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Kathleen Martin
Miss Greater Rochester 2008

Kathleen was crowned Miss Greater Rochester on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at Roberts Wesleyan College. She is a student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in Manhattan and a graduate of Our Lady of Mercy High School in Rochester, NY. 

Kathleen will be competing for Miss New York State in July in Huntington, Long Island, NY. 

To book her for an appearance, call 473-4795 or email to camering@rochester.rr.com

 Katie's Blog...


Interesting Facts About Kathleen...
Age: 21
College: NYU Tisch School of the Arts - Junior
High School:  Our Lady of Mercy High School - 2005
Platform: The Importance of the Performing Arts
Career Ambition:  To perform on Broadway! 

  • First-time local titleholder in the Miss America System

  • Tisch scholarship recipient

  • Cornell Essay Competition

  • Scholarship Roll

  • NYSSSA Choral Studies Scholarship for Outstanding Musical Achievement

  • Winner - NYU Inter Greek Council Talent Show

  • Member of Delta Phi Epsilon

  • Opening performer for Teddy Geiger at the 2006 Lilac Festival

  • 2004 Lilac Festival Queen

  • 100% Irish!

  • Captain of high school varsity soccer team

  • Organized a silent auction and fashion show to raise money for D.A.R.E. in Monroe County

  • SADD President in high school

  • Campus ministry board representative

  • 2nd runner-up and overall talent winner at the 2007 Miss Manhattan/Miss Southern New York pageant


Past and Upcoming Appearances:
 

February 9

Miss Greater Rochester Pageant

February 23

Miss Brooklyn Pageant

March 8 A visit with local sponsors - Primadonna Bridal and Cinderella Shoes
March 8 Children's Miracle Network - Taylor Brush Memorial Dinner Dance to benefit the NICU at Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong in loving honor of Taylor Brush. Kathleen will be performing at the event.
March 9 Fairy Godmothers of Rochester Fashion Show at the Memorial Art Gallery  
March 10 Photo shoot at Portrait Simple
March 11 A visit to St. Louis Elementary School in Pittsford
March 11 Guest at the Henrietta Rotary Meeting
March 28 Celebrity Bartending/Silent Auction to benefit the
Center for Disability Rights - 6:30 at Shadow Lake Country Club.
March 29 Home Show at the Rochester Convention Center.
April 26 & 27 Miss New York State Pageant Workshop in Huntington, Long Island
May 11 Lilac Festival
June 1 Costco Melville LI raising money with Miss NY and other 2008 contestants for CMN
June 14 Walk for RAPA - See photo below
July 4 Independence Day Parade in Irondeqouit
Many more coming soon!

Photo Gallery

Welcome Reception at Miss NY Pageant

A day at Adventure Land

Contestant Appearance at Costco

Katie with John of Progressive Remodeling

"Save RAPA" Walk

Miss NY Workshop

Katie at the Miss NY workshop

Katie with her Miss NY Pageant week 
roommate Elisabeth Sutton


Already in rehearsal mode!

Miss NY Contestants already rehearsing for the pageant!

Katie speaks to some students at the 
St. Louis School in Pittsford

Katie with Brittany Balandis, Rachel Hargarther 
and Bev Abbott at the 
Fairy Godmothers of Rochester event.


A visit with the Henrietta Rotary.


Thank you Sephora for doing a fabulous job with Kathleen's makeup for her photo shoot!


Kathleen with Jennifer Brush at the Taylor Brush 
Memorial Dinner to benefit the Children's Miracle Network.

Kathleen singing at the 
Taylor Brush CMN event. 


Thank you Portrait Simple for your support! Here are some of Kathleen's favorite photos from the shoot.

Kathleen with the newly crowned 
Miss Brooklyn, Leigh-Taylor Smith

Elizabeth Sutton Miss Finger Lakes 2008 
with runners-up


Elizabeth & LaMonica, 
Miss Finger Lakes 2007


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