Audrey Bolte

Audrey Claire Bolte (born April 5, 1989) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Batavia, Ohio. She was crowned Miss Ohio USA 2012 and competed in the Miss USA 2012 pageant where she was named second runner-up. She had never competed in a beauty pageant before becoming Miss Batavia 2012 and then Miss Ohio USA. She graduated from Batavia High School in 2007, and went on to attend St. Andrews Presbyterian College in North Carolina. She graduated in 2011 with a degree in business administration and a minor in equine science. While at St. Andrews, Bolte competed on the school's equestrian team. Bolte claims her mother encouraged her to participate in the Miss Ohio USA pageant. She had never competed in a beauty pageant prior to becoming Miss Batavia USA 2012 and then Miss Ohio USA 2012.

In a follow-up interview, Bolte maintained that she stood by her answer, claiming that "I feel very confident in the way I answered it. I felt I had 30 seconds on live TV and I felt I answered it the best I could at that moment... For the record, I do not feel that prostitutes are role models. That was not the question. Those words were not ever "out of my mouth."

Murder trial testimony In April 2015, Bolte testified in the trial of Shayna Hubers, who was charged with the murder of Ryan Poston. On October 12, 2012, the night of Poston's murder, she and Poston were scheduled to go on a date at a bar in Milford, Ohio. Bolte testified that she and Poston were supposed to meet at the bar at 9:30 that night, and that she was looking forward to it, but Poston never showed up. Hubers was ultimately convicted of Poston's murder and sentenced to life in prison.