Laura Marie Kaeppeler (born March 2, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss America 2012 on January 14, 2012, representing the state of Wisconsin.

[3][4] Kaeppeler was Wisconsin's representative at the Miss America 2012 competition held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Theatre for the Performing Arts of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on January 14, 2012.

[5] In the preliminary competition, Kaeppeler won the talent portion and a $2,000 scholarship with her rendition of the Luigi Arditi waltz "Il Bacio".

[6][7] She chose a platform of supporting and mentoring children of incarcerated parents, as her father served 18 months in prison for mail fraud.

Kaeppeler met President Obama through a joint meeting with the Children's Miracle Network Hospital Champions at the White House.