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 2019.
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Rachel Foster
Allen County
City: Scottsville
College Preference: Transylvania University
Career Goals: Physical Therapist
Talent: Poetry Recitation (I Remember, I Remember, by Thomas Hood)
Bailey Pedersen
Anderson County
City: Lawrenceburg
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Bilingual Pediatrician
Talent: Singing and Tapping (Honey Bun from the musical South Pacific, by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II)
Martina Chapman
Bath County
City: Salt Lick
College Preference: Morehead State University
Career Goals: Medical Doctor, Cardiologist
Talent: Dance (Billie Jean, by Michael Jackson)
Christiaan Prince
Carter County
City: Grayson
College Preference: Transylvania University or Belmont University
Career Goals: Anesthesiologist
Talent: Vocal (Say Something , by Great Big World)
Alyssa Jones
Casey County
City: Yosemite
College Preference: Eastern Kentucky University
Career Goals: Major in Secondary Education
Talent: Gymnastics Routine (Confidence , by Demi Lovato )
Riley Fort
Christian County
City: Hopkinsville
College Preference: University of Kentucky or Centre College
Career Goals: Dermatologist or Gynecologist
Talent: Musical Theatre (Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by The Wizard of Oz)
Haley Snell
Clark County
City: Winchester
College Preference: Eastern Kentucky University
Career Goals: Elementary School Teacher
Talent: Contemporary Dance (You Say, by by Lauren Daigle)
Cassidy Hook
Fayette County
City: Lexington
College Preference: New York University
Career Goals: International business
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Rise Up, by Andra Day)
Cassia Oney
Frankfort
City: Frankfort
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Registered Nurse
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Yesterday, by Imagine Dragons)
Jessica Clark
Green County
City: Greensburg
College Preference: WKU
Career Goals: Ag Business
Talent: Piano
Grace Yates
Hardin County
City: Elizabethtown
College Preference: Uncertain right now
Career Goals: singer/songrwriter/producer, new media spec.
Talent: Songwriter/guitar (Boys Like You, by Grace Yates)
Katherine Ivie
Henderson County
City: Henderson
College Preference: Penn State University
Career Goals: Musical Theatre and/or International Relations
Talent: Classical Voice (Care Selve, by George Frederic Handel)
Olivia Dale
Johnson County
City: Flatgap
College Preference: Morehead State University
Career Goals: To serve
Talent: Dancing (Ballet) (Variation: Kitri, by Léon Minkus: Don Quixote )
Malerie Skaggs
LaRue County
City: Hodgenville
College Preference: Bellarmine University
Career Goals: Nurse Practitioner
Talent: Singing and playing piano (When You Say Nothing at All, by Allison Krauss)
Jessica Wilson
Lincoln County
City: Waynesburg
College Preference: Eastern Kentucky University
Career Goals: Early Elementary Education
Talent: Musical Theatre (Pulled, by The Addams Family Musical)
Elise Hiegel
Louisville
City: Louisville
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Child Psychiatrist
Talent: Vocal (“When I Look at You”, by Miley Cyrus)
Kelly Miles
Marion County
City: Lebanon
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Attorney
Talent: Vocal Presentation (Make You Feel My Love, by Adele)
Bryce Gooding
Montgomery County
City: Mount Sterling
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Medicine
Talent: Vocal (“Never Enough” from The Greatest Showman , by )
Katelyn Peyton
Morgan County
City: West Liberty
College Preference: Morehead State University
Career Goals: Pediatric Dentistry
Talent: Vocal Performance (Hopelessly Devoted to You , by Olivia-Newton John )
Jordan Cross
Nelson County
City: Coxs Creek
College Preference: Bellarmine University
Career Goals: Physical Therapist
Talent: Vocal Performance (This is Amazing Grace, by Phil Wickham)
Claire Yates
Oldham County
City: Goshen
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Entrepreneur-Owner of Gymnastics Training Facility
Talent: Gymnastics Routine (, by Jock Jams, Jackson Five, The Shadows)
Kathryn Bonney
Rowan County
City: Morehead
College Preference: Middlebury College
Career Goals: Museum Education Director
Talent: Piano (The Entertainer, by Scott Joplin)
Kaitlin Bishop
Shelby County
City: Shelbyville
College Preference: University of Louisville
Career Goals: Music Therapy
Talent: Singing (Danza Danza, by Durante)
Emily Schmieder
Simpson County
City: Franklin
College Preference: Belmont University
Career Goals: Music/Business major
Talent: Vocal & piano (“Defying Gravity" from the musical "Wicked", by Performed by Idina Menzel)
Elizabeth Sullivan
Taylor County
City: Campbellsville
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Defense Attorney
Talent: Instrumental (Toccata, by Aram Khatchaturian)
Emily Greenwell
Union County
City: Morganfield
College Preference: The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Career Goals: Performer, Actress, Writer
Talent: Musical Theater Piece (“What Baking Can Do”, by Waitress)
Sydney Shrewsbury
Warren County
City: Bowling Green
College Preference: Western Kentucky University
Career Goals: Flight Attendant
Talent: Dance- Pointe (Despactio, by 2CELLOS)
Katherine Taylor
Washington County
City: Springfield
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Integrated Strategic Communications
Talent: Piano - Rhapsody Brilliante (Rhapsody Brilliante, by Melody Bober)
Rylei Roy
Webster County
City: Dixon
College Preference: Murray State University
Career Goals: Speech-Language Pathology
Talent: Character Dance (If My Friends Could See Me Now, by Christina Applegate from Sweet Charity)
Isabella Wolfe
Woodford County
City: Versailles
College Preference: University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Career Goals: Broadway Performer or Pediatrician
Talent: Vocal Performance (Journey to the Past, by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty )
