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.[2]

Biography

Trent won the title of Miss Kentucky on July 17, 2010, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Mallory Ervin.[3] Trent was among the top ten in the Miss America 2011 pageant.[4]

Trent publicly came out as gay with an announcement on her blog, "I am queer," on February 20, 2014.[4][5] The self-described 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."[5]

Trent is an honorary co-chair of Southerners For the Freedom to Marry.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "About DjuanTrent". YouTube.
  2. ^ Herald-Leader Staff Report (July 18, 2010). "Berea grad wins Miss Kentucky". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Miss Kentucky 2010". Miss Kentucky Organization. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Sieczkowski, Cavan (March 7, 2014). "Former Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent Comes Out As Queer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c 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 Miss Kentucky
2010 		Succeeded by
Ann-Blair Thornton
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djuan_Trent
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