April 14, 2019 – West Bend, WI – Miss Wisconsin USA 2019 Danika Tramburg of Richfield will be leaving Sunday to compete for the Miss USA crown on May 2 in Reno Tahoe.
Tramburg, 22, is a graduate of Living Word Lutheran High School in Jackson and she complete college at Concordia University Wisconsin in three and a half years earning a Bachelor of Science in Sport and Entertainment Business.
She was selected as Miss Wisconsin-USA 2019 in Fond du Lac on Sept. 9, 2018.
Tramburg will be one of 51 women competing in the pageant in Reno Tahoe. She sat down at the Museum of Wisconsin Art to talk a bit about the upcoming pageant and what will be required should she win.
“The difference between my title and Miss America is that Miss America has a talent portion of competition and they recently got rid of the swimsuit portion. Miss USA we compete in interview, swimsuit, evening gown and then there’s an on-stage question and Miss USA then continues to Miss Universe so there’s that international component.”
“Aside from the title of Miss Wisconsin USA, and my sash and crown it’s really a year of service,” she said. “When you go into this and win you have to understand this is a platform and you have the opportunity to share your voice about something you’re passionate about and that’s what Miss Wisconsin USA means to me and it gives me the opportunity to spread awareness about human trafficking platform and it gives me a greater voice to do so that’s what this whole title embodies.”
Behind the scenes, Tramburg said she’s pretty much the girl next door.
“I work a full-time job, I have two planners, I’m super close to my family and there are always things that are being thrown at you including a lot of requests that come out of nowhere so you just have to be on your toes,” Tramburg said. “It takes a strong individual and a well-organized individual to handle everything that comes at you and I’ve been really fortunate growing up playing sports and it’s given me a sense of time-management, dedication and determination to handle all those things.”
Tramburg currently works as a full-time marketing associate at Kapco in Grafton. She uses her profile to bring awareness to the cause of fighting human trafficking. She volunteers with Wisconsin organizations including Washington County Anti-Trafficking Advocates, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Hunger Task Force, Juvenile Diabetes Association, and Special Olympics.
See Danika’s social media pages on Facebook and Instagram for details on her Miss USA journey and her lifestyle blog PerfectYourPurpose.
