My name is Katlyn Ziegler, and I am honored to introduce myself to you as Miss Coon Rapids 2015!
I have lived in Coon Rapids for all my life; I am a hometown girl and proud of it. My City has been noted in Money Magazine's 2006 Best Places to Live as “… a city with many strengths. It has the advantages of a large city with a small town feel. It has outstanding community involvement and volunteerism...” I truly believe my family and I belong to a tight-knit and generous city with sense of civic pride and commitment. As Miss Coon Rapids, I plan to uphold these positive qualities that I see within other members of the community through my platform work and the appearances with the local government, schools, and other organizations.
My platform that I will be passionately serving and bringing awareness to is youth homelessness. Since an early age I have known my calling to working with youth. Currently, I attend North Central University where I am a senior and graduating in December with a Bachelor of Arts in Youth Development. Upon completion of my undergraduate degree, I plan to continue my education to receive a Master of Business Administration to ultimately fulfill my dream of founding a youth homeless shelter in Minnesota. This all goes to say that my platform is not something that I have created just because I compete in pageants; it is my life. I am so excited to take the next steps towards fulfilling my dreams and aspirations with my platform work as Miss Coon Rapids and more importantly, bring awareness to the heart-breaking, gut-wrenching reality of youth homelessness.
Besides expanding my platform to the local level, I am looking forward to the year ahead with my “little sister” Sage Hovet, Miss Coon Rapids Outstanding Teen 2015. I have had the opportunity to spend some time with her already, and I am looking forward to the many memories we will share. Sage, you are truly beautiful, talented, and a confident young woman. You possess all the qualities that are associated with the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen organization, and I cannot wait to cheer you on at Miss Minnesota’s Outstanding Teen!
Lastly, to the City of Coon Rapids: I am so proud and honored to be your representative. Coon Rapids is without a doubt the ideal City. It is here, that I am at home. So, thank you Coon Rapids, and I look forward to the year to come.
In all sincerity,
Katlyn Ziegler
Miss Coon Rapids 2015