Katelynne Staehnke
Born
Katelynne Goldie Sue Cox

(1994-06-28) June 28, 1994
Education
Occupation(s)Musician, model, cheerleader, fundraising manager
Musical career
GenresTeen pop, CCM
Instrument(s)Voice
Years active2008–present
LabelsRed Hammer, KC
Websitewww.katelynnecox.net

Katelynne Goldie Sue Staehnke, née Cox (born June 28, 1994) is an American singer, model, former cheerleader, and former news anchor from Camas, Washington. She has released two EPs, Unbelievable (2008) and Erase It (2014), and a studio album, One Girl (2011). Starting in 2016, Staehnke competed in four consecutive Miss District of Columbia contests. After winning the 2019 contest, she competed in Miss America 2020. She also represented the state of Missouri in the Miss Earth United States 2016 contest.

Biography

Katelynne Staehnke was born on June 28, 1994, to Cameron Cox and Wendy Sturm, and grew up in Camas, Washington.[1][2] Staehnke began competing in modeling competitions since she was seven, winning numerous state and national titles, including Miniature Miss Washington and Miss Washington Jr. Pre-teen.[2][3][4] In 2009, she won the Miss American Teen Jr title at the National Miss American Coed Pageant.[5] In 2008, at the age of fourteen, she launched her music career with the EP Unbelievable.[2][4][6] In 2010 she appeared in two editions of Supermodels Unlimited, the second of which featured her on the cover.[2][7] Staehnke explained that she was hoping that her magazine appearances would garner publicity for her music career, which she considered her primary goal.[2]

The recording process for her album, which would be titled One Girl, took place in Nashville[2][7] over the course of two years. Halfway through the process, Staehnke converted to Christianity.[8] Although her lyrical focus changed after her conversion, she opted to keep the pop songs she had already recorded, as she felt that those songs could reach an audience that would not listen to Christian music.[8] The album was released in 2011 through Red Hammer Records.[4] In 2014, Staehnke released a second EP, Erase It, independently.[4][9] From 2012 through 2014, Staehnke worked as a news anchor and producer at KOMU-TV.[3][10]

In 2015, Staehnke, now a college graduate, was hired by the office of Representative Sam Graves as a legislative correspondent and staffer.[4] From August 2015 to October 2021, she worked at the United States Chamber of Commerce,[10][11] a business-oriented lobbying firm. She also worked for the Sports & Entertainment Network as an anchor and analyst.[10][12] In 2016, Staehnke competed in Miss District of Columbia,[13] which selects a representative to compete in the Miss America pageant, and finished as Second Runner-Up.[14] She competed as Miss Missouri in the 2016 Miss Earth United States contest.[15] Staehnke competed again in the Miss District of Columbia pageants in 2017 and 2018, and each time again finished as Second Runner-Up.[16] Staehnke was part of the Washington Capitals' cheerleading team, the Red Rockers, from 2017 through 2019.[17][18] In 2019, her final year of eligibility, Staehnke won the Miss District of Columbia title.[3][11] At the Miss America 2020 contest, Staehnke was a finalist for the Women in Business Scholarship awards.[19] After the contest, Staehnke posted a video in which she alleged that the Miss America Organization and NBC tried to prevent her from mentioning in her introduction speech that she is a rape survivor nor allowed her to speak about her social impact initiative, Silence Is Not Compliance, which seeks to educate women about, and prevent, sexual assault.[20][21][22] Miss America responded to the allegations, stating that it was specifically the website of Silence Is Not Compliance that Staehnke was prohibited from mentioning, not larger content of her prepared remarks.[22] On July 16, 2022, she married Benjamin Staehnke.[23]

Education

Staehnke attended La Salle High School,[2][3] and at the age fifteen was awarded a full scholarship to Clark College.[9] She graduated both Clark College and Mountain View High School in 2012.[3] During 2011 she also studied engineering at Vanderbilt University.[24] After obtaining her Associate degree, she attended the University of Missouri, studying communications and political science and graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor's and Master's in Public Administration.[4][25]

Discography

  • Unbelievable – 2008
  • One Girl – 2011
  • Erase It – 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Wednesday, August 23, 2006" (PDF). Daily Insider. Vancouver, Washington. August 23, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Albright, Mary Ann (January 22, 2010). "Camas teen hopes model magazine will boost her music career". The Columbian. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Middlewood, Erin (July 14, 2019). "Clark County will have two shots at Miss America title". The Columbian. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hess, Hannah (May 13, 2015). "Sam Graves' Office Gains Former Teen Pop Singer". Roll Call. The Economist Group. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ "American Coed Pageant 2008". Pageantry. 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cummings, Tony (June 29, 2011). "Katelynne Cox: A 16 year old singer who's overcome school bullying". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Daily Insider, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010" (PDF). Daily Insider. Vancouver, Washington. February 10, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Brooks, Jessica (July 15, 2011). "BREATHEcast :: News :: Kayelynne Cox: Meets Christ While Making Pop Album". Breathecast. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Katelynne Cox – Bio". Katelynne Cox. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Katelynne Staehnke, MBA, IOM, CNE | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Majid, Sahar (July 9, 2019). "Miss District of Columbia 2019 Shares Her #MeToo Message". Voice of America. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  12. ↑ "WCAC Week 2 Breakdown". SEN Television. September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ Jones, Andy (June 29, 2016). "Miss D.C. 2016 Crowned". WRC-TV. NBC. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2016 Pageant Results". Miss District of Columbia. July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Delegates". Miss Earth United States. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Past Competitions". Miss District of Columbia Scholarship Organization. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  17. ↑ Caps Red Rockers (August 27, 2017). "Rookie Katelynne kickin' off Day 2 of Red Rocker Photoshoot with bang!". Instagram. Retrieved September 7, 2017.Caps Red Rockers (August 27, 2017). "Katelynne is our first Red Rocker on day 2 of the 2017-18 team photo shoot!". Twitter. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  18. ↑ Hoover, James (December 4, 2019). "Capitals: Can we continue the recent Washington D.C. success story?". Stars and Sticks. FanSided. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  19. ↑ Brunetti, Michelle (December 14, 2019). "Miss America scholarship finalists to be interviewed in public at Mohegan Sun". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  20. ↑ Rosenberg, Amy S. (December 20, 2019). "New Miss America talks her way to the crown. But will a scientist solve Miss A's problems?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  21. ↑ Kuperinsky, Amy (December 20, 2019). "Miss America 2020: Camille Schrier, Miss Virginia, wins pageant after performing science experiment". NJ.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  22. 1 2 Kuperinsky, Amy (December 23, 2019). "Contestant: Miss America pageant tried to silence me as a rape survivor". NJ.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Katelynne Cox and Benjamin Staehnke". The Knot.
  24. ↑ "Bits 'n' Pieces: Vancouver singer returns for fair after U.S. tour". The Columbian. August 4, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  25. ↑ Miss Earth United States (July 10, 2016). "Miss Earth United States – Timeline | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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