Katelynne Goldie Sue Staehnke, née Cox (born June 28, 1994) is an American singer, model, former cheerleader, and former news anchor from Camas, Washington.
Katelynne Staehnke was born on June 28, 1994, to Cameron Cox and Wendy Sturm, and grew up in Camas, Washington.
[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.
[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.
[23] Staehnke attended La Salle High School,[2][3] and at the age fifteen was awarded a full scholarship to Clark College.
[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.