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Cheerleader of the Week: Duke's Katie Brown

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Name: Katie Brown

Hometown: Louisville, Ky.

School: Duke University

Year: Junior

Major: Sociology, Markets and Management

Here is a photo gallery of Katie in action, and here is SI.com's Cheerleader of the Week archive.

I love my school, but I almost went to: UNC, then I saw the light and realized that Duke was the obvious choice!

My best physical feature is: My smile.

If I had to watch one movie on loop for ever, it would be:The Princesses Diaries

If you looked at the "most played" songs on my iPod, you'd see a lot of: Norwegian Recycling, Taylor Swift and Just Jack.

The shows I DVR/TiVo are: I've never been able to get addicted to one TV show; however, I love the Food Network and ESPN, particularly Around the Horn.

My favorite Web Sites are: Smitten Kitchen, Huffington Post and Sunset in the Rear View

My worst habit is: My awful eating habits. (i.e. only junk food!)

My gameday superstitions are: I don't really have any superstitions.

The talent I'd most like to have that I don't possess is: Being fluent in Spanish.

These three things top my bucket list: 1) Float in the Great Salt Lake. 2) Go to the NCAA men's basketball championship game. 2) Eat vegetables, and like them!

I'd want my last meal to be: Wendy's chicken nuggets, fries, and a frosty!

The most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me during a game is: falling while tumbling in front of an entire football stadium.

Three things I'd take to a desert island are: sunscreen, a hairbrush, and coloring books (with crayons).

My favorite pro sports teams are: I'm more of a college sports person.

My one guilty pleasure is: Frozen yogurt from the Yogurt Pump in Chapel Hill!

My celebrity crush is: Matt Leinart

Five people I'd like to have dinner with (living or dead) are: John F. Kennedy, Dr. Virginia Wilson (high school professor), Jackie Robinson, Anne Frank, and Michelle Obama.

My friends would be surprised to know that I: Don't really want to have kids.

The next risk I want to take is: Trying a vegetable!

The worst date I've ever been on was: Dinner with a guy who probably said 50 words while we were out. And he didn't pay.