Participants
Distinguished Young Women participants come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common: the desire to succeed. Below are the Distinguished Young Women of Kentucky participants for the Class of 2018.
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Kaleigh Shaw
Allen County
City: Scottsville
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Marketing Manager
Talent: Piano/Vocal (Vienna, by Billy Joel)
Evan Kays
Anderson County
City: Lawrenceburg
College Preference: Morehead State University
Career Goals: Play soccer & Become a Physician\\\'s Assistant
Talent:
Myla McGowan
Casey County
City: Liberty
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Elementary School Teacher
Talent: Singing (Coat of Many Colors, by Dolly Parton)
Caroline Handshoe
Clark County Distinguished Young Woman
City: Winchester
College Preference: George Washington University
Career Goals: Criminal Investigator for the FBI
Talent: vocal
Lauren Kiser
Frankfort
City: Frankfort
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Pediatrician
Talent: Piano (River Flows in You, by Yiruma )
Sophia Thompson
Hardin County
City: Elizabethtown
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Kindergarten Teacher
Talent: Spoken Word (I Will Wait For You , by Janette)
Alexia Trumbo
LaRue County
City: Hodgenville
College Preference: Valor Christian College
Career Goals: Worship Music
Talent: Singing (O Mio Babbino Caro, by Puccini)
Madelyn Day
Lincoln County
City: Stanford
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Prosecuting attorney
Talent: Dance (Tap dance to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", by Mariah Carey)
Katie Boggs
Louisville
City: Louisville
College Preference: Baldwin Wallace, Pennsylvania State University
Career Goals: Major in Musical Theatre
Talent: Vocal (Think of Me, by Phantom of the Opera)
Hannah Allen
Morgan County
City: West Liberty
College Preference: Morhead State University
Career Goals: Dermatologist
Talent: Monologue (Wicked , by )
Noelle Thompson
Shelby County
City: Simpsonville
College Preference: University of Louisville
Career Goals: Doctorate of Pharmacy/ Pharmacist
Talent: Vocal (I Want to be a Cowboy Sweetheart, by Patsy Montana)
Turner Reynolds
Woodford County
City: Versailles
College Preference: Vanderbilt
Career Goals: To become U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Talent: Piano Performance (Prelude in G-minor, by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
