Djuan Trent

Djuan Trent

Djuan Trent at the D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C.
Born Djuan Keila Trent
(1986-11-20) November 20, 1986
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Residence Berea, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater Berea College
Djuan Trent
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color Brunette
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Carter County 2009
Miss Berea Area 2010
Miss Kentucky 2010
Major
competition(s)
Miss Kentucky 2009 (Top 10)
Miss America 2011 (Top 10)

Djuan Keila Trent (born November 20, 1986) is a former American beauty pageant titleholder from Columbus, Georgia who was named Miss Kentucky 2010.[1]

Biography

Trent won the title of Miss Kentucky on July 17, 2010, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Mallory Ervin.[2] Trent was among the top ten in the 2011 Miss America pageant.[3]

Trent publicly came out as queer with an announcement on her blog, "I am queer," on Feb. 20, 2014.[3][4] The self-proclaimed former student from a "Southern Baptist conservative Christian school" told Huffington Post that she came out "to help foster visibility of young queer women of color."[4]

Trent is an honorary co-chair of Southerners For the Freedom to Marry.[4]

References

  1. "Berea grad wins Miss Kentucky | Madison County". Lexington Herald-Leader. July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  2. "Miss Kentucky 2010". Miss Kentucky Organization. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Sieczkowski, Cavan (7 March 2014). "Former Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent Comes Out As Queer". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Signorile, Michelangelo (2 April 2014). "Djuan Trent, Former Miss Kentucky, On Why She Came Out As 'Queer,'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mallory Ervin
Miss Kentucky
2010
Succeeded by
Ann-Blair Thornton
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