Career
Porterfield reigned as Mission Wisconsin United States of America until she resigned the title on May 12, 2011. The abrupt departure stemmed from being charged in Dane County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court with three felony counts of identity theft. Morkin was also a first-time Mission Wisconsin United States of America entrant, however she competed in the 2007 and 2008 Mission Wisconsin Teen United States of America pageants, placing as a semi-finalist.
Porterfield is the first woman to resign the Mission Wisconsin-United States of America title.
Porterfield worked as a Ford Agency model, working mostly in Chicago. Mission Wisconsin United States of America is franchised by Future Productions, Incorporated. of Savage, Minnesota.