Katee Stearns
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Katee June Stearns is a beauty queen from Orono, Maine
, who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Stearns was crowned Miss Maine USA
2006 on Thanksgiving Weekend, 2005, at the The Sheraton Hotel in South Portland, Maine
. This was her first year competing in the pageant, and she was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Erica Commeau
.
On April 21, 2006, she represented Maine
in the Miss USA 2006
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland. In the pageant, she became the first delegate from Maine to reach the semi-finals since 1977. Stearns was placed in the top fifteen and competed in the swimsuit competition, but did not advance to the top ten. Nineteen at the time, Stearns was one of the youngest delegates competing in 2006.
Stearns was also one of twenty six Miss USA
Delegates who appeared on Deal or No Deal in April 2006.
She graduated from John Bapst Memorial High School
in 2004 and went on to study journalism and dance at the University of Maine
in Orono. Stearns has received a number of academic awards in the past two years.
Her interests include pilates
and surfing
but her main dedication is to dance
. By the age of fourteen, Stearns had achieved three national dance championship titles, including both team and individual. Her long term goal is to open her own dance studio.
Orono, Maine
Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono of the Penobscot Nation. It is home to The University of Maine. The population was 10,362 at the 2010 census.- Geography :...
, who has competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant.
Stearns was crowned Miss Maine USA
Miss Maine USA
The Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by Mackenzie Davis, Miss Maine USA 2004, since 2007....
2006 on Thanksgiving Weekend, 2005, at the The Sheraton Hotel in South Portland, Maine
South Portland, Maine
South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,002. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of...
. This was her first year competing in the pageant, and she was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Erica Commeau
Erica Commeau
Erica Marie Commeau is a beauty queen, local reality television star and aspiring model.Commeau, who hails from Brewer, Maine, won the Miss Maine USA 2005 crown in late 2004, having previously placed in the semi-finals in the 2003 pageant. She represented Maine in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held...
.
On April 21, 2006, she represented Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
in the Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland. In the pageant, she became the first delegate from Maine to reach the semi-finals since 1977. Stearns was placed in the top fifteen and competed in the swimsuit competition, but did not advance to the top ten. Nineteen at the time, Stearns was one of the youngest delegates competing in 2006.
Stearns was also one of twenty six Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
Delegates who appeared on Deal or No Deal in April 2006.
She graduated from John Bapst Memorial High School
John Bapst Memorial High School
John Bapst Memorial High School is a private, independent, collegepreparatory high school in Bangor, Maine, United States. It serves approximately 500 ninth through twelfth grade students from 50 different communities in the region...
in 2004 and went on to study journalism and dance at the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
in Orono. Stearns has received a number of academic awards in the past two years.
Her interests include pilates
Pilates
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany, the UK and the USA. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States....
and surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
but her main dedication is to dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
. By the age of fourteen, Stearns had achieved three national dance championship titles, including both team and individual. Her long term goal is to open her own dance studio.