K. Lee Graham

K. Lee Graham
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Katherine Lee Graham (1997-04-30) April 30, 1997 Chapin, South Carolina, U.S.
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue
Title(s)	Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2014 Miss Teen USA 2014
Major competition(s)	Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2013 (4th Runner-Up) Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2014 (Winner) Miss Teen USA 2014 (Winner)

Katherine Lee Graham (born April 30, 1997), known professionally as K. Lee Graham, is an American model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2014.

Early life

Graham was born on April 30, 1997 in Chapin, South Carolina as Katherine Lee Graham to Randall and Jennifer Graham. She is the second oldest of five children.^[1] She has stated that her nickname "K" comes from her older sister, since when her sister was a baby she could not pronounce Katherine, and called her K instead.^[2]

Pageantry

Graham competed in Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2013 and finished as the fourth runner-up.^[1] The following year, she competed in Miss South Carolina Teen USA again and was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2014. At Miss Teen USA 2014, she was crowned the winner, beating the first runner-up Miss Mississippi Teen USA Vaeda Mann.^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Graham has been a vegetarian since 2011 and enjoys theatre, singing, dancing, acting, and writing. She runs a blog dedicated to empowering women and girls called Live Beautifully and actively participates with her church's child ministry.^[2] She attends the University of South Carolina.

References

1 2 "Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2014". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
1 2 Duncan, Gabi (August 2, 2014). "Miss Teen USA 2014: 6 Things to Know About Newly-Crowned K. Lee Graham!". E! News. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
↑ DeNinno, Nadine (August 4, 2014). "Miss Teen USA 2014: K. Lee Graham, Miss South Carolina, Crowned Winner [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
↑ Vulpo, Mike (August 2, 2014). "Miss South Carolina K. Lee Graham Crowned Miss Teen USA 2014!". E!. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cassidy Wolf	Miss Teen USA 2014	Succeeded by Katherine Haik
Preceded by Tori Sizemore	Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2014	Succeeded by Wesley Mitchell

South Carolina pageant winners

Miss South Carolina	Miriam Stevenson (1953) Marian McKnight (1956) Nancy Humphries (1987) Kimilee Bryant (1989) Kimberly Clarice Aiken (1993) Kristie Greene (1994) Kelly McCorkle (2002) Crystal Garrett (2007) Bree Boyce (2011) Ali Rogers (2012) Daja Dial (2015)

Miss South Carolina USA	Miriam Stevenson (1954) Shawn Weatherly (1980) Gina Tolleson (1990) Lu Parker (1994) Amanda Pennekamp (2004) Lacie Lybrand (2006) Ashley Zais (2007) Stephanie Murray Smith (2009)

Miss South Carolina Teen USA	Vanessa Minnillo (1998) Caitlin Upton (2007) K. Lee Graham (2014)

Miss South Carolina Teen	Ali Rogers (2009)

Miss Teen USA titleholders

Ruth Zakarian (1983)
Cherise Haugen (1984)
Kelly Hu (1985)
Allison Brown (1986)
Kristi Addis (1987)
Mindy Duncan (1988)
Brandi Sherwood (1989)
Bridgette Wilson (1990)
Janel Bishop (1991)
Jamie Solinger (1992)
Charlotte Lopez (1993)
Shauna Gambill (1994)
Keylee Sue Sanders (1995)
Christie Lee Woods (1996)
Shelly Moore (1997)
Vanessa Minnillo (1998)
Ashley Coleman (1999)
Jillian Parry (2000)
Marissa Whitley (2001)
Vanessa Semrow (2002)
Tami Farrell (2003)
Shelley Hennig (2004)
Allie LaForce (2005)
Katie Blair (2006)
Hilary Cruz (2007)
Stevi Perry (2008)
Stormi Henley (2009)
Kamie Crawford (2010)
Danielle Doty (2011)
Logan West (2012)
Cassidy Wolf (2013)
K. Lee Graham (2014)
Katherine Haik (2015)
Karlie Hay (2016)

Miss Universe Organization titleholders (2014)

Miss Universe
Paulina Vega

Miss USA
Nia Sanchez

Miss Teen USA
K. Lee Graham

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