Kelly Kaplan (née George; born September 10, 1982) is a social media, public relations and communication professional, and former officer in the United States Air Force, and a beauty queen from Mission Viejo, California, who competed for the Miss USA title in 2007.

George grew up in Mission Viejo, California, and attended Trabuco Hills High School.

[1] She later gained a BA in communications from University of Maryland, College Park, in part paid for by the $25,000 she earned in scholarship money by competing in pageants.

[4] She has worked as an intern at the press desk of the Office of the Secretary of Defense at The Pentagon and as deputy chief of Public Affairs for the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base.

[7] George competed in the Miss USA 2007 pageant, which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2007.