DaNae Elizabeth Couch, (born August 6, 1988) is an American

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titleholder from

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who was named

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2012.

Biography

She won the title of Miss Texas on July 7, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder

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. Couch’s platform is “Hope for Family Recovery: Life Beyond Addiction” and she said she hoped to address drug education, addiction awareness, and recovery resources in schools. Her competition talent was a twirling routine to “

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.” Couch graduated with a degree in English and a minor in Public Relations from

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, where she was also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. While attending Baylor, Couch was a baton twirler in the Baylor University Golden Wave Band. She is currently in her third year of attending law school at

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and is planning to become an attorney specializing in litigation. Couch has also previously served as a summer intern for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Couch, DaNae Miss America 2013 delegates 1988 births Living people People from Coppell, Texas Baylor University alumni Texas Tech University School of Law alumni American beauty pageant winners