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Rachel Latuff

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Rachel Latuff
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Rachel Latuff is an American beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss Minnesota 2015. She competed at Miss America 2016 in September 2015, and did not reach the top 15. she will also represent Minnesota at Miss USA 2026.[not verified in body]

Pageant career

Early pageants

Latuff's first pageant was Miss Bayfront in Duluth, Minnesota.[1] On July 21, 2012 Latuff won Miss Midwest 2012.[2] She competed at Miss Minnesota 2013, with the platform "Teach For America: Creating a Better Tomorrow for Youth Education".[3] She was not a finalist for the state title.[4]

On January 4, 2014, Latuff won Miss Saint Paul 2014.[5] She competed at Miss Minnesota 2014 with the platform "Engage, Educate, Empower: Building Cultural Competency Through the Arts".[6] She was fourth runner-up to winner Savannah Cole and won the pageant's Lifestyle and Fitness award.[7]

Latuff was chosen to represent Minnesota at the National Sweetheart 2014 in Hoopeston, Illinois. She tied for the John Bitner Judge's Award but was not a finalist.[8]

Miss Minnesota 2015

On January 17, 2015, Latuff won Miss Olmsted County 2015 and qualified for Miss Minnesota 2015 as one of 27 local qualifiers.[9][10] The pageant was held at Eden Prairie High School in June 2015.[11][12] Her platform was "Teaching the Heart: Building the Social and Emotional Wellness of Youth and their Teachers".[11]

Latuff won on Saturday, June 13, 2015, and was crowned by Miss Minnesota 2014 Savannah Cole.[13] She earned more than $9,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[11]

In honor of her win, Wyatt's Twisted Americana restaurant in Hastings, Minnesota, added a special cheeseburger to their menu. Called "Miss Minnesota's Own – Rachel's Four Point Burger", it was served with lettuce, pickles, onions, and tomatoes and a side of french fries plus an onion ring topped by "sweet sparkles" as an imitation of her crown. Proceeds from the sale of the cheeseburger were donated to Latuff's platform cause and it was only available during the city's Rivertown Days festival in mid-July 2015.[14]

Miss America 2016

Latuff represented Minnesota at Miss America 2016 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[13][15] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she did not reach the top 15 and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.[16][17]

Early life and education

Latuff is a native of Hastings, Minnesota, and a 2009 graduate of Hastings High School.[2][18] Her father is Scott Latuff and her mother is Wendy Latuff.[2]

Latuff is a May 2013 graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art education.[4][19] Since June 2014, Latuff has worked as a high school visual arts teacher at North Woods School in St. Louis County, Minnesota.[1][7][11][19][20]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tyssen, Linda (July 10, 2015). "North Woods teacher crowned Miss Minnesota". Mesabi Daily News. Virginia, MN: Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rachel Latuff was named Miss Midwest". Hastings Star Gazette. Hastings, MN: Forum Communications. August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "State Contestants: Minnesota - 2013". Miss America. 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Styx, Katrina (June 27, 2013). "Miss Midwest: Hastings woman was part of recent Miss Minnesota pageant". Hastings Star Gazette. Hastings, MN: Forum Communications. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ "Scholarship Pageant Announcements". Miss Minneapolis/Miss St. Paul. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "State Contestants: Minnesota - 2014". Miss America. 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Styx, Katrina (July 8, 2014). "Hastings native places in top 5 at Miss Minnesota pageant". Hastings Star Gazette. Hastings, MN: Forum Communications. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2014 Award Winners" (PDF). Hoopeston, IL: National Sweetheart. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ "New Miss Olmsted County and Miss Rochester 2015 Crowned Tonight". Austin, MN: KAAL. January 17, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Wow!". Miss Rochester/Miss Olmsted County Scholarship Pageant. January 18, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 – via Facebook.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Styx, Katrina (June 17, 2015). "Hastings native wins Miss Minnesota pageant". Hastings Star Gazette. Hastings, MN: Forum Communications. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ "Miss Minnesota 2015". Miss Minnesota. Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Miss Olmsted County crowned Miss Minnesota". Post-Bulletin. Rochester, MN: Small Newspaper Group. June 15, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ Styx, Katrina (July 16, 2015). "A burger fit for royalty: Wyatt's creates new burger in honor of Miss Minnesota". Hastings Star Gazette. Hastings, MN: Forum Communications. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ "State Contestants: Minnesota - 2015". Miss America. 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ "The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards" (Press release). Miss America. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ Richardson, Chad (June 11, 2009). "Happy graduates". Hastings Star Gazette. Hastings, MN: Forum Communications. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Miss Minnesota". Rachel Latuff Official Website. Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ "Ms. Latuff ~ Secondary Visual Arts Teacher". Cook, MN: North Woods School. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Savannah Cole 		Miss Minnesota
2015 		Succeeded by
Madeline Van Ert
Preceded by
Megan Rivera 		Miss Minnesota USA
2026 (as Rachel Betterley) 		Incumbent


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