Miss Wisconsin prison, the father makes the time Miss America platform

Make the prison sentence, her father, her platform for Miss America was a decision of the family, 23, said Laura Kaeppeler.

Said Miss Wisconsin, who won the Miss America 2012, she wanted children from adult prisoners to feel less alone, that guidance and seek to maximize the relationship with their parents as possible.

"There are many of you there and you're one of them but it is not necessary to define you," said Kaeppeler The Associated Press after his victory over the Covenant and scholarships $ 50,000 on Saturday night. Estimated by more than 2 million children the United States had originally in prison.

The brunette opera singer, who won the talent in the playoffs, 18 and graduating from high school and only began when her father sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on charges of mail fraud.

Supported her father, Jeff Kaeppeler, said when he approached his daughter's family on this subject, which makes her personal platform of choice, it is even though they knew to be discussed publicly.

"We learned that God can turn into a good thing if you let him," he said. "Laura fully on board with this idea, which is that we allow them to drive and inspire them in the past year to get ready for that."