Caroline Bright

Caroline Bright is a 20-year-old senior at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont where she majors in Political Science and minors in Religious Studies. Though a native Vermonter from Franklin County, Caroline spent much of her early childhood living overseas in Europe and Southeast Asia. She and her family returned to Vermont when she was 10 and she is a proud graduate of Missisquoi Valley Union High School in Swanton.

While in high school, Caroline participated in a wealth of activities and held numerous leadership positions, including president of her class, president of the student body, captain of the economics team and co-captain of the Scholar’s Bowl team. She was an officer in the National Honor Society and Model United Nations, and had leading roles in musical theater and chorus productions. She was student representative to the MVU School Board and as a senior, she received the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award for her extensive service to her community.

Caroline was selected to attend Green Mountain Girls State where she was elected Governor. She has continued to work with the Girls State leadership and is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the program’s sponsor.

In 2006 Caroline’s leadership and community commitment were recognized by Governor James Douglas, who appointed Caroline as the sole student representative to the Next Generation Commission. 

Since a visit the State House in fifth grade, Caroline has been committed to involvement in politics, and at 13 was selected to serve as a page in the legislature. Since then, Caroline has had the goal of running for elected office by the time she is 25. 

Her platform, Rock the World - Run for Office, is a natural offshoot of her abiding interest in state politics and community service. Her website, RocktheWorldRunforOffice.org, explains in detail her goals for her platform.

Caroline has worked with the Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization since 2007, when she was named Miss Vermont’s Outstanding Teen and went on to represent the state at the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen competition in Orlando. While there, Caroline was selected as the non-finalist winner for interview. 
In 2009 Caroline competed for the first time in the Miss Vermont competition, where she placed first runner-up and was thrilled to be chosen by her fellow contestants for the Spirit award. On June 5th, 2010, Caroline was again the winner of the Spirit Award, but this time took home the Miss Vermont crown. 

Caroline began her college career at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. As a freshman she was selected as a senator in the St. Lawrence Thelomathesian Society. The following year she worked as a Community Assistant (residential assistant) in a freshman residence hall. Also in her sophomore year Caroline joined the Epsilon Kappa Chapter of Chi Omega Fraternity, where she was elected as Model Initiate and Panhellenic delegate.
At the beginning of her junior year, she transferred to St. Michael’s College where she has excelled academically and was selected for membership in the political science honors society—Pi Sigma Alpha. She is also an active member of the SMC Blogger team.
In addition to working in the St. Michael’s admission office, Caroline is an event coordinator for Burlington City Arts at the Firehouse Art Gallery and a manger at Monelle in downtown Burlington.
Caroline is a voracious reader and a fan of Monty Python. Her sense of humor is a valuable tool while balancing school, work and community service.

In her commitment to the Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization, Caroline will postpone her senior year of college. She will be a full-time Miss Vermont traveling the state, sharing the message of the organization and promoting her platform. She looks forward to an exciting year meeting her fellow Vermonters, and is enormously proud to represent the great state of Vermont at Miss America.

Check out Caroline's Blog!