Miss DC, Katie Wadman - Miss America Prelim Evening Gown Winner!

Education:  B.A. Public Relations/Advertising/Applied Communication - BYU
Community Service Initiative:  Preparing Women for Financial Success
Talent: Harp

Education:  B.A. International Studies - American University
Community Service Initiative: Check Your Heart
Talent: Opera - Vocal

Education:  B.A. in Communications - Mississippi State University; Master of Public Administration - The George Washington University
Platform: The D.R.E.A.M. Impact
Talent: Ballet Dance

Education:  The George Washington University
Platform: Demand an End: Stop Child Exploitation & Human Trafficking​
Talent: Operatic Vocal

Education: University of Missouri (BA) 
Platform: Silence Is Not Compliance
Talent: Vocalists:  "Somebody To Love"

Education: The University of Alabama (BA) (MA)
Platform: "Women in Technology: Developing Futures"
Talent: Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6" by Franz Liszt

Education: The University of Alabama (B.A.); American University 
Talent: Vocal, Born For This 
Platform: Daring to Defeat Diabetes

Education: Spelman College
Talent: Vocal, Alabaster Box 
Platform: Behind the Frontline

Education: American University
Talent: Vocal, Blank Space by Taylor Swift
Platform: Mental Health Matters

Education: The University of Georgia
Talent: Piano
Platform: Five Star Families: A Salute To Our Military and Their Families

Education: Georgetown University
Talent: Bollywood Dance – Stereo Love
Platform: Tolerance Upside-down: Intolerance for Blind Consumerism

Education: B.A. in Government and Politics; Legal Philosophy - University of Maryland, College Park, MD; M.S. International Business Law - University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Talent: Artistic Roller Skating – Beat It! – Michael Jackson
Platform: Breast Cancer Prevention – "Planning a Marathon, Running a Sprint"