Kate Michael

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Kate Michael
Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name: Kate Michael
Birthdate: March 7, 1982 (1982-03-07) (age 26)
Birth location: Lilburn, Georgia
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Eye color: Greenish Brown
Hair color: Brunette
Title(s): Miss District of Columbia 2006
Major Competition(s): Miss America 2007

Kate Michael, from Lilburn, Georgia, holds the Miss District of Columbia 2006 title. Michael succeeded Shannon Schambeau as Miss D.C. on July 1, 2006 and also competed in the Miss America 2007 pageant held January 29, 2007.

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[edit] Education

Michael graduated from Parkview High School in 2000, and went on to graduate Magna cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 2003. Currently, she is earning a joint master's degree in Business Administration and Government from Johns Hopkins University.[1]

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Michael won two local Georgia beauty pageant titles prior to being named Miss District of Columbia. On January 24, 2004, she was named Miss Thunder Road 2004. On September 25, 2004, she was named Miss Gwinnett County 2005. Michael was also named "The Most Beautiful Person on Capitol Hill" on July 27, 2005 by The Hill, which covers Congress.[2] On August 4, 2006, Michael was chosen as one of 17 annual recipients of the prestigious Bryce Harlow Foundation Scholarship award. Michael appeared as a model in the January 2007 issue of ELLE magazine along with two other Miss America 2007 competitors.

Michael worked for three years as a Research Assistant for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee under Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia. Michael also worked for Congressman Ed Schrock from Virginia.

Michael was recently chosen to be the face of a new women's Chic Boutique in DC called Green & Blue. On April 2, 2007, Green & Blue opened for business. On April 17, 2007, Michael was honored with the Verizon 2006-2007 Pollin Award for her service and dedication to the Washington DC community. The award is named in honor of Abe Pollin, Chairperson of the Washington Wizards and the Verizon Center.

Additionally, Michael works for the online publication DC Style as a freelance writer. The magazine focuses on "fashion, shopping, nightlife and community events in DC."[3]

On July 8, 2007, Michael was presented with the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in the Washington Nationals home game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Nationals pitcher Jason Bergmann acted as her catcher. The game honored all of the area beauty queens as it was called "Miss DC Day at the Nationals." Michael recently became one of the co-hosts of a regional sports talk show called "Just Another Sports Show." Michael also competed in the 2008 Miss District of Columbia USA pageant on November 24, 2007 and finished as 2nd runner-up.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ken Sugiera. "Kin proud of Parkview grad's effort in pageant", ajc.com, January 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-06. 
  2. ^ The Hill (newspaper). "Capitol Living Most Beautiful Top 50", Capitol Hill Publishing Corp, July 27, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-02-06. 
  3. ^ Kate Michael. "DC Style Magazine", kate-michael.blogspot.com, June 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. 

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Preceded by
Shannon Schambeau		 Miss District of Columbia
2006		 Succeeded by
Shayna Rudd