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Katherine Connors
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Katherine "Katie" Anna Connors (born May 31, 1989) is a model and beauty queen from Bettendorf, Iowa who won the Miss Iowa USA 2010 title and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2010. Pageants Connors won the Miss Iowa USA title on December 13, 2009. She was previously a runner-up in the 2009 and 2008 competitions and made the top ten in the Miss Iowa Teen USA 2007 pageant. Miguel Batista incident Connors gained national attention in July 2010 after a comment from Washington Nationals pitcher Miguel Batista led to her throwing a ceremonial pitch at a Nationals game. In a previous game Batista was announced as the replacement started for Stephen Strasburg who was injured. The crowd booed Batista as he walked onto the field, which led to him commenting after the game, "Imagine if you go to see Miss Universe, then you end up having to watch Miss Iowa. You might get those kind of boos". When Connors replied in a statement, "I know I can throw a pitch or two! The question is, can Miguel Batista walk the runway in a swimsuit?" Batista sent her flowers and she was invited to throw a ceremonial pitch at Nationals Park on July 30, 2010. Personal life Connors graduated from Davenport Assumption High School in 2007 and attended Georgia State University. 
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