Katelynne Cox

Katelynne Cox
Born Katelynne Goldie Sue Cox
(1994-06-28) June 28, 1994
Residence Washington, D.C., US
Education
Occupation Musician, model, news anchor
Home town Camas, Washington

Musical career

Genres Teen pop, CCM
Instruments Voice
Years active 2008–present
Labels Red Hammer, KC
Website www.katelynnecox.net

Katelynne Goldie Sue Cox (born June 28, 1994) is an American singer, model, and news anchor from Camas, Washington. She has released two EPs, Unbelievable (2008) and Erase It (2014), and a studio album, One Girl (2011). Cox competed in the 2016 Miss District of Columbia contest, and represented the state of Missouri in the Miss Earth United States 2016 contest.

Biography

Katelynne Cox was born on June 28, 1994, to Cameron Cox and Wendy Sturm, and grew up in Camas, Washington.[1][2] Cox began competing in modeling competitions since she was seven,[2] winning numerous state and national titles.[3] In 2009, she won the Miss American Teen Jr title at the National Miss American Coed Pageant.[4] In 2008, at the age of fourteen, she launched her music career with the EP Unbelievable.[2][3][5] In 2010 she appeared in two editions of Supermodels Unlimited, the second of which featured her on the cover.[2][6] Cox explained that she was hoping that her magazine appearances would garner publicity for her music career, which she considered her primary goal.[2]

The recording process for her album, which would be titled One Girl, took place in Nashville[2][6] over the course of two years. Halfway through the process, Cox converted to Christianity.[7] Although her lyrical focus changed after her conversion, she opted to keep the pop songs she had already recorded, as she felt that those songs could reach an audience that would not listen to Christian music.[7] The album was released in 2011 through Red Hammer Records.[3] In 2014, Cox released a second EP, Erase It, independently.[3][8] From 2012 through 2014, Cox worked as a news anchor and producer at KOMU-TV.[9]

In 2015, Cox, now a college graduate, was hired by the office of Representative Sam Graves as a legislative correspondent and staffer.[3] She currently works for the Sports & Entertainment Network as an anchor and analyst,[9][10] and as an administrative assistant at the United States Chamber of Commerce,[9] a business-oriented lobbying firm. In 2016, Cox competed in Miss District of Columbia,[11] which selects a representative to compete in the Miss America pageant, and finished as Second Runner-Up.[12] She competed as Miss Missouri in the 2016 Miss Earth United States contest.[13]

Education

Cox attended La Salle High School,[2] and at the age fifteen was awarded a full scholarship to Clark University.[8] She then attended the University of Missouri, studying communications and political science and graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor's and Master's in Public Administration.[3][14]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Wednesday, August 23, 2006" (PDF). Daily Insider. Vancouver, Washington. August 23, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Albright, Mary Ann (January 22, 2010). "Camas teen hopes model magazine will boost her music career". The Columbian. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hess, Hannah (May 13, 2015). "Sam Graves' Office Gains Former Teen Pop Singer". Roll Call. The Economist Group. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ "American Coed Pageant 2008". Pageantry. 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ Cummings, Tony (June 29, 2011). "Katelynne Cox: A 16 year old singer who's overcome school bullying". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Daily Insider, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010" (PDF). Daily Insider. Vancouver, Washington. February 10, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Brooks, Jessica (July 15, 2011). "BREATHEcast :: News :: Kayelynne Cox: Meets Christ While Making Pop Album". Breathecast. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Katelynne Cox – Bio". www.katelynnecox.net. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Katelynne Cox | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "WCAC Week 2 Breakdown". SEN Television. September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ Jones, Andy (June 29, 2016). "Miss D.C. 2016 Crowned". WRC-TV. NBC. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2016 Pageant Results". Miss District of Columbia. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Delegates". Miss Earth United States. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ Miss Earth United States (July 10, 2016). "Miss Earth United States – Timeline | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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