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MRS. CALIFORNIA AND FAMILY–Newbury Park resident Wendy Knapp, the reigning Mrs. California, is seen here with her family at Peppertree Park in Newbury Park. When asked why she won, she replied, “I think it was the emphasis I placed on my family of five, which includes three adopted children.” From left to right: Jake, 11, who was adopted in Los Angeles when he was 2 days old; Jake’s sister, Sadie, 13, who was adopted at age 2; Preston, 4, the Knapps’ biological son; Jared12, who was adopted in Guatemala at 18 months; and Paul, Wendy’s husband. Not in the photo is Summer, the Knapps’ 10-year-old biological daughter. BILL SPARKES Acorn Newspapers
MRS. CALIFORNIA AND FAMILY–Newbury Park resident Wendy Knapp, the reigning Mrs. California, is seen here with her family at Peppertree Park in Newbury Park. When asked why she won, she replied, “I think it was the emphasis I placed on my family of five, which includes three adopted children.” From left to right: Jake, 11, who was adopted in Los Angeles when he was 2 days old; Jake’s sister, Sadie, 13, who was adopted at age 2; Preston, 4, the Knapps’ biological son; Jared12, who was adopted in Guatemala at 18 months; and Paul, Wendy’s husband. Not in the photo is Summer, the Knapps’ 10-year-old biological daughter. BILL SPARKES Acorn Newspapers
