Name: Katy Meston-Ward

Age: 14

Relationship status: Single

Hometown: Lawrence

Time in Lawrence: 11 years

Occupation: Eighth-grader

Dream job: Circus performer — aerialist

What were you doing when scouted? Shopping for Christmas

Describe your style: I wear whatever I feel like.

Fashion trends you love: I like a lot of big T-shirts, I guess, and socks. I like cool socks and shoes.

Fashion trends you hate: Uggs; anything with the brand name Pink; I think that sums it up.

Fashion influences: I don’t know if it’s a fashion influence, but I really like Wes Anderson movies and how the characters are dressed.

What are your favorite and least favorite things about Lawrence? I really like the downtown, and also the community of Lawrence. Sometimes it gets really, really busy in Lawrence — oh, and it gets cold. I don’t like the cold very much.

Tattoos or piercings: Ear piercings

What’s your spirit animal? Maybe a hawk, because they fly around, all free and stuff.

Whom do people say you look like? Usually when people compare me to people, it’s just a short person, or anyone else they know with blue hair.

Tell us a secret: Sometimes watching reality TV is fun. It’s a guilty pleasure.