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. In 2022, she placed in the Top 6 at the United States of America's Miss pageant.
Katerina Katakalides | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1998 |
| Alma mater | Dominican Academy Carleton College |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | United States of America’s Miss New Jersey 2022 Miss Grand Minnesota 2019 Teen Miss New York 2016 |
| Agency | Bicoastal MGMT (Former) |
| Hair color | Red |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | United States of America’s Miss 2022 Miss Grand United States 2019 Miss Supranational USA 2019 Teen Miss Earth United States 2016 Miss American Teen 2016 |
Early life
editKatakalides 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
editMiss American Teen 2016
editIn 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
editKatakalides 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
editKatakalides competed at the 2018 Miss Teen Minnesota United States pageant as Miss Teen Minneapolis.
Miss Grand United States 2019
editIn 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
editIn 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
editIn May 2020, Katakalides was crowned Princess of America Miss Minnesota 2020.
United States of America’s New Jersey 2022
editIn October 2021, Katakalides was crowned United States of America’s Miss New Jersey. She then competed at the national United States of America's Miss pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the finale, Katakalides placed in the Top 6.
Miss Earth USA 2023
editIn August 2023, Katakalides was announced as Minnesota’s representative at Miss Earth USA 2024. On December 31 2023, she will compete for the opportunity to represent the USA at Miss Earth, one of the Big Four International beauty pageants.
Modeling
editPublications
editKatakalides 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] In December 2020, Katakalides was featured in a four page spread in VZSN Magazine.[6]
Runway
editKatakalides walked in the SS19 collection New York Fashion Week shows for designers Kenny Kas, Caren K and Mashil Alghamdi.
Catalogue
editKatakalides modeled the deli collection for clothing company Figura and is featured on their website.[7][8]
Academia
editIn 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.[9]
As of June 2020, Katakalides' senior thesis, "Navigating Global Beauty Standards: Natural Hair and National Representation," is available online.[10]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "VZSN Magazine | December 2020 | Vol. 4 Issue 12 (DIGITAL+PRINT)". VZSN Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Katakalides, Katerina (2020-01-01). "Navigating Global Beauty Standards: Natural Hair and National Representation". Integrated Comprehensive Exercises (Comps).