Teen title and then the Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen title. She represented Virginia in the third Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held on August 11, 2007 and won the title. She also won a preliminary evening gown award earlier in the week. Just recently, Caitlin also won the Miss Jacksonville's Teen USA in Florida.

She was also crowned Queen Shenandoah LXXXIV at the 84th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on April 30, 2011 in Winchester, Virginia. In 2012 she was chosen as Miss University of Alabama.