Clark Janell Davis

File:Clark Davis, Miss Kentucky 2015 (Photo Credit- Phillips Mitchell Photography).jpg On January 10, 2015, in a pageant held at Lexington Christian Academy, Davis was crowned Miss Horse Capital of the World 2015. With that title, she entered the Miss Kentucky pageant in July 2015 as one of 31 qualifiers for the state title. Competing at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the University of Kentucky campus, Davis sang "Summertime" from the opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin in the talent portion of the program. Her public service platform is increasing public awareness of dyslexia, a learning disability that Davis has worked to overcome since childhood.

Davis won the competition on Saturday, July 4, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Kentucky titleholder Ramsey Carpenter. She earned more than $15,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Kentucky, Davis' activities include public appearances across the state of Kentucky and the country sharing her struggles with dyslexia, plus her message of determination and perseverance which allowed her to graduate a year early from high school and attend the University of Kentucky on full scholarship.

Davis was Kentucky's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. Davis was the youngest competitor{{cite web |url=http://keyconversationsradio.com/miss-kentucky-will-be-youngest-in-miss-america-competition/ |title=Miss Kentucky will be youngest in Miss America Competition {{!}} LexTown Publications |website=keyconversationsradio.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120153016/http://keyconversationsradio.com/miss-kentucky-will-be-youngest-in-miss-america-competition/ |archive-date=2015-11-20}} She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.

Davis is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, and attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Lexington, Kentucky, as a drama major from the 4th to the 8th grade. She is a 2014 graduate of Lafayette High School. Her father is Johnathon Davis and her mother is Ginger Lynn Davis (née Clark).

Davis attended the University of Kentucky where she studied vocal performance and political science.

• {{cite news |title=A Resolution to Honor 2015 Miss Kentucky Clark Janell Davis|url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16rs/sr97/bill.pdf}} was issued on February 1, 2016, by the Kentucky State Senate.

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{{cite web|publisher=Miss Kentucky |title=Clark Janell Davis, Miss Kentucky 2015 |url=http://www.misskentuckypageant.com/missky.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709051256/http://www.misskentuckypageant.com/missky.html |archive-date=2015-07-09 |access-date=July 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web|publisher=Miss Kentucky |title=2015 Scholarship Contributors |url=http://www.misskentuckypageant.com/id9.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709052021/http://www.misskentuckypageant.com/id9.html |archive-date=2015-07-09 |access-date=July 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |publisher=McClatchy |location=Lexington, KY |title=Pageant winners named |url=http://www.kentucky.com/2015/03/09/3735770/fayette-county-foundation-funds.html |date=March 9, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}

{{cite news |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |publisher=McClatchy |location=Lexington, KY |title=Miss Kentucky 2015 to be crowned July 4 at Singletary Center |page=C3 |url=http://www.kentucky.com/2015/06/29/3923444/miss-kentucky-2015-to-be-crowned.html |date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}

{{cite news |first=Justin |last=Madden |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |publisher=McClatchy |location=Lexington, KY |title=Clark Janell Davis of Lexington is crowned Miss Kentucky 2015 |page=B1 |url=http://www.kentucky.com/2015/07/04/3931016_clark-janell-davis-of-lexington.html |date=July 4, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}

{{cite news |first=David |last=Woods |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett |location=Indianapolis, IN |title=Miss Kentucky is sister of Butler basketball player |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/butler-insider/2015/07/07/miss-kentucky-is-sister-of-butler-basketball-player/29821201/ |date=July 7, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}

{{cite news |first=Kami |last=Mattioli |work=Sporting News |publisher=Perform Group |location=Charlotte, NC |title=Butler basketball has ties to Miss America pageant |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2015-07-07/butler-basketball-miss-america-kentucky-clark-jackson-davis |date=July 7, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}

{{cite web |publisher=Miss America |title=Miss America Show Scholarships 2016 |url=http://www.missamerica.org/scholarships/showscholarships.aspx |access-date=September 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013101526/http://www.missamerica.org/scholarships/showscholarships.aspx |archive-date=October 13, 2015 }}

{{cite press release |publisher=Miss America |title=The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards |url=http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=905 |date=September 16, 2015 |access-date=September 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927043803/http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=905 |archive-date=September 27, 2015 }}

{{cite news |work=They Came Before: The Legacy of African-American Pioneers and Trailblazers at the University of Kentucky |publisher=University of Kentucky Alumni Association |title=Clark Janell Davis |url=http://www.ukalumni.net/s/1052/semi-blank-noimg.aspx?sid=1052&gid=1&pgid=6804 |page=101 |date=February 2016}}

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• {{cite news |title=Clark Janell Davis Miss Kentucky IFLEX 2016 |url=https://vimeo.com/165065010 |work=IdeaFestival Bluegrass Youth Day & Career Maker Faire |publisher=donein60 |date=April 21, 2016 |access-date=August 12, 2016}}
• {{cite news |work=WKYT |title=Miss Kentucky gives her crown to a little girl battling cancer |url=http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Miss-Kentucky-gives-her-crown-to-a-little-girl-battling-cancer-382121261.html |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2016}}
• {{cite news |first=John |last=Gregory |work=Connections with Renee Shaw |publisher=Kentucky Educational Television |title=Miss Kentucky Clark Janell Davis |url=http://www.ket.org/living/miss-kentucky-clark-janell-davis/ |date=November 23, 2015 |access-date=November 30, 2015}}
• {{cite news |first=Ron |last=Curry |publisher=YouTube |title=Clark Davis Miss Kentucky 2015 speaks at EKU |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAZIW1Z2BE4 |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=December 30, 2015}}
• {{cite news |first=Cheryl |last=Truman |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |title=Lexington's Clark Janell Davis, 17 is ready to be Miss America, then POTUS |url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/community/article44609820.html |date=July 13, 2015 |access-date=November 30, 2015}}
• {{cite news |via=YouTube |publisher=WKYT-TV |title=Miss Kentucky - Clark Janell Davis |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUOZmkUwWpw |date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=2023-02-14}}
• {{cite news |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |via=YouTube |title=Behind the scenes after crowning of 2015 Miss Kentucky |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvma1xZxmow |date=July 4, 2015 |access-date=2023-02-14}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20180822070517/https://clarkjdavis.com/ Clark Janell Davis - Personal Website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070625101356/http://www.misskentuckypageant.com/ Miss Kentucky Official Website]

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