Miss Indiana, Katie Stam Crowned Miss America

Katie Stam was crowned Miss America for 2009 on Saturday night. Didn’t know that the Miss America Pageant was still around? Neither did I.

On TLC’s website, Katie lists her passions as promoting community service and involvement and says that her scholastic ambition is to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication. Her career ambition is to be become a television news reporter and anchor.

Wasn’t that the same ambition as Sarah Palin? Maybe we should be on the look out for Katie Stam, Indiana Governor 2016?

Here’s Katie and the other finalists answering the questions from the random people they brought in to stump the contestants:

Katie says that she’s family-oriented and wishes to travel the world and experience different cultures and learn different languages. She says, “I’m just a small town, country girl, who is passionate, dedicated, and full of life.”

Here’s a montage of Katie answering her question, strutting her stuff in a bikini, and being crowned as this year’s Miss America.