Katie Harman

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title=Miss Oregon 2001
Miss America 2002
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caption=Katie Harman signs a USO poster
nationalcompetition=Miss America 2002 (winner)
location= Gresham, Oregon
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birth=1980
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hair color=Blonde

Katie Marie Harman-Ebner (b. 1980 in Oregon) is a classical vocalist and stage actress who is best known as Miss America 2002 and former Miss Oregon 2001. She is from the city of Gresham in the U.S. state of Oregon.

Road to Miss America

Harman was born in 1980 to Glen and Darla Harman.Katie Marie Harman. The Oregonian, September 23 2001.] She graduated from Centennial High School in Gresham in 1999. In 2001, she was selected as Miss Multnomah County, and then won the Miss Oregon pageant, allowing her to compete for Miss America.cite news|work=Portland Tribune|url=http://www.thetribonline.com/features/story.php?story_id=6716|title=Mom's view of Miss America: down-to-earth, thrifty, driven|date=September 28 2001|last=Spitznass|first=Jill|accessdate=2007-11-12] She was selected as Miss America two weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and her first official appearances in the new role were to the World Trade Center site and The Pentagon to visit rescue workers.cite web|url=http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/2000/2002.asp|title=Miss America History: 2002|publisher=MissAmerica.org|accessdate=2007-11-12]

After Miss America

Since completing her duties as Miss America, she played Kathie in "The Student Prince" with the Gold Coast Opera in Florida. She also played Barbarina in "Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata". As a vocalist, she has performed with pianist André Watts with the Shreveport Symphony and others. Katie also appeared as herself in an episode of the improvisational comedy show "Whose Line is it Anyway?".

She delivered the keynote address for Portland State University's 2002 Commencement. This resulted in protests from the Progressive Student Union and other students and faculty who expressed concerns related to her credentials as Miss America and her perceived Pro-Bush stance. [cite news | title = PSU Students Oppose Miss America Speech | publisher = KGW and AP | date = 2002-05-15 | url = http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_0515_ent_miss_america.8bf2549a.html | accessdate = 2007-03-23 ] Harman married Oregon Air National Guard pilot Tim Ebner in 2003, and she gave birth to a son Tyler Glen Ebner in 2005. [Woodward, Steve. Here he is, master America: A 'Royal' birth for Oregon. "The Oregonian", April 5 2005.] In 2005, Harman moved with her husband and son to south-central Oregon where he continues to work for the Oregon Air National Guard. [Briggs, Kara. NEWS UPDATE - Katie Harman, active as ever. "The Oregonian", May 7 2006.]

Harman acted in a production of “The Secret Garden” at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts in 2006 and 2007. [Owen, Wendy. Young actor finishes second 'Secret Garden'. "The Oregonian", November 8 2007.] In 2007, she released her first music CD, "Soul of Love", featuring light classical music. [Butler, Grant. NW CD Classical Katie Harman. "The Oregonian", February 23 2007.] She has appeared in several television commercials in the Portland metropolitan area, including promotional spots for Portland Rescue Mission. [https://portlandrescuemission.org/give/drive-away-hunger]

In addition to her advocacy and performance work, Harman continues to pursue her undergraduate education in Communications and Vocal Performance at Portland State University—thanks to the more than $75,000 in scholarships received throughout her participation in the Miss America program.

References

External links

* [http://www.katieharman.com/ Katie Harman's official website]
*imdb name | id=1408897 | name=Katie Harman
* [http://www.npr.org/programs/npc/2002/020503.kharman.html Katie Harman] at National Public Radio
* [http://www.orsymphony.org/news/0203/jan24_SP9.html "Miss America 2002 Katie Harman Sings Romantic Favorites"] , "Oregon Symphony", January 24 2003. (press release)
* [http://premierespeakers.com/2536/index.cfm Profile of Katie Harman by Premiere Speakers Bureau]
* [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/fast-talk-miss-america-katie-harman Interview with Katie Harman by TravelAndLeisure.com]