Clark Janell Davis
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| File:Clark Davis Day 20160123.jpg
Miss Kentucky Clark Davis Day, Saturday, January 23, 2016
|
|
| Born | August 9, 1997 Lexington, Kentucky, US |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Kentucky |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Horse Capital of the World 2015 Miss Kentucky 2015 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss America 2016 |
Clark Janell Davis (born August 9, 1997) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Lexington, Kentucky, who was crowned Miss Kentucky 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.
Contents
Pageant career
On January 10, 2015, in a pageant held at Lexington Christian Academy, Davis was crowned Miss Horse Capital of the World 2015.[1] With that title, she entered the Miss Kentucky pageant in July 2015 as one of 31 qualifiers for the state title.[2] Competing at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the University of Kentucky campus, Davis sang "Summertime" from the opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin in the talent portion of the program.[2][3][4] Her public service platform is increasing public awareness of dyslexia, a learning disability that Davis has worked to overcome since childhood.[5][6]
Davis won the competition on Saturday, July 4, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Kentucky titleholder Ramsey Carpenter.[3][4][6] She earned more than $15,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[7] As Miss Kentucky, Davis' activities include public appearances across the state of Kentucky and the country sharing her struggles with dyslexia, plus her message of determination and perseverance which allowed her to graduate a year early from high school and attend the University of Kentucky on full scholarship.[3] Clark created the Best Me I Can Be Foundation as a way to promote dyslexia awareness. The foundation helps to provide testing for students and training for educators.
Vying for Miss America 2016
Davis was Kentucky's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[5][8] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. Davis was the youngest competitor[9] She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.[10][11]
Early life and education
Davis is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, and attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Lexington, Kentucky, as a drama major from the 4th to the 8th grade. She is a 2014 graduate of Lafayette High School.[3] Her father is Johnathon Davis and her mother is Ginger Lynn Davis (née Clark).[4][6] Her older brother, Jackson Thomas Davis, is a member of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team.[4][8]
Davis is a student at University of Kentucky where she studies vocal performance and political science.[3][6][12]
Awards and honors
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. was issued on February 1, 2016, by the Kentucky State Senate.
- "Miss Kentucky Clark Davis Day" was declared for Saturday, January 23, 2016, by Lexington Mayor Jim Gray.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://keyconversationsradio.com/miss-kentucky-will-be-youngest-in-miss-america-competition/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Miss Kentucky official website
- Clark Janell Davis on Facebook
- Clark Janell Davis on Instagram
- Clark Janell Davis on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Miss Kentucky 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
