Katie Blair is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Teen USA 2006, becoming the first person from the state of Montana to win a major pageant title. At Miss California USA 2011 Blair was originally the first runner-up, but after the winner Alyssa Campanella won Miss USA 2011, she received the title on June 25.
Katie Blair | |
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 Blair in 2011 | |
| Born | Katherine Amanda Blair Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[citation needed] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Blonde[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Blue[citation needed] |
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Pageantry
editMiss Teen USA 2006
editBlair represented Montana at Miss Teen USA 2006 in Palm Springs, California on August 15, 2006, and became the first Montanan to win the pageant.[1] She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Miss Ohio Teen USA Allie LaForce. Melissa Lingafelt of North Carolina was first runner-up. Prior to Blair's, Montana had been the only state in the competition's history never to have had a semi-finalist.[citation needed]
Houston designer Gaspar Cruz styled Blair's evening gown, hair and makeup. Previously Cruz designed gowns for Gina Giacinto, Miss Nevada USA 2001, who was top five at Miss USA, and for Shauna Gambill, Miss California USA 1998, who was first runner-up at Miss USA.[citation needed]
Blair's Miss Teen USA prize included a one-year modeling contract with Trump Model Management and a scholarship to The School for Film and Television in New York City, as well as a guest appearance in the NBC soap opera Passions.[citation needed]
On August 24, 2007, Blair passed down the Miss Teen USA title to Hilary Cruz of Colorado.[citation needed]
Blair spent her year as a titleholder in New York City, living in a Trump Place apartment with Miss Universe and Miss USA 2006, Tara Conner. During this time, Blair raised money for charity.[2]
Following her win, Blair gave interviews with various media organizations, including WPIX New York and Dayside on Fox News. In September 2006, she returned to Billings, Montana for her official homecoming as Miss Teen USA. The city council announced the day as "Katie Blair Day" and awarded her a key to the city. She crowned Chelsea Nelson, also of Billings, as the next Miss Montana Teen USA 2007.[3]
Controversy
editBlair, allegedly drank while underage during her reign. On December 20, 2006, Mothers Against Drunk Driving announced that because of Blair's alleged activities, they would no longer use her as a spokesperson against underage drinking.[4]
Miss California USA 2011
editBlair was first runner-up at Miss California USA 2011. The winner was Alyssa Campanella who also was Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007. On June 25, 2011, after Campanella won Miss USA 2011, Miss California USA director Keith Lewis announced Blair as the new Miss California USA 2011.[citation needed]
Early life
editBlair lived in Sugar Land, Texas, and attended school from 9-11 grade at Stephen F. Austin High School. She graduated from Billings West High School in 2006, and had planned to attend Louisiana State University, but postponed her commencement of college for her reign.[5]
References
edit- ^ Healy, Donna (July 1, 2011). "Pageant Winner Katie Blair Reshapes Her Reputation". Billings Gazette. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Healy, Donna (September 7, 2006). "Amid life of glamour, home suits her fine". Billings Gazette. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2006.
- ^ Hathaway, Jodi (September 10, 2006). "Miss Teen USA". KULR-TV. Retrieved September 22, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Castle, Heidi (December 20, 2006). "Statement of Attribution on News Reports of Miss Teen USA Drinking Alcohol Underage". MADD.org. Archived from the original on January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2006.
- ^ Cast, Cari (September 9, 2006). "Miss Teen USA Visits Billings". KULR-TV. Retrieved September 22, 2006.[dead link]
External links
edit- Miss Teen USA website Archived May 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Miss California USA website