Katerina Katakalides
Katerina Ana Katakalides (born May 8, 1998) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Teen Miss New York 2016[1] competition in the Miss Earth United States system. She represented New York at Teen Miss Earth United States 2016.[2] In 2017, she signed with Bicoastal MGMT.
Katerina Katakalides | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Dominican Academy |
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Title | Miss Grand Minnesota 2019 Teen Miss New York 2016 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Agency | Bicoastal MGMT (Former) |
Hair color | Red |
Eye color | Green |
Major competition(s) | Miss Grand United States 2019 Miss Supranational USA 2019 Teen Miss Earth United States 2016 Miss American Teen 2016 |
Early life
Katakalides was born in New Hyde Park, New York on May 8, 1998, and is of Greek and Ecuadorian descent. She grew up in Whitestone, Queens and attended Dominican Academy. She later moved to Minnesota in order to attend Carleton College and graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Anthropology with minors in Africana Studies, Educational Studies, and Public Policy.
Pageantry
Miss American Teen 2016
In November 2015, Katakalides represented New York at the Miss American Teen pageant under the title Miss Empire State.[3] While at this pageant, hosted in Orlando, Florida, she won the Academic Achievement award.
Teen Miss Earth United States 2016
Katakalides represented New York at Teen Miss Earth United States 2016 in Washington, D.C. where she placed in the Top 15.
Miss Teen Minnesota United States 2018
Katakalides competed at the 2018 Miss Teen Minnesota United States pageant as Miss Teen Minneapolis.
Miss Grand United States 2019
In August 2019, Katakalides won the title of Miss Grand Minnesota, allowing her to progress to the 2019 Miss Grand United States pageant, an official preliminary for Miss Grand International.
Miss Supranational USA 2019
In August 2019, Katakalides represented Minnesota at Miss Supranational USA pageant, an official preliminary for Miss Supranational. During the pageant finale, Katakalides won the Miss Photogenic award.
Princess of America 2020
In May 2020, Katakalides was crowned Princess of America Miss Minnesota 2020.
Modeling
Publications
Katakalides was featured in a six page winter editorial spread in Beauty Mute Magazine, a European fashion and culture magazine.[4] Katakalides was later featured in another issue of Beauty Mute Magazine with an eight page editorial spread titled "Beauty of Light".[5]
Runway
Katakalides walked in the SS19 collection New York Fashion Week shows for designers Kenny Kas, Caren K and Mashil Alghamdi.
Academia
In April 2019, Katakalides was announced as a recipient of a Summer Research Partner award from the Humanities Center at Carleton College. Along with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, Katakalides completed archival research for a book project, The Radical Horizon of Black Betrayal: Antiradicalism, Antiblackness, and the U.S. Capitalist State.[8]
References
- "MISS EARTH UNITED STATES | Home". MISS EARTH UNITED STATES | Home. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- "ΕΠΕΑ ΠΤΕΡΟΕΝΤΑ: Κατερίνα Κατακαλίδη. Μια Ναουσαία της Νέας Υόρκης υποψήφια mis earth America! Ας την βοηθήσουμε με την ψήφο μας". eleytheriadhs.blogspot.gr. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- "MAC (Miss American Coed) Pageants New York Teen Winners". www.gocoed.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- Bloggg. "BeautyMute Magazine 36". Bloggg. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- Bloggg. "BeautyMute Magazine #69". BeautyMute. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- "Figura". figura.co. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- "Deli-Inspired Fashion Lines : deli inspired fashion collection". TrendHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- Center, Humanities. "SRP Awards for Summer 2019 Announced - Carleton College". www.carleton.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-03.