Djuan Trent

Djuan Trent

Trent at the D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C. in 2011.
Born Djuan Keila Trent
(1986-11-20) November 20, 1986
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Residence Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Berea College (B.A.)
Occupation YouTube personality and former beauty pageant titleholder
Home town Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Website Official website
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)
YouTube information
Channel DjuanTrent
Years active 2012–present
Genre Vlogging
Subscribers 207
Total views 10,694
Subscriber and view counts updated as of January 23, 2017.

Djuan Keila Trent (born November 20, 1986) is an American YouTube personality and former 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 Miss America 2011 pageant.[3]

Trent publicly came out as gay with an announcement on her blog, "I am queer," on February 20, 2014.[3][4] The self-proclaimed former student from a "Southern Baptist conservative Christian school" told The 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. ↑ Herald-Leader Staff Report (July 18, 2010). "Berea grad wins Miss Kentucky". Lexington Herald-Leader. 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 (March 7, 2014). "Former Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent Comes Out As Queer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Signorile, Michelangelo (April 2, 2014). "Djuan Trent, Former Miss Kentucky, On Why She Came Out As 'Queer,'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mallory Ervin		 Miss Kentucky
2010 		Succeeded by
Ann-Blair Thornton
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