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 Nevada participants for the Class of 2021.
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Sarah Czarnecki
City: Henderson
College Preference: University of Oklahoma
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: Dance (The Longest Time, by Billy Joel)
Alanna Dunning
City: Las Vegas
College Preference: Western Washington University
Career Goals: Sustainability Manager
Talent: Singing (, by Alanna Dunning)
Justice Lefear
City: Las Vegas
College Preference: Prairie View A&M University
Career Goals: Juvenile Justice Counselor
Talent: Spoken Word ("Descript", by Self-Created)
Sydney Lin
City: Las Vegas
College Preference: Columbia University
Career Goals: Engineer
Talent: Vocal Performance (Think of Me, by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Elizabeth Parker
City: Las Vegas
College Preference:
Career Goals: Music Education
Talent: Violin (Souvenir de Sarasate, by Potstock)
Melanie Plasse
City: Fallon
College Preference: University of Utah
Career Goals: Psychology and Exercise Science
Talent: Lyrical Ballet (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker, by Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Jef Horne)
Giselle Strong
City: Las Vegas
College Preference: University of Southern California
Career Goals: Recording Artist, Vocal Performance
Talent: Vocal Perfromance (Freedom, by Beyonce Knowles-Carter)
Kayla Thomas
City: Henderson
College Preference: UNR
Career Goals: Animator, Writer, Voice Actress
Talent: Dancing (Fake Love Choreography by BTS, by BTS)
