Amanda Jaeger (born March 12, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder, news reporter, and TikTok star from Moberly, Missouri, who was crowned Miss Kansas 2014.[1] She competed for the Miss America 2015 title in September 2014.[2]

Amanda Jaeger
Born (1991-03-12) March 12, 1991 (age 33)[1]
EducationUniversity of Central Missouri University of Kansas
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Kansas 2014
Major
competition(s)
Miss America 2015

Early life and education edit

Jaeger is a native of Moberly, Missouri and the daughter of Jon and Michelle Brooks.[3] She graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 2013.[4] While at UCM, she was named the top female undergraduate and maintained a 4.0 GPA.[1] She then went on to the University of Kansas to pursue a Master of Arts in political science.[1][5]

Pageant career edit

Miss Missouri edit

A native Missourian, Jaeger competed at Miss Missouri for three years.[6] She held the Missouri titles of Miss Moberly 2010, Miss Midland Empire 2012, and Miss Heartland 2013.[3][7]

Miss Kansas 2015 edit

Jaeger won the title of Miss Greater Wichita in February 2014, which allowed her to compete at the state pageant held in Pratt, Kansas in June.[6] At Miss Kansas, she won two preliminary awards for talent and lifestyle and fitness.[5] She sang "Out Here on My Own" for her talent, from the musical film Fame.[5] Jaeger beat out 30 other women for the title of Miss Kansas and received a $5,000 scholarship.[5] Her personal platform was "SOS (Survivors Overcoming Suicide) – Reaching Out," which was inspired by the suicide of her biological father when she was 17.[5]

Miss America 2015 edit

Jaeger competed for Miss America 2015 on September 14, 2014, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2] She placed outside the semi-finalists, but was 1 of 10 finalists for the Quality of Life Award.[2][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Miss Kansas 2014 Amanda Sasek". Pratt, KS: Miss Kansas. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "2015 Miss America Pageant Scholarship Winners". Miss America. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Miss Moberly Pageant Saturday night at Auditorium". Moberly Monitor-Index. February 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "UCM Alumna Amanda Sasek Claims Miss Kansas Title, Headed to Miss America Pageant" (PDF). Warrensburg, MO: University of Central Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e "New Miss Kansas Amanda Sasek 'gave everything my all' at pageant". The Wichita Eagle. June 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Miss Kansas working hard to achieve goals". Pratt Tribune. June 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "UCM Alumna Amanda Sasek Claims Miss Kansas Title, Headed to Miss America Pageant" (PDF). Warrensburg, MO: University of Central Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Miss Kansas a finalist for Quality of Life Award". Pratt Tribune. September 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Kansas
2014
Succeeded by
Hannah Wagner