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 2021.
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Morgan McGlothin
Choctaw County
City: Ackerman
College Preference: University of Southern Mississippi
Career Goals: Speech-Language Pathology
Talent: Vocal (For Good , by Stephen Schwarst)
Taniya Davis-Holt
Clarke County
City: Quitman
College Preference: California State University at San Marcos
Career Goals: Neonatal Nurse
Talent: Lyrical Dance ("Rise Up", by Andra Day)
Akura Brown
Copiah County
City: hazlehurst
College Preference: Mississipi College
Career Goals: Labor and Delivery Nurse
Talent: Monologue (Chatterbox, by Grace Woosley )
Anna Welborn
East Jackson County
City: Moss Point
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Journalist
Talent: Musical Theatre (Naughty from Matilda the Musical, by Tim Minchin)
Jalyssiah Ott
East Lauderdale
City: Marion
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Social working
Talent: acro lyrical dance routine (Rise Up , by Andra Day )
Laney Hulbert
George
City: Lucedale
College Preference: University of Mississippi
Career Goals: Attorney
Talent: Ballet en Pointe (Victory, by Bond)
Edith Havard
Greene County
City: Lucedale
College Preference: Mississippi State
Career Goals: Business
Talent: Baton Twirling (Holding Out For a Hero, by Bonnie Tyler)
Rachael Barbieri
Lamar County
City: Hattiesburg
College Preference: University of Mississippi
Career Goals: chemical engineer
Talent: Dance (Heaven is a Place on Earth, by Katie Thompson)
Georgia Rudolph
Leake County
City: Carthage
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Special Needs Therapist
Talent: Vocal Presentation (Desperado, by The Eagles)
Ashley Bassett
Madison County
City: Madison
College Preference: Mississippi College
Career Goals: Pursue a career in the medical field
Talent: Piano (Whitewater Chopped Sticks, by Calvin Jones)
Mary Moran
Neshoba County
City: Philadelphia
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineering then medical school
Talent: Piano Performance (Polonaise in G Minor, by Frederic Chopin)
Bralynn Newell
Newton County
City: Newton
College Preference: East Central \ MSU
Career Goals: Secondary Education
Talent: Vocal ("Young and Beautiful", by Lana Del Ray)
Sydney Hanson
Pascagoula
City: Pascagoula
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Cosmetic Dermatologist
Talent: Jazz Dance (Ain't No Sumshine , by Lido Remix)
Anna Carroll
Pearl River County
City: Carriere
College Preference: University of Southern Mississippi
Career Goals: My career goal is to be a Clinical Geneticist.
Talent: Piano Performance (Jurassic Park Main Theme, by composed by John Williams and arranged by Patrik Pietschmann)
Loren Wade
Petal
City: Petal
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Registered Nurse
Talent: Piano (L'Orage (The Storm), by Johann Burgmuller )
Shelby Tisdale
Rankin County
City: Pearl
College Preference: Duke University
Career Goals: Undecided
Talent: Spoken Word Poetry (Genesis, by Shelby Tisdale)
Hannah Horton
Scott County
City: Forest
College Preference: East Central Community College
Career Goals: Elementary Education
Talent: Singing (You Say, by Lauren Daigle)
Karli Welch
Simpson County
City: Mendenhall
College Preference: USM or UMMC.
Career Goals: Become a Nurse Practitioner or Physical Therapist
Talent: Singer (Wind Beneath My Wings, by Bette Midler)
Marley Thornton
Smith County
City: Raleigh
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Veterinarian
Talent: Vocal (I've Got the World on a String, by Ted Koehler)
Makenzie Stone
Starkville
City: Starkville
College Preference: Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: Dermatologist
Talent: Vocal Presentation (Journey To the Past, by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens)
Abney Pittman
Wayne County
City: Waynesboro
College Preference: The University of Mississippi
Career Goals: Doctor of Pharmacy
Talent: Speed Art (Chalk, by Self)
Evan Cain
West Jackson County
City: Ocean Springs
College Preference: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Career Goals: Pediatric Cardiologist
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Ashes, by Celine Dion)
Caroline Prewitt
West Lauderdale
City: Meridian
College Preference: Washington University in St. Louis
Career Goals: working with an international non-profit
Talent: Vocal (I See Stars from Mean Girls the Musical, by )
Chloe Weeks
Winston County
City: Louisville
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Pediatric Oncologist
Talent: Piano (Whitewater Chopped Sticks , by Calvin Jones )
