Brentwood Has 2012 Ms. America, Nicole Rash

Nicole Rash, 27, of Brentwood, was crowned Ms. America at the national pageant on Sunday.

Rash told STLtoday in a phone interview on Tuesday, that she moved to Brentwood when her fiancee, Grant Cook, was transfered here. They're planning a Sept. wedding.

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Rash is employed as a model, actress, and corporate spokesperson, and will complete her bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Ball State University in May. She also describes herself as a philanthropist and says she is especially passionate about her platform of service "Breath Easy - Keeping our Youth Smoke and Tobacco Free."

She was also interviewed by the Riverfront Times before she went out to the national contest.