Jessica Pray

Jessica Pray

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Jessica Elizabeth Pray August 20, 1992 (1992-08-20) (age 19) Johnston, Iowa
Education	University of Iowa
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Hair color	Brunette
Eye color	Blue
Title(s)	Miss Iowa 2011 Miss Muscatine 2011
Major competition(s)	Miss America 2012

Jessica Elizabeth Pray, (born August 20, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Johnston, Iowa who was named Miss Iowa 2011.

Biography

She won the title of Miss Iowa on June 11, 2011, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Pauli Mayfield.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Miss Muscatine wins Iowa Crown". QC Times. June 11, 2011. http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_3d434f6a-94ae-11e0-8c1e-001cc4c002e0.html. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
2. ^ "Miss Muscatine's 2-for-2". Muscatine Journal. June 12, 2011. http://muscatinejournal.com/news/local/article_d4c9bac8-9566-11e0-98a8-001cc4c002e0.html. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
3. ^ "Spotlight: Freshman opera singer hits high note". Daily Iowan. April 13, 2011. http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/04/13/Metro/22802.html. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 

External links

• Jessica Pray on Facebook
• Jessica Pray on Twitter
• Jessica Pray on YouTube
• Miss Iowa Scholarship Program

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Pauli Mayfield	Miss Iowa 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Pray, Jessica
Alternative names
Short description	Miss Iowa 2011
Date of birth	August 20, 1992
Place of birth	Johnston, Iowa
Date of death
Place of death