DaNae Couch

[2] She won the title of Miss Texas on July 7, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Kendall Morris.

[3] 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.

[4] Her competition talent was a twirling routine to “You Can't Stop the Beat.” Couch graduated with a degree in English and a minor in Public Relations from Baylor University, where she was also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.

[5] As of 2012 Couch was in her third year of attending law school at Texas Tech University and was planning to become an attorney specializing in litigation.

[6] Couch has also served as a summer intern for the Supreme Court of Texas.