Addison Morin, a student at Lincoln High School, is the new Miss Wisconsin Rapids. She is no newcomer to the Miss America Organization: she first competed in 2023, served as Miss Wisconsin Rapids' Teen in 2024 and also held the Miss Northern Lights' Teen title.

Titleholders in the organization choose a cause to promote during their year, called a community service initiative. Morin had picked one topic, but partway through her months of preparation she decided she needed to change it, even though she did not yet feel ready to talk about the new one.

Her initiative is called "Hope Starts at Home: Empowering Families, Supporting Survivors & Protecting Children." It focuses on raising awareness of domestic abuse, especially cases involving children, and Morin has said she is drawing on her own experience in choosing to speak up so she can help others do the same.

During her year of service, Morin plans to visit schools to talk about her initiative and to raise awareness in the wider community. She wants to keep working with the Hannah Center and the Family Center, meet people across the community and help raise money for programs that support children in domestic abuse situations.

Morin will serve alongside Miss Wisconsin Rapids' Teen Devon Carter, in a mentor role, and will spend a week at Miss Wisconsin in June with local titleholders from across the state. She has said some of her favorite appearances so far have been at Wisconsin Rapids Rafters baseball and Riverkings hockey games, where she enjoys seeing residents turn out for local teams.