Katie Stam
| Katie Stam Irk | |
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Stam at Fort Meade in 2009
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| Born |
July 9, 1986 Seymour, Indiana |
| Alma mater |
Seymour High School University of Indianapolis |
| Title | Indiana's Junior Miss 2005 Miss Duneland 2008 Miss Indiana 2008 Miss America 2009 |
| Predecessor | Kirsten Haglund |
| Successor | Caressa Cameron |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Irk (m. 2010-present) |
| Children | Charlotte (b. 2013) Rose (b. 2015) Wrigley (b. 2016) |
Katie R. Stam Irk (born July 9, 1986) is an American beauty queen from Seymour, Indiana, who was crowned Miss America 2009.
Katie Stam was born to Keith and Tracy Stam on July 9, 1986. Growing up, she was a 4-H member and showed dairy cattle at the Jackson County Fair. She graduated from Seymour High School in Seymour and is an alumna of the University of Indianapolis with a degree in communications. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Seymour, where her mother teaches fifth grade at a Lutheran elementary school. Stam interned at the Indianapolis news station WTHR in 2007.
Stam began competing in pageants at the age of 15, won the Indiana's Junior Miss title in 2005, and was named second runner-up at the 2005 America's Junior Miss competition. In November 2007, Stam won the local Miss Duneland title (Michigan City, Indiana). She competed in the Miss Indiana pageant for the first time in June 2008, and was crowned Miss Indiana. For her state talent she performed "Art Is Calling Me."
On this TLC reality series, viewers followed the 52 Miss America contestants vying for the Miss America 2009 crown. Viewers then had the opportunity to vote online for a contestant to help them earn a "Golden Sash", signifying a secured spot in the top 15. Stam was the first to receive a "Golden Sash" during the first episode.
In the week prior to the televised pageant Stam won a preliminary swimsuit award. Additionally, the three previous Miss Americas, Miss America 2006, Jennifer Berry, Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson, and Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund, had predicted prior to the pageant that Stam would win the Miss America crown.
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