Miss Kentucky USA 2012 to replace Rachel Rupert in 2015
From a six-pack of candidates, the next Miss Coors Light has been chosen to replace retiring Rachel Rupert.
"I like drinking beer, fast cars and left turns!"
--Miss Coors Light Amanda Mertz
Amanda Mertz was introduced today at Champion's Week Live at The LINQ in Las Vegas, in between the NASCAR Victory Lap and NASCAR After the Lap, as part of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week.
Mertz will begin shadowing Rupert at her favorite race track, Daytona International Speedway, where the first Coors Light Pole of the new season for the Daytona 500 will be awarded on February 15 on FOX. Next April or May, she'll don the Coors Light fire suit at tracks across the country as she presents the Coors Light Pole Award in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
A perfect pick for the position, Mertz said, "I like drinking beer, fast cars and left turns!" She's also represented Coors Light at various races in the Daytona Beach, Florida market.
The winner of Miss Kentucky USA 2012 hails from Louisville, Kentucky. She has been an entertainment correspondent for Got Country Online and was featured in music videos for Brantley Gilbert's "Small Town Throwdown" and Jason Aldean's "Burnin' It Down."
Her hobbies include fishing, working out, racing, football, traveling, the lake, bow hunting and anything outdoors.