Occupation: Student
Age: 22
"My name it Katie Keenan, and I am so excited to be representing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the 2018 Rose of Tralee Festival.
"I am a senior studying Communications at Temple University, but I have been spending this summer interning at a casting agency in New York City. I am a passionate traveller and have been fortunate to have lived in five different cities in the past five years.
"I help run a non-profit organisation that I co-founded in honour of my beautiful sister, Jordan. Jordy's Cause raises funds to help sick children and their families in our local community. In my spare time I enjoy cooking, photography, acting, and spending time with family and friends.
"This August will be my second time visiting Ireland. I can trace my ancestry back to Co Mayo and Co Tyrone."
