Katie George from Louisville was crowned Miss Kentucky USA 2015 at the Ursuline Arts Center. She will now represent Kentucky at the Miss USA 2015 pageant. Katie competed with sixteen (16) other contestants to finally make her way to the crown. George is surely a newbie in the world of pageantry but the beautiful lady is an experienced team member of University of Louisville Volleyball team. "I can't tell you what just happened to me. I've never been in a pageant before and I've never worn a crown, but this is a pretty amazing feeling," she said. "So I am excited to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky" shares the 21 years old damsel.
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Born in Louisville, Kentucky to a Lebanese family, Katie George grew up with a passion for sports and always dreamt of becoming a sports broadcaster. She played for a nationally recognized volleyball program in her high school which won two state championships. She had the honour of representing her country as a member of the USA Collegiate National Team. George interned for CBS Sports Network in New York City, last year. She is currently completing her graduation in Communications and plans to get a Master’s Degree for the same.
Katie considered entering a beauty pageant among the things she would never do. At the same time George also had this dream of working in Television. Hence with some research she found out that many sports and news broadcasters have competed in pageants. This gave her the rush to try her luck in pageants. And well she sure did succeed!! "I found that many have used pageants and their state competitions as a platform and springboard to get into the industry, I decided that maybe I should give it a go", says Katie. Seems as if she made the right call!!
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Lastly, Katie shares her hopes and expectations for heading towards the Miss USA 2015 pageant..
“Heading into the Miss USA Pageant, I expect to win. I don’t do anything without the expectations of winning. I want to win. I want to be Miss USA 2015. I have a ton to learn. This is going to be one of the most challenging few months of my life because there is so much for me to learn in this industry but I’m willing and excited. I want to learn as much as possible and train the best way that I can so I can put myself in a position to win. If I don’t win, I want to walk away knowing that I represented myself, my family, the University of Louisville and the state of Kentucky the best way that I know how, by being myself.”