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 Mississippi participants for the Class of 2022.
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Alayna Richardson
Attala County
City: Kosciusko
College Preference: Holmes C. C. then Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Psychiatry
Talent: Vocal performance (Defying Gravity from Wicked, by Stephen Schwartz)
Kiersen Easley
Choctaw County, MS
City: Ackerman
College Preference: Mississippi University for Women
Career Goals: Registered Nurse
Talent: Piano (Swan Lake, by P. Tchaikovsky )
Nya Nobles
Clarke County
City: Shubuta
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry
Talent: Color Guard (Ocean Eyes , by Billie Eilish )
Abigail Vargheese
Clinton
City: Clinton
College Preference: University of Chicago
Career Goals: Pediatrician
Talent: Dance (Aaja Nachle, by Sunidhi Chauhan)
Chelsea Sullivan
Covington County
City: Taylorsville
College Preference: Southern Miss
Career Goals: Enlist in military & pursue a career in Forensics
Talent: Piano (Minuet in G minor, by Bach)
Hannah Grace Crain
DeSoto County
City: Hernando
College Preference: Vanderbilt
Career Goals: intelligence, criminal justice/investigation
Talent: vocal performance (Crossing a Bridge, by Christy Altomare, Anastasia)
Kate Myrick
East Jackson County
City: Lucedale
College Preference: University of Mobile
Career Goals: Music Performance
Talent: Piano and Vocal Performance (House on a Hill, by Amanda Cook)
Christina Danford
Forrest County
City: Hattiesburg
College Preference: United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD
Career Goals: Military Physician
Talent: Violin (Ladies in Lavender, by Nigel Hess)
Lindee Wilson
George County
City: Lucedale
College Preference: University of Southern Mississippi
Career Goals: Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Talent: Piano (Scherzo in B Flat Minor , by Frederic Chopin )
Taylor Garretson
Greene County
City: Leakesville
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Fashion Consultant and Stylist
Talent: Contemporary Lyrical Dance (Beautiful, by Christina Aguilera )
Neeley Robertson
Jones County
City: Ellisville
College Preference: University of Mississippi
Career Goals: Professional entertainer (Broadway/ television)
Talent: Vocal performance (“Gimme Gimme” from the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, by Dick Scanlan and Richard Morris)
Elsie Tucker
Lafayette County
City: Oxford
College Preference: undecided
Career Goals: undecided: business, IMC, and possibly law school
Talent: Singing (Over The Rainbow, by E.Y. Harburg)
Maggie Triplett
Lauderdale County
City: Meridian
College Preference: Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: Professional classical vocalist/ professor of musi
Talent: Vocal Performance (Think of Me, by Andrew Loyd Webber)
Acadiana Pannell
Lee County
City: Saltillo
College Preference: Xavier University
Career Goals: I hope to become a plastic surgeon.
Talent: Science Experiment
Margaret Birks
Lowndes County
City: Columbus
College Preference: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Career Goals: Analytical Chemist
Talent: Dance (Contemporary , by )
Advikaa Anand
Madison County
City: Madison
College Preference: Brown
Career Goals: Family Lawyer
Talent: Writing Poetry (Self-authored poem, by Advikaa Anand )
Julia Johnson
Marion County
City: Columbia
College Preference: University of Southern MS
Career Goals: Music Professor/Performer
Talent: Musical Selection (Hopelessly Devoted to You , by John Farrar)
Faith Shumaker
Neshoba County
City: Philadelphia
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Sports Broadcaster
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Hold On To Me, by Lauren Daigle)
Alyssa McMullan
Newton County
City: Decatur
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Medical field
Talent: Dance ("Bird Set Free", by )
Katherine Herring
Pascagoula, MS
City: Pascagoula
College Preference: University of Mississippi
Career Goals: Apply for Pre-Pharmacy program at Ole Miss
Talent: Contemporary Dancing (“Heart Cry” , by By Drehz )
Presley Bauer
Pearl River County
City: Carriere
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Dancer/ Dance Choreographer
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Hold On To Me , by Lauren Daigle )
Sarah High
Petal
City: Petal
College Preference: Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: Physician
Talent: Concert Marimba (Excerpt from Parody, by Jesse Monkman)
Kylie Powell
Scott County
City: Forest
College Preference: BYU Provo
Career Goals: Special Education Teacher
Talent: Piano (Rustles of Spring, by Christian Sinding)
Megan Maddox
Simpson County
City: Magee
College Preference: University of Southern Mississippi
Career Goals: Registered Nurse
Talent: Singing (Can’t Help Falling in Love, by Elvis Presley)
Morgan Prestage
Smith County
City: Morton
College Preference: Jones College
Career Goals: Registered Nurse
Talent: Piano (My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice from , by Camille Saint-Saens )
Emmy Moyen
Starkville
City: Starkville
College Preference: Belmont University
Career Goals: Music Business, Music Performance
Talent: Singing and playing guitar (Be a Light, by Thomas Rhett (feat. Reba McEntire, Hilary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban))
Karolina Heathcock
Wayne County
City: Waynesboro
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineering
Talent: Clogging Routine (Fireball, by Pitbull)
Hallie Everett
West Jackson County
City: Vancleave
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: International Business
Talent: Singing (She Used To Be Mine , by Sara Bareilles)
Sydney Curran
Winston County
City: Louisville
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Pediatric Nurse
Talent: Piano Performance (Rhapsodie Mignonne, by Carl Kolling )
