From the lab to the stage, university student Katherine Phipps embodies the poise and grace of any UGA pageant winner.
“Being Miss UGA lent me the opportunity to come into contact with many people of all ages and from different walks of life, where I learned invaluable communication skills. Not only do I feel I can clearly communicate my thoughts and feelings, I also am able to speak on breast health.” Phipps said.
Phipps won the Miss UGA title in 2011.
The biology major from Thomaston, GA has been competing in pageants since high school. Her first interest in pageants struck when she witnessed her babysitter competing.
After enrolling in pageants, her talent and platform were easy decisions for her to make; she had a passion for dance and experience with breast cancer. She did not have breast cancer, herself, but had a grandmother and mother with breast cancer scares in their early 20’s. This led her to crave more information about the disease and promote awareness.
Katherine Phipps holds many honors to her name in addition to Miss UGA. She was also Phi Mu of the year, a competitor at Miss Georgia 2012, a UGA Panhellenic Delegate, and Tidwell Cancer Society Spokesperson in 2009.
After graduation, Phipps wants to work in the medical field.
“I hope to pursue my love for science and medicine by extending peace, hope, and healing as a nurse anesthetists.”