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 2020.
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Ella Burch
Allen County
City: Scottsville
College Preference: Centre College
Career Goals: Speech Pathologist
Talent: Cello (Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy)
Jade McEndree
Anderson County
City: Lawrenceburg
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Social Worker
Talent: Singing (Pippin, by Various )
Christina Grimes
Bath County
City: Owingsville
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Legal Studies
Talent: Piano (Moonlight Sonata Movement 3: Presto Agitato, by Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Reagan Earlywine
Bourbon County
City: Paris
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Dermatologist
Talent: Contemporary Dance (River, by Bishop Briggs)
Virginia Harp
Boyle County
City: Danville
College Preference: San Diego State University Honors Program
Career Goals: major in psychology; become a lawyer
Talent: dramatic interpretation (I Was There, by Sam Guzman)
Mackenzie Cundiff
Casey County
City: Dunnville
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Cosmetic Dentist
Talent: Performing Arts/ Vocal (Rise Up, by Andra Day)
Rachel Craig
Christian County
City: Hopkinsville
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Life/Medical Sciences
Talent: Pointe (The Spring, by Sleeping At Last)
Caroline Cuccinelli
Clark County
City: Winchester
College Preference: Campbellsville University
Career Goals: To study Political Science and become a Lawyer
Talent: Vocal Music (Time to Say Goodbye, by Sarah Brightman)
Hannah Bell
Crittenden County
City: Marion
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Chiropractor
Talent: Monologue (Her Passion , by Hannah Bell )
Audriana León
Elliott County
City: Olive Hill
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Become a Physician
Talent: Monologue (My Little World, by Audriana León)
Angie Xiao
Fayette County
City: Lexington
College Preference: Yale University
Career Goals: Law school, International Relations
Talent: Dance (Lotus Flower, by Shuling Fister)
Summer Stevens
Fleming County
City: Hillsboro
College Preference: Morehead State University
Career Goals: MRI Technologist
Talent: Drumming (Santa Clara Vanguard 2018 show , by Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick, and T. Hieder)
Emma Carroll
Frankfort
City: Frankfort
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Radio City Rockette & Elementary Teacher
Talent: Dance (Tap, by by Jamie Dupuis; Choreography by: Megan Dragoo )
Josie Pruitt
Green County
City: Greensburg
College Preference: University of Louisville
Career Goals: Music Therapist, Child Life Specialist
Talent: Singing (Memory , by from Cats )
Madelyn Pressley
Henderson County
City: Henderson
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Pediatric Endocrinologist
Talent: Vocal and Flute Performance (Stand By Me, by Ben E. King)
Kaylee Whiteman
LaRue County
City: Hodgenville
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Musical theater and Human Resource Manager
Talent: Vocal Performance (Journey to the Past, by From Anastasia the Musical)
SaraGrace Ramlochan
Lincoln County
City: Waynesburg
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Mechanical Engineering
Talent: Vocal Performance (My Heart Will Go On , by Celine Dion)
Elif Ozyurekoglu
Louisville
City: Louisville
College Preference: Harvard University
Career Goals: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Talent: Piano and Vocal (Suddenly Seymour, by Howard Elliott Ashman / Alan Menken)
Elizabeth Palagi
Marion County
City: Lebanon
College Preference: Murray State University
Career Goals: Nursing
Talent: Vocal Presentation (As Long As He Needs Me, by Shirley Bassy)
Angel Lawson
Menifee County
City: Wellington
College Preference: Morehead State University
Career Goals: Sonography
Talent: Monologue (The Pledge of Allegiance, by Unknown )
Brianna Bryant
Montgomery County
City: Jeffersonville
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Veterinarian
Talent: French Horn (Nocturno Op 7, by Franz Strauss)
Lindsay Evans
Morgan County
City: West Liberty
College Preference: Western Kentucky University
Career Goals: Doctor of Physical Therapy
Talent: Martial Arts
Ashton Lyvers
Nelson County
City: Bardstown
College Preference: Western Kentucky University
Career Goals: Adolescent Psychiatrist
Talent: Slam Poetry (For Teenage Girls with Trembling Hearts and Wild Ambitions, by Clementine Von Radics)
Ansley Perryman
Rowan County
City: Morehead
College Preference: Yale University
Career Goals: Diplomat
Talent: Dramatic Monologue (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams)
Margaret Skellie
Shelby County
City: Shelbyville
College Preference: Bellarmine University
Career Goals: Graphic Design and Communications
Talent: Musical Theatre (Singin' in the Rain, by Arthur Freed)
Meredith Raby
Simpson County
City: Franklin
College Preference: Western Kentucky University
Career Goals: Environmental Science
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Titanium, by Sia, covered by Madilyn Bailey, choreographed by Carrie Cook)
Raegan Mardis
Taylor County
City: Campbellsville
College Preference: Western Kentucky University
Career Goals: Dentistry
Talent: Original Monologue (Be You, by Raegan Mardis)
Jadelin Morrow
Trigg County
City: Cadiz
College Preference: Murray State University
Career Goals: Forensic Scientist
Talent: Archery Exhibition (Radioactive, by Imagine Dragons)
Mallory White
Union County
City: Sturgis
College Preference: Murray State University
Career Goals: First Female Commissioner of Agriculture in KY.
Talent: Monologue ("Queendom", by John Gordon)
Leah Tabor
Warren County
City: Rockfield
College Preference: Belmont University
Career Goals: Physician (Anesthesiologist)
Talent: Dance (California Dreamin’, by sung by Sia, choreographed by Amanda Clark)
Mary Medley
Washington County
City: Springfield
College Preference: Bellarmine University
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: Vocal Performance (“On My Own”, by Claude- Michel Schönberg)
Natalie Austin
Webster County
City: Dixon
College Preference: Western Kentucky University
Career Goals: Mechanical Engineer
Talent: Acrobatic Routine (Great Balls of Fire, by Jerry Lee Lewis)
Jaid Goh
Woodford County
City: Versailles
College Preference: Georgia Institute of Technology
Career Goals: Computer Science Engineering
Talent: Tap Dance (Sing, Sing, Sing, by Benny Goodman )
