Jessica Pray

Jessica Pray
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Jessica Elizabeth Pray
(1992-08-20) August 20, 1992
Johnston, Iowa
Education University of Iowa
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color Brunette
Eye color Blue
Title(s) Miss Muscatine 2011
Miss Iowa 2011
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2012 (Top 10)
Official website

Jessica Elizabeth Pray (born August 20, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder and soprano opera singer 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] She went on to place in the Top Ten at the Miss America 2012 pageant.

Pray is a graduate student at the Yale School of Music at Yale University working toward a Master of Music degree in Voice. Pray graduated from the University of Iowa in 2015 with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachlor of Arts in Ethics and Public Policy.[3] She was a member of the London-based contemporary-classical vocal trio Moda, along with Lucy Ely of London and Hana Huljic of Croatia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (June 11, 2011). "Miss Muscatine wins Iowa crown". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (June 12, 2011). "Miss Muscatine's 2-for-2". Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Guerra, Clarity (May 11, 2015). "The Student Experience: Jessica Pray". Iowa Now. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Earnest, Nina (April 13, 2011). "Spotlight: Freshman opera singer hits high note". The Daily Iowan (Iowa City, IA). Retrieved September 14, 2011.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Pauli Mayfield		 Miss Iowa
2011 		Succeeded by
Mariah Cary
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