Well it’s now official we have our 2012 Miss America, Laura Kaeppeler (Laura Kaeppeler Bio) Photo below of Laura Kaeppeler looking stunning in her sexy bikini!
However, this post is more about the celebrated host the 2012 Miss America Pageant! Our favorite host…. Chris Harrison! Who is Chris after all and what’s his background in TV. Where did he come from?
Chris was there as we watched some of the most shocking moments of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. He gets us into the mindset of each bachelor or bachelorette as he prepares them before every rose ceremony. He asks questions we want to know during the “Men or Women Tell All” and the “After the Final Rose” specials. And, quite frankly, we can’t imagine a season of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette without him.
Chris Harrison began his television career by covering local sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Dallas native went to Oklahoma City University on a soccer scholarship and then made the natural transition to sportscasting with a local station. During his six years there, Harrison worked his way up the ranks from part-time sportscaster to weekend sportscaster. He also had the opportunity to cover hard news stories, including the 1995 tragedy at the Federal Building, an event which profoundly affected his perspective on life and career.
A visit to L.A. in 1999 for a horseracing network audition led to a permanent move. Later that year, Harrison landed the job as host of HGTV’s Designer’s Challenge. Now in its sixth year, it has consistently been one of the network’s highest rated shows. In 2001 he became host of ABC’s hit romance/reality series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Chris also now hosts the Bachelor Pad
Harrison continues to advance in the entertainment industry through a variety of professional endeavors. Most recently he co-hosted ABC’s 2008 American Music Awards Red Carpet Live! with Dancing with the Stars Carrie Ann Inaba. He also hosted Road to the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC.com’s daily coverage leading up to the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards. He co-hosted E!’s 2006 coverage of the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes, and in 2008 made the move to TV Guide Network to not only cover all the major awards shows, but to also host the network’s new one-hour weeknight entertainment news show Hollywood 411. In 2004 he hosted the Miss America Pageant for ABC, make 2012 his third time hosting the pageant! The versatile Harrison has done his fair share of acting as well…
2012 Miss America Pageant – Press Conference with Chris Harrison, Brooke Burke and Tony Eaton
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