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==Pageant history==
==Pageant history==


Katherine Heigl is sexier. Thank you
In 2007, Webb ranked in the Top 15 for the title of [[Miss Georgia USA]]. She was crowned [[Miss Alabama USA]] in 2012, and then went on to finish in the Top 10 of the [[Miss USA 2012]] competition.<ref name="missuniverse">{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/profile/651291/year:2012|title=Katherine Webb|publisher=[[Miss Universe]]|date=2013-01-08|accessdate=2013-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants/year:2012|title=Contestants|publisher=[[Miss Universe]]|date=2013-01-08|accessdate=2013-01-10}}</ref>

==BCS National Championship Game appearance==
==BCS National Championship Game appearance==
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Revision as of 12:11, 13 February 2013

For other people with similar names, see Katharine Webb.
Katherine Webb
Born (1989-04-24) April 24, 1989 (age 35)
Montgomery, Alabama
EducationAuburn University
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Alabama USA 2012
Hair colorBrunette
Eye colorGray
Major
competition(s)		Miss USA 2012 (Top 10)

Katherine Webb (born April 24, 1989) is an American model, beauty queen, and television personality. She was Miss Alabama USA 2012 and is best known for her appearance during the broadcast of the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.

Pageant history

Katherine Heigl is sexier. Thank you

BCS National Championship Game appearance

Webb, who is the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A. J. McCarron, gained national attention during the 2013 BCS National Championship Game telecast, in which announcer Brent Musburger talked about Webb when the broadcast image centered on her as she stood watching the game in the audience. Musburger referred to her as a "lovely lady" and "beautiful", and remarked to his broadcast partner, former quarterback Kirk Herbstreit, "You quarterbacks get all the good-looking women".[1]

After the game, media coverage of Musburger's remarks on Webb was widespread.[2][3][4] Some of the media coverage of Webb had focused on her being an Auburn University graduate, because of the long Auburn-Alabama sports rivalry.[2][5][6][7] Many media commentators compared Musberger's remarks on Webb to Musberger's earlier remarks on the then-unknown Jenn Sterger at the 2005 Florida State-Miami game; Musberger had pointed out Sterger in the crowd and said "1,500 red-blooded Americans just decided to apply to Florida State", thereby launching Sterger to fame and eventually a career in journalism.[8][9][10]

Due to the incident, the number of followers on Webb's Twitter account jumped overnight from about 2,000 to over 175,000.[11][12] Among her new Twitter followers were NBA star LeBron James,[1][13] and Webb received messages from NFL defensive end Darnell Dockett[14][15][16][17] and Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray.[14][15] The next day, the phrase "AJ McCarron girlfriend" was one of Google's highest trending terms, with over 1 million searches.[18] A YouTube video of her appearance in the game has garnered over 3 million views.[19]

Some of the coverage was critical of Musburger's comments as sexist, and an ESPN spokesperson issued an apology.[1] Webb herself said that she was not offended by Musburger's comments.[20]

Post-BCS celebrity

After coverage of Webb on the BCS National Championship Game catapulted her popularity and sparked mass interest in her, Donald Trump, owner of the Miss USA pageant, offered Webb a position as a Miss USA judge.[21][22]

Webb accepted an offer from television news program Inside Edition to cover Super Bowl XLVII.[23][24] Webb also landed a spot as a contestant on the ABC reality show Celebrity Diving.[25][26]

Webb appeared as a model in the 2013 edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[27][28]

Personal life

Webb was born in Montgomery, Alabama. She attended middle school and high school in Columbus, Georgia, and graduated from Northside High School in 2007. She then attended Auburn University. She graduated from Auburn in May 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and administration.[29]

She worked at Chick-fil-A in Columbus, Georgia, as a training director. She also models professionally for clients in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pilon, Mary (2013-01-08). "Musburger Criticized for Remarks About Star's Girlfriend During Title Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-01-09. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Warren, Lydia (2013-01-10). "Miss Alabama changes her number and cancels interviews as she fears her relationship with quarterback A.J. McCarron will be seen as a 'celebrity status thing'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Gicas, Peter (2013-01-08). "AJ McCarron's Girlfriend, Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, Steals Spotlight During BCS Title Game". E!. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "AJ McCarron's Girlfriend Katherine Webb Talks About Stealing BCS Spotlight With Carson Daly!". CBS News. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  5. ^ "Alabama's AJ McCarron reportedly dating Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, who happens to be an Auburn alum". Sporting News. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Sorich, Sonya (2012-12-28). "Miss Alabama USA 2012 Katherine Webb, an Auburn grad, is dating Alabama QB AJ McCarron". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Myerberg, Paul (2012-12-28). "Alabama QB is dating Miss Alabama, but she's an Auburn grad". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Wei, William (2013-01-09). "This Isn't The First Time Brent Musburger And ESPN Gushed Over A Pretty Girl". Business Insider. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Dolak, Kevin (2013-01-08). "Katherine Webb Enjoys Web Fame After ESPN Spotlight". ABC News. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  10. ^ "Webb not first beauty Musberger's helped make famous". New York Post. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Reeves, Jay (2013-01-08). "Katherine Webb Twitter: AJ McCarron's Girlfriend Gains Many Followers During BCS Title Game". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "AJ McCarron girlfriend Katherine Webb gains 175,000 Twitter followers in one night". ABC News. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  13. ^ Salamanca, Jean-Paul (2013-01-09). "LeBron James One of Many New Fans of Miss Alabama After Sunday Game". Latinos Post. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b Kingston, Jonathan (2013-01-08). "Miss Alabama Katherine Webb becomes Miss Twitterverse". ABC News. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  15. ^ a b Stump, Scott (2013-01-08). "ESPN apologizes for going 'too far' with comments about Alabama quarterback's girlfriend". Today. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ Goldman, Leah (2013-01-08). "Katherine Webb Thought NFL Player Darnell Dockett's Tweets Were Inappropriate". Business Insider. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Schilken, Chuck (2013-01-08). "Cardinals' Darnell Dockett tweets phone number to Katherine Webb". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Laird, Sam (2013-01-08). "QB's Bombshell Girlfriend Becomes a Viral Sensation". Mashable. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Kirk & Brent Lose It Over Katherine Webb - AJ McCarron's GF". YouTube. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  20. ^ Chase, Chris (2013-01-09). "Katherine Webb says she didn't need a Brent Musburger apology". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-01-09. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Manfred, Tony (2013-01-09). "Donald Trump Gives Katherine Webb Her First Post-Fame Job Offer: Miss USA Judge". Business Insider. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Roeper, Richard (2013-01-09). "Brent Musburger hardly being a beast with his comments about this beauty". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ Mitchell, Houston (2013-01-17). "Katherine Webb will cover Super Bowl for 'Inside Edition'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-01-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ Greenwell, Jeff (2013-01-15). "Katherine Webb to cover Super Bowl XLVII for Inside Edition". Yardbarker. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  25. ^ "Katherine Webb signs on for reality show 'Celebrity Diving'". Fox News. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ "Miss Alabama Katherine Webb joins celebrity diving show as her QB boyfriend relents and gives his blessing to her fame". Daily Mail. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ Foss, Mike (2013-02-11). "Katherine Webb unites Alabama and Auburn with bathing suit". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-02-11. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  28. ^ Gray, Andy (2013-02-11). "Caught in the Webb". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2013-02-11. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference missuniverse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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