caption predecessor successor birth_place title birth_date image article_title name occupation alma_mater
kate blonde '' , september 18 , 2007 shindle , at mtv taping of '' legally tara dawn holland nicole johnson toledo , ohio miss america 1998 miss illinois 1997 31 january 1977 kate shindle.jpg katherine shindle
 kate shindle author advocate , actress , public speaker , aids prevention northwestern university
katherine shindle

katherine renee `` kate '' shindle -lrb- born january 31 , 1977 -rrb- , miss america 1998 and miss illinois 1997 , is an american actress , singer , dancer , and aids activist .
she is the author of the 2014 memoir , `` being miss america : behind the rhinestone curtain , '' published by the university of texas press .
