Kristi Capel
Encyclopedia
Kristi Marie Capel is a beauty queen from Springfield, Missouri
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
A native of Florence, Kentucky
who later moved to Missouri
, Capel won the Miss Missouri USA
title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at that title, however she had placed in the top fifteen of the Miss Kentucky USA
pageant the year previously. As Miss Missouri USA
Capel was a representative of the Vanbros organization.
Capel represented Missouri
in the Miss USA 2006
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006. She did not place in the pageant, which was won by the delegate from her former home state, Tara Conner
, Miss Kentucky USA
.
Capel graduated from Heritage Academy (a parochial school affiliated with the Assemblies of God
) in Kentucky in 2001. The Heritage Academy describes itself as a school "whose sole purpose is to establish and enlarge the Kingdom of God." The school adds two ancillary purposes to its mission statement, one of which is academic excellence. Intellectual pursuits, however, are to be tempered by an awareness that "the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God." 2 She won a sports scholarship to Evangel University
, a religious school affiliated with the Assemblies of God, where she completed a Bachelor of Science
degree in Broadcasting
and Public Relations
with honors in 2005. She plans to continue her education with a Meteorology
degree in order to become a meteorologist for a major network.
She was recently employed as a television reporter, co-anchor and weekend weather anchor on ABC
affiliate KSPR Springfield
33 News. Capel also worked as a radio personality at 99 Hit FM and 1340 AM KADI during much of 2006.
Her interests include working out, scrapbooking
, watching the National Football League
, and shopping
.
On January 1, 2008, Kristi Capel accepted a job as a weather forecaster for the television station WBRE-TV
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
. Capel moved to WJW-TV in Cleveland on January 7, 2011.
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
who has competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant.
A native of Florence, Kentucky
Florence, Kentucky
Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,951 at the 2010 census.-History:The Florence area was originally known as Crossroads, because of the convergence of several roads from Burlington and Union at Ridge Road...
who later moved to Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, Capel won the Miss Missouri USA
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at that title, however she had placed in the top fifteen of the Miss Kentucky USA
Miss Kentucky USA
The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
pageant the year previously. As Miss Missouri USA
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
Capel was a representative of the Vanbros organization.
Capel represented Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in the Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006. She did not place in the pageant, which was won by the delegate from her former home state, Tara Conner
Tara Conner
Tara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
, Miss Kentucky USA
Miss Kentucky USA
The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
.
Capel graduated from Heritage Academy (a parochial school affiliated with the Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God
The Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
) in Kentucky in 2001. The Heritage Academy describes itself as a school "whose sole purpose is to establish and enlarge the Kingdom of God." The school adds two ancillary purposes to its mission statement, one of which is academic excellence. Intellectual pursuits, however, are to be tempered by an awareness that "the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God." 2 She won a sports scholarship to Evangel University
Evangel University
Evangel University is the national university of arts, sciences and professions in Springfield, Missouri. Evangel College was renamed Evangel University on June 8, 1998. The campus sits on that were originally part of . The first President of Evangel was Klaude Kendrick who served from 1955-1958....
, a religious school affiliated with the Assemblies of God, where she completed a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
and Public Relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
with honors in 2005. She plans to continue her education with a Meteorology
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
degree in order to become a meteorologist for a major network.
She was recently employed as a television reporter, co-anchor and weekend weather anchor on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate KSPR Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
33 News. Capel also worked as a radio personality at 99 Hit FM and 1340 AM KADI during much of 2006.
Her interests include working out, scrapbooking
Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of a scrapbook. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, and artwork. Scrapbook albums are often decorated and frequently contain extensive journaling...
, watching the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, and shopping
Shopping
Shopping is the examining of goods or services from retailers with the intent to purchase at that time. Shopping is an activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one....
.
On January 1, 2008, Kristi Capel accepted a job as a weather forecaster for the television station WBRE-TV
WBRE-TV
WBRE-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Northeastern Pennsylvania that is licensed to Wilkes-Barre. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter at the Penobscot Knob antenna farm near Mountain Top. It can also be seen on Comcast and Service...
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
. Capel moved to WJW-TV in Cleveland on January 7, 2011.