Jessica Pray
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Jessica Elizabeth Pray, is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Johnston, Iowa
who was named Miss Iowa
2011.
on June 11, 2011, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Pauli Mayfield. Pray's platform is "Saving Lives Through the Gift of Blood Donation". Pray began with her platform chairing several blood drives at her high school and has since become an official volunteer at blood centers across the state of Iowa, working to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation
. Pray is a student at the University of Iowa
and has completed her freshman year, double majoring in Vocal Performance and Theater Arts. Pray was a member of the London-based contemporary-classical vocal trio Moda, along with Lucy Ely of London and Hana Huljic of Croatia.
Johnston, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,278 in the city, with a population density of . There were 6,618 housing units, of which 6,369 were occupied....
who was named Miss Iowa
Miss Iowa
The Miss Iowa competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss America pageant.In 1970, Miss Iowa Cheryl Adrianne Browne became the first African American ever to compete in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City...
2011.
Biography
She won the title of Miss IowaMiss Iowa
The Miss Iowa competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss America pageant.In 1970, Miss Iowa Cheryl Adrianne Browne became the first African American ever to compete in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City...
on June 11, 2011, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Pauli Mayfield. Pray's platform is "Saving Lives Through the Gift of Blood Donation". Pray began with her platform chairing several blood drives at her high school and has since become an official volunteer at blood centers across the state of Iowa, working to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation
Blood donation
A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called fractionation....
. Pray is a student at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
and has completed her freshman year, double majoring in Vocal Performance and Theater Arts. Pray was a member of the London-based contemporary-classical vocal trio Moda, along with Lucy Ely of London and Hana Huljic of Croatia.
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- Miss Iowa Scholarship Program