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A native of San Diego, Cassandra Kunze was crowned Miss California USA on 5 January 2014 and represented California at the Miss USA 2014 pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She won California’s first Photogenic award in over 20 years.
Cassandra Kunze is a twenty-year-old California girl born and raised in San Diego. She is a junior at San Diego State University studying Television, Film & New Media and International Security & Conflict Resolution. She grew up dancing ballet at California Ballet School and is a self taught pianist. Cassandra loves playing flag football as well as baseball, track & field, golf, ultimate frisbee and paddle boarding. She has traveled to Costa Rica, the Caribbean and to Israel as a U.S. student ambassador. She is the middle child of three, having an older and younger brother. Her parents’ divorced when she was seven years old and she now has a wonderful stepfather, stepbrother and stepmother. Cassandra’s favorite quote is “a day without laughter is a day wasted” and believes that optimism is key to making the most of every day.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Cassandra’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Cassandra’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Natasha Martinez as Miss California USA 2015.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Cassandra’s “after the crown” photos.
