Djuan Trent

Djuan Trent
Trent at the D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C. in 2011
Born
Djuan Keila Trent

(1986-11-20) November 20, 1986
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
EducationBerea College (B.A.)
OccupationsYouTube personality and former beauty pageant titleholder
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Carter County 2009
Miss Berea Area 2010
Miss Kentucky 2010
Hair colorBrunette
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Kentucky 2009 (Top 10)
Miss America 2011 (Top 10)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
GenreVlogging
Subscribers207[1]
Views10,694[1]
Last updated: January 23, 2017
Websitewww.djuantrent.com

Djuan Keila Trent (born November 20, 1986) is an American YouTube personality and former beauty pageant titleholder from Columbus, Georgia who was named Miss Kentucky 2010.[2]

Biography

Trent graduated from Berea College in 2009[3] having majored in theater performance.[4]

Trent won the title of Miss Kentucky on July 17, 2010, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Mallory Ervin.[5] Trent was among the top ten in the Miss America 2011 pageant.[6]

Trent publicly came out as queer with an announcement on her blog on February 20, 2014.[6][7] The self-described former student from a Southern Baptist conservative Christian school told The Huffington Post that she came out "to help foster visibility of young queer women of color."[7]

Trent is an honorary co-chair of Southerners For the Freedom to Marry.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "About DjuanTrent". YouTube.
  2. ^ Herald-Leader Staff Report (July 18, 2010). "Berea grad wins Miss Kentucky". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Alumna to Vie for Miss America Crown" (PDF). Berea College Magazine. Vol. 81, no. 1. Summer 2010. p. 40. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Trent, Djuan". Notable Kentucky African Americans Database. Reinette Jones & University of Kentucky Libraries. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Miss Kentucky 2010". Miss Kentucky Organization. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Sieczkowski, Cavan (February 2, 2016) [Originally published March 7, 2014]. "Former Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent Comes Out As Queer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Signorile, Michelangelo (February 2, 2016) [Originally published April 2, 2014]. "Djuan Trent, Former Miss Kentucky, On Why She Came Out As 'Queer,'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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