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 Alabama participants for the Class of 2019.
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Emaleigh Marchant
Bibb County
City: Woodstock
College Preference: University of West Alabama
Career Goals: Reporter and Broadcast News Analyst
Talent: Musical Theater Performance ("Journey to the Past", by "Anastasia")
Kyla Mathner
Coffee County
City: Enterprise
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Surgical Physician's Assistant
Talent: Dance (Contemporary Acro) (This is Me, by Keala Settle)
Samantha Adams
Dale County
City: Ozark
College Preference: The University of Alabama
Career Goals: Pursue a Juris Doctorate
Talent: Dance (Mash-Up, by Samantha Adams)
Katherine Andrews
Distinguished Young Woman of St. Clair County for 2019
City: Springville
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Dancer
Talent: Lyrical Dance (The Champion , by Carrie Underwood )
Abigail Church
Mobile County
City: Mobile
College Preference: University of Mississippi
Career Goals: Neuroscientist
Talent: Pointe Dance (Kitri's Act III Variation, by Caroline Tison)
Kaylee Knight
Monroe County
City: Monroeville
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Criminal Psychology/ Law
Talent: Monologue (“I Kissed a Boy Once” , by Wade Bradford)
Pressley Madison
Walker County
City: Jasper
College Preference: UAB
Career Goals: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Talent: Signing to Original Poem ("Hands to Communicate", by Pressley Madison)
Mary Healey
Winner
City: Wetumpka
College Preference: Troy University
Career Goals: Ministry and Theatre
Talent: Musical Theatre (What Do I Do with My Arms, by Carner and Gregor)
