Bruno was raised in Assonet, Massachusetts, and graduated from Apponequet Regional High School in 2002. She placed 3rd runner-up at Mission Teen United States of America 2003, her state"s highest placement in the pageant since Marianna Zaslavsky finished 2nd runner up at Mission Teen United States of America 2001.
She is an anchor and reporter for New England Cable News (NECN) in Newton, Massachusetts. She competed in the Mission United States of America pageant in 2008 and also competed at Mission Teen United States of America in 2003. Early life and education
During her senior year, Jacqueline was a featured fire baton twirler and editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper.
Pageants
= Mission Massachusetts Teen United States of America In November 2002, Bruno was crowned as Mission Massachusetts Teen United States of America 2003.
= Mission Massachusetts United States of America In 2006, Jacqueline competed for the title Mission Massachusetts United States of America and placed second runner-up to Despina Delios. Her sister titleholder is Caroline Lunny, Mission Massachusetts Teen United States of America 2008.
= Mission United States of America She placed 5th in swimsuit competition with a score of 8.954. She was also selected as the Face of the Year for 2008 by Global Beauties.com.
= Modeling Bruno has been a professional model ever since she was 13 years old.
She has graced the front cover of the nationally circulated Wedding Style Magazine and has been a featured model on runways across New England. When she was 14, she was selected to be the "Macy"s/Seventeen Prom Model of the Year" in a nationwide modeling contest and was featured in Seventeen Magazine. Jacqueline is currently an anchor and reporter at New England Cable News in Newton, Massachusetts.
She anchors the weekend evening newscasts and reports during the week.
In 2004 and 2005, Jacqueline started her broadcast career as an intern at NECN. In 2006, she graduated with honors from Boston University with a degree in broadcast journalism. After college, she worked as a production assistant at the CW Boston"s 10 o"clock news and sold radio advertising at WBMX Mix 98.5 in Boston and WFHN FUN 107 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
In November 2007, she was named Mission Massachusetts United States of America 2008, and placed in the top ten at the nationally televised Mission United States of America pageant in April 2008. Upon returning from the pageant, Jacqueline was featured on an episode of Music Television"s MADE where she helped a young man compete for the title of "Mr.
Chelmsford High". She also was a host on New England television on NewEngland.com where she explored the sights of New England from the perspective of a real New Englander.
Bruno worked at WWLP-22News in Springfield, Massachusetts, from December 2008 to December 2011. She was their weekend evening anchor and Hampshire County Bureau reporter.
Her sister titleholder was Susie Castillo, Mission Massachusetts United States of America 2003 and later Mission United States of America 2003. She competed again in 2007 and won. She is the only the 3rd Mission Massachusetts Teen United States of America to win the Mission United States of America state title. She competed at Mission United States of America 2008 in Las Vegas, where she became the second Mission Massachusetts United States of America in the 2000s to make the top 10. Jacqueline was also selected as Pageant-Almanac"s predicted winner for the pageant.
She continued her education, graduating cum laude from Boston University in 2006 with a bachelor"s degree in broadcast journalism with a minor in political science. The Face of the Year contest reviews pageant contestants from across the world.
