Caroline Bright Biography

Caroline Winanna Bright (born 24 June 1990) is a political candidate and former Miss Vermont titleholder from Saint Albans, Vermont who competed in Miss America 2011.

Biography

Personal life

Bright was born in Burlington, Vermont to Thomas and Jennifer Neville Bright. She is a graduate of Missisiquoi Valley Union High School and Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. Caroline is a sister of Chi Omega. Bright was elected Governor of Green Mountain Girls State in 2006 and has been the director of the program since 2011.

Political Career

In 2006, Bright was appointed to the Next Generation Commission by Governor James Douglas. In May 2007, she was honored by Gov. Douglas at the signing of a bill providing over $12 million in college scholarships and work force training, due to her work on the commission.

Bright announced her candidacy for the Vermont Senate in May 2012. She is running as a Democrat for one of Franklin County's two open Senate Seats in the November 2012 election. Caroline is running on a platform that is focused on Education, Jobs, Healthcare, and Agriculture, with a special focus on ensuring young people can live and work in Franklin County.

Pageants

Bright won the Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen title in 2007 and competed in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held in Orlando, Florida in August that year, winning the non-finalist interview award.

In 2009, Bright placed first runner-up in the Miss Vermont pageant and returned the following year, winning the Miss Vermont 2010 title on June 5, 2010 at the Barre Opera House. She competed in the Miss America 2011 pageant on January 15, 2011. Upon her return to Vermont following the national pageant, Caroline resumed her internship in the office of Vermont Speaker of the House, Shap Smith.

Her platform was encouraging young people to run for public office, and she intended to run before she turned 25.