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Katie Schreckengast
Katie Schreckengast was introduced to the world of pageantry by her Uncle Jim in 2010. With his support and guidance, she competed as a teen contestant at the local, state, and national level. During her junior year of college, Katie decided to start writing blog posts about her experiences as a Korean-American adoptee. The responses she received from people across the country prompted her to compete in the Miss America Organization with the platform ‘Building Families Through Adoption’. Katie became Miss Pennsylvania 2017 and competed in the top ten at the Miss America Competition. She then spent the remainder of her year of service advocating for understanding and acceptance of international and domestic adoptees and played her alto saxophone for audiences across the country.
During her time at the Pennsylvania State University, she discovered her passion for social media marketing as the Public Relations Officer for the Penn State Marching Blue Band. She went on to work as a corporate marketing professional and is currently the Social Media Manager at Merakey.
She spends her spare time cuddling with her rescue pup, Misty and traveling.