Lori Otter (

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Easley; born January 4, 1967) is an American educator, author, and former beauty queen who served as First Lady of

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from 2007 to 2019. Otter is married to the former

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, C. L. "Butch" Otter. She was crowned Miss Idaho USA in 1991.

Career

Otter won the

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title in 1991 and represented Idaho in the

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1991 pageant broadcast live from

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, in February 1991. Otter taught K-12 physical education, English, and health. She coached girls

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and

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at the junior high and high school levels for 13 years, in the Meridian School District in Meridian, Idaho.

Personal life

During her year as Miss Idaho USA, she met Butch Otter, who was then serving as

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. She returned to Idaho in 1995 after teaching and coaching in Arizona. Lori and Butch were married in

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, on August 18, 2006. Butch Otter was elected

in November 2006, and, upon taking office two months later, Lori Easley Otter became First Lady of Idaho. A former marathon runner, Otter jogs and rides horses. Otter currently resides in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otter, Lori 1967 births Schoolteachers from Idaho American women educators Boise State University alumni Living people First ladies and gentlemen of Idaho Miss USA 1991 delegates Northwest Nazarene University alumni People from Meridian, Idaho People from Pensacola, Florida People from Star, Idaho 20th-century American people 21st-century American women