She won the title of Miss Texas on July 7, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Kendall Morris.[3] Couch’s platform is “Hope for Family Recovery: Life Beyond Addiction” and she said she hoped to address drug education, addiction awareness, and recovery resources in schools.[4] Her competition talent was a twirling routine to “You Can't Stop the Beat.” Couch graduated with a degree in English and a minor in Public Relations from Baylor University, where she was also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. While attending Baylor, Couch was a baton twirler in the Baylor University Golden Wave Band.[5] She is currently in her third year of attending law school at Texas Tech University and is planning to become an attorney specializing in litigation.[6] Couch has also previously served as a summer intern for the Supreme Court of Texas.[7]