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LauRen Merola (born 5 June 1984) is a model and beauty queen from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2008.Merola competed in her first Miss Universe Organization pageant in 1998 when she was a semi-finalist at Miss Florida Teen USA 1999. She later placed fourth runner-up at Miss Florida Teen USA 2002 was a semi-finalist at Miss Florida USA 2003 placed third runner-up at Miss Florida USA 2004 and a semi-finalist at Miss Florida USA 2006.