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Kristen Haglund was born on November 30, 1989 in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She graduated from Walled Lake Western High School in Michigan in 2006 and is currently attending The University of Cincennati, where she is majoring in Musical Theatre.
Haglund won the Miss Oakland County title and went on to compete in the Miss Michigan title for the first time in 2007. She won the preliminary swimsuit competition, then went on to win the title of Miss Michigan. She was eventually crowned the 83rd Miss America on January 26, 2008. She is Michigan's fifth Miss America in twenty years and she was the youngest girl in the competition at age 19.
Haglund's family has a history of pageants, as her grandmother was crowned Miss Michigan 1944 and her mother an active pageant volunteer. After the pageant, Haglund pledged to use her crown to bring awareness to eating disorders, which she suffered from when she was only sixteen years old. She uses eating disorders as her personal platform. She received a $50,000 scholarship and a one year stint as the spokesperson for the Miss America organization. She also won the Lifestyle and Fitness award and a $1,000 scholarship. After her reign as Miss America, she hopes to become an aspiring Broadway star.
