Participants
Distinguished Young Women participants come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common: the desire to succeed. Below are the Distinguished Young Women of Utah participants for the Class of 2023.
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Angel Wang
Cottonwood Heights
City: cottonwood heights
College Preference: Brown, Princeton (Super Reaches)
Career Goals: Doctor or Fashion/Interior Designer
Talent: Piano (Serious Variations, by Felix Mendelssohn)
Graycee Wells
Herriman
City: Herriman
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Business Marketing/Communications
Talent: Vocal (La Vie En Rose (English Version), by Annapantsu)
Tanaeya Thompson
Layton
City: Layton
College Preference: Utah Valley University
Career Goals: School Teacher
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Only Love, by Jordan Smith)
Jenna Van De Graaff
Lehi
City: Lehi
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Bachelors in Graphic Design
Talent: Ballroom Dance (You Are The Reason, by Calum Scott, Recorded by Jenna Van De Graaff)
Brooke Christensen
North Highland
City: Highland
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Nurse Practitioner
Talent: Vocal (Defying Gravity, by Idina Menzel)
Selena McClure
North Logan
City: North Logan
College Preference: Brigham Young University - Idaho
Career Goals: Sports Psychology, Interior Design, Nutrition
Talent: Inline Figure Skating (Rescue, by Lauren Daigle)
Charlotte White
North Salt Lake
City: North Salt Lake
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Ballet and Business Management
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Opening, by Philip Glass)
Anna Morgan
North Sandy
City: Sandy
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Industrial Design
Talent: Piano (Jeux D'eau, by Maurice Ravel)
Nicole Clinger
Orem
City: orem
College Preference: Utah Valley University
Career Goals: Music Professor
Talent: Piano (Etude in C minor , by Nicole Clinger)
Camri Sparrow
Richmond
City: Richmond
College Preference: Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Career Goals: Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine
Talent: Piano (Midnight Fire-Alarm, Harry J. Lincoln , by Harry J Lincoln, Arr. by E.T. Paull)
Kylie Summers
Riverton
City: Riverton
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Performing Arts, Design, Marketing
Talent: Vocal (Lascia Ch'io Pianga, by George Frideric Handel)
Megan Tandar
Salt Lake City
City: Salt Lake City
College Preference: Yale University
Career Goals: Behavioral Health, Doctor
Talent: Piano (Chopin Ballade No. 3, by Frederic Chopin)
Gwendolyn Dooley
Santa Clara
City: Santa clara
College Preference: University of Utah
Career Goals: P.H.D in music
Talent: Piano (Avalanche , by Stephen Heller)
Addie Golden
South Highland
City: Highland
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Healthcare Professional
Talent: Piano (Solfeggietto, by C.P.E. Bach)
Ella-Sophia Dunford
St. George
City: Saint George
College Preference: University of Utah
Career Goals: Business
Talent: Harp (Baroque Flamenco, by Ella-Sophia's arrangement of Baroque Flamenco by Deborah Henson-Conant )
Clara Pitts
Taylorsville
City: Taylorsville
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Electrical Engineering
Talent: Vocal (Bye Bye Blackbird, by Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon)
Ella Gilbert
West Jordan
City: West Jordan
College Preference: University of Utah
Career Goals: Marriage and Family Therapist
Talent: Ballet (Paquita Variation 6, Edouard Deldevez, by Choreographed by Joseph Mazilier, composed by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus)
