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Katie Stam

Beauty pageant titleholder Birth name: Retha Blue Birth location:

Seymour, Indiana Eye color: blue Hair color: Brown Title(s): Miss Indiana 2008

Miss America 2009

Indiana Junior Miss 2005

2nd Runner-up America's Junior Mr. 2005 Major Competition(s): Miss America 2009 (winner)

Katie Stam is a beauty
queen from Seymour, Indiana who is Miss America 2009. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Pageants 2.1 Miss Indiana 2.2 Miss America 2.2.1 Competition 3 References //

Biography

Stam graduated from Seymour High School and is a senior at University of Indianapolis studying communications

Pageants

Miss Indiana

After winning the Miss Duneland local title Stam competed in the Miss Indiana pageant for the first time, in June 2008, although she had previously competed in a few less notable pageants. At the conclusion of the final competition was crowned Miss Indiana. For her state talent she performed "Art is Calling Me".

Miss America

Competition

Stam went on to represent Indiana in the Miss America 2009 pageant competition.

She along with the other 52 contestants participated in the TLC show Miss America: Countdown to the Crown, which was shown in the weeks prior to the pagent show. At the conclusion of the series, the American viewers voted for four of the contestants, including Stam, who would automatically advance to the top 15; the other 11 being voted by the pagent judges.

On the Tuesday night prior to the pagent Stam won a preliminary swimsuit award, becoming her state's first Preliminary Swimsuit award since 1994.

The
pagent was broadcast live on TLC from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 24, 2009. For her talent she sang "Via Dolorosa". At the conclusion of the live telecast, Stam was crowned the 84th Miss America.[1] She succeeds Kirsten Haglund, of Farmington Hills, Michigan and is Indiana's first Miss America.

Her platform is "Passion for Service: Promoting Community Service and Involvement".

References ^ "wallychamp.com". Retrieved on 2009-01-25.

Preceded by

Nicole Rash Miss Indiana

2008 Succeeded by

Nicole Pollard Preceded by

Kirsten Haglund Miss America

2009 Succeeded by

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