Katherine Shindle

Katherine Renee "Kate" Shindle (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and AIDS activist. She is the President of the Actors' Equity Association. She was Miss America 1998 in 1998 and Miss Illinois in 1997.

Katherine Shindle
Kate Shindle at MTV taping of Legally Blonde on September 18, 2007
Born	Katherine Renee Shindle (1977-01-31) January 31, 1977 (age 48) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Occupation(s)	Author, singer, actress, dancer, public speaker, AIDS prevention advocate
Years active	1997–present
Title	Miss America 1998 Miss Illinois 1997 President of Actors' Equity Association (2015-present)
Predecessor	Tara Dawn Holland
Successor	Nicole Johnson
16th President of the Actors' Equity Association
Incumbent
Assumed office 2015
Preceded by	Nick Wyman

In 2014, she wrote a memoir, Being Miss America: Behind the Rhinestone Curtain, published by the University of Texas Press.^[1]