Katelynne Staehnke was born on June 28, 1994, to Cameron Cox and Wendy Sturm, and grew up in
Camas, Washington. In 2009, she won the Miss American Teen Jr title at the National Miss American Coed Pageant. In 2008, at the age of fourteen, she launched her music career with the
EP Unbelievable. In 2010 she appeared in two editions of
Supermodels Unlimited, the second of which featured her on the cover. The recording process for her album, which would be titled
One Girl, took place in
Nashville. From 2012 through 2014, Staehnke worked as a
news anchor and producer at
KOMU-TV. From August 2015 to October 2021, she worked at the
United States Chamber of Commerce, a business-oriented lobbying firm. She also worked for the Sports & Entertainment Network as an anchor and
analyst. In 2016, Staehnke competed in
Miss District of Columbia, Staehnke was part of the
Washington Capitals' cheerleading team, the Red Rockers, from 2017 through 2019. In 2019, her final year of eligibility, Staehnke won the Miss District of Columbia title. On July 16, 2022, she married Benjamin Staehnke. == Education ==