Katherine Olivia Haik ( ; born May 9, 2000) is an American model and beauty queen who was crowned
Miss Teen USA 2015
Miss Teen USA 2015 was the 33rd Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, The Bahamas on August 22, 2015, and was hosted by Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady and television writer Nick Teplitz. All fifty states and ...
. At age 15, she was the youngest contestant to ever be crowned Miss Teen USA as well as the second entrant from
Louisiana
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to win the title, following
Shelley Hennig who won Miss Teen USA 2004.
Early life and education
Haik was born on May 9, 2000, in
Covington, Louisiana
Covington is a city in and the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,564 at the 2020 United States census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Covington is part ...
to Tim and Jennifer Haik, yet was raised in
Franklinton. She graduated from
Franklinton High School in 2018, and attends
Louisiana State University
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, where she is a member of
Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta (, also known as KD or Kaydee) is an American collegiate social sorority. Established in 1897, it was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia. Kappa Delta is one ...
sorority. She graduated from LSU in May 2022.
Pageantry
Haik competed in
Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2015 and won the competition. She went on to compete at
Miss Teen USA 2015
Miss Teen USA 2015 was the 33rd Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, The Bahamas on August 22, 2015, and was hosted by Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady and television writer Nick Teplitz. All fifty states and ...
, where was crowned the winner.
After the announcement that the Miss Teen USA competition would eliminate the swimsuit round in 2016, Haik publicly stated that she supported the decision to switch the component of the competition to
athleisure
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, adding it was "a great way to celebrate the active lives that so many young women lead and set a strong example for our peers."
Personal life
Haik is a member of the First Baptist Church of Franklinton, Louisiana and has played softball since the age of 3.
References
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Living people
2000 births
Miss Teen USA winners
People from Franklinton, Louisiana
People from Covington, Louisiana
American beauty pageant winners
Female models from Louisiana
Louisiana State University alumni
21st-century American women