Caitlyn Vogel-Medalen biography: 13 things about Miss North Dakota USA 2021

Caitlyn Vogel-Medalen is a model and a beauty queen born and raised in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, United States. She comes from a family of six and an extended family of more than 50.

Vogel-Medalen has a cousin and best friends with disability. She is Caleb Vogel, Carter Vogel and Courtney Vogel‘s sister.

When Caitlyn was a senior in high school, she founded a nonprofit organization called Limitless. Through Limitless, she hosts an annual fashion show that provides one-on-one friendships among differently-abled individuals and supports local businesses.

Caitlyn is the creator of the clothing line Down Right Perfect Collection, which is dedicated to supplying fashionable, functional and affordable clothing for girls with disabilities. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. On June 21, 2016, she and Mark Medalen started dating.
2. In May 2018, she graduated from high school.
3. On May 26, 2018, she placed first in long jump in the 2018 State Track Meet in North Dakota.
4. On November 4, 2018, she won Miss North Dakota teen USA 2019.
5. On April 28, 2019, she represented North Dakota and competed against 50 other candidates at Miss Teen USA 2019 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was runner-up to Kaliegh Garris of Connecticut.
6. On March 15, 2021, she and Mark got engaged while they were on a holiday in Cancun, Mexico.
7. On April 25, 2021, she competed against nine other Miss North Dakota USA 2021 candidates and won the title.
8. On November 29, 2021, she represented North Dakota at Miss USA 2021 at the Paradise Cove Theater of the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She was runner-up to Ellen Elizabeth ‘Elle” Smith of Kentucky, USA.
9. On May 1, 2022, she crowned her successor Miss North Dakota USA 2022 SaNoah LaRocque at the Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
10. On May 13, 2022, she graduated from Minot State University in Minot with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
11. On June 4, 2022, she and Mark got married at Christ Lutheran Church in Minot.
12. On April 8, 2023, she attended the 2023 Limitless Fashion Show at the Ann Nicole Nelson Hall of Minot State University.
13. She was 22 years old when she and Mark attended the grand opening and official ribbon cutting for their business DogDOOD Daycare on June 4, 2023.