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A native of Franklinton, Katherine Haik was crowned Miss Louisiana Teen USA on 25 October 2014 and represented Louisiana at the Miss Teen USA 2015 pageant at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Katherine was the youngest Miss Teen USA in decades and continued attending her freshman year of high school during her reign. She has gone on to complete a degree in Mass Communications from LSU and remains closely involved with the pageant community.
Katherine Haik is a freshman at Franklinton High School where she is a banner roll student. Katherine is a member of the Demonettes dance team, yearbook staff, Lady Demon Basketball Team and Lady Demon Softball Team. She has been active in the 4H club, BETA club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes for several years and has served as an officer in past years. This year she is also a member of the FOR Club (Friends of Rachel) an anti-bullying club that encourages students to be positive towards their peers.
Katherine was Student Council President at Franklinton Junior High School, and received the District Attorney’s Award for Outstanding Leadership. She was selected as Student of the Year at Franklinton Junior High and then went on to the Parish level competition where she was honored to be chosen Washington Parish Junior High Student of the Year. She has also received outstanding performer and leadership awards from her dance team.
Katherine is a member of First Baptist Church in Franklinton where she is active in the Youth group. She enjoys volunteering with her grandmother at the Varnado Store Museum and has enjoyed working with the Dream Factory Organization in the past. Katherine is a member of The Dancer’s Edge Competition Team and has been dancing since the age of 3. She also enjoys softball, basketball, modeling and playing the piano.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Katherine’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Katherine’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Ellie Picone as Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2016.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Katherine’s “after the crown” photos.