Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant

The 2025 Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant
will be June 19, 2025 7pm,
DHS Performing Arts Center
$5 admission at the door

2024 Miss Davison and Court

Miss Davison 2024 Merrick Spiewak
Court members Haylee Hosea and
Breeanna Bell

The Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant is a program for high school aged girls who live in Davison or attend Davison Schools. Each year the Pageant selects a Miss Davison and two Court Members who serve as youth ambassadors to represent our community and appear at various events and functions throughout the Davison area. They also promote and represent Davison and the Festival of Flags at various festivals, parades and other events throughout the mid-Michigan area. The program awards $2,000 to the young ladies selected as Miss Davison and Court.

The Miss Davison Program is designed to provide young ladies with the skills necessary to become successful, well-rounded women by building confidence and developing character, personal growth, public speaking and interviewing skills. The program encourages education, community service and leadership and provides a positive role model to the young people of our area.

There is no talent or swimsuit competition and beauty is not a judging criteria.

The Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant was started in 1938 and is one of the oldest pageants in the State of Michigan. It has become a long-standing tradition in the community.

Meet the Pageant Directors / Committee

Directors

Lori Tallman Kendrick has been an attorney for over 30 years and owns her own law firm in Davison. She also serves as a Trustee for Davison Township and was an adjunct professor at Baker College of Auburn Hills for 15 years. Lori is a former Miss Davison and has been involved with the Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant for 43 years, primarily as a pageant director. For many years she was also the producer of the Miss Flint/Genesee County Scholarship Pageant, a local pageant in the Miss America Organization, and Lori has judged several area pageants throughout Michigan. Lori is very involved in the community, currently serving as Vice Chair of the Board of the Davison Educational Foundation and previously having served on the Board and as Chair of the Davison Community Fund, as well as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of Great Flint. Lori is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Cooley Law School. She enjoys spending time up north in the summer, boating, and traveling. Lori and her husband Terry Kendrick have three children, Beth Kendrick, Colin (Kenzie) Tallman and Morgan (Zack) Kostka and two grandchildren, Braislynn Tallman and Kolson Kostka.

Jaclyn Adams is a past Miss Davison and graduate of Davison High School. She is a wife and mother of three amazing and active kids. She is a full time Registered Dental Hygienist and has appeared on the Ask Dr. Nandi show as a guest speaker. Residing in Swartz Creek, she has kept active with the Miss Davison organization by volunteering her time backstage for several years prior to coming on board as a Director. She also she co-founded and co-directed the Miss Grand Blanc Scholarship Pageant for many years. Over the years Jaclyn has volunteered her time to many organizations such as Humble Designs Detroit, Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity, and her church. She has also been a grief counselor for Camp Braveheart. She has a passion for doing the little things for strangers every day. Jaclyn, with help from her husband’s building abilities, owns a business out of her home, Bella Una Boutique and Designs. She loves to play classical music on the piano, paint, craft, scrapbook and be with her family.

Jennifer Ragnone is a 2003 Miss Davison Court member and a 2005 graduate of Davison High School. After graduating high school she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre with a Minor in French from the University of Michigan-Flint in 2009. She is employed with the Genesee Intermediate School District as a Project Specialist II - Special Education Services and Medicaid. She also works with PKSA Karate-Davison where she holds a Second Degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do and is the Director and Instructor for the Little Ninjas Preschool Karate Program. She has also served on the Davison Community Fund Advisory Committee for five years where she has helped to fund grants for projects in the Davison area. In addition to Director, she has been a pageant assistant and Technical Stage Director for the Miss Davison Pageant for many years. Jennifer is an avid reader and paddle-boarder and enjoys spending time with her husband, Mark, a teacher at Davison High School, and their son Mark.

Brianna Kemp graduated from Davison High School and was crowned Miss Davison in 2018. She is the first "second generation" Miss Davison as her mother Tina Lukonen Roseberry held the title in 1992. Brianna obtained an Associate of Arts degree from Mott Community College while enrolled in the Davison early college program. Brianna then graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She is currently a PA student at the University of Michigan-Flint and serves as Public Relations chair and will graduate in 2025 with a Master of Science in Physician Assistant. Her passion for helping those in her community is what inspired her to become a PA. She also owns Bri's Balloon Creations and enjoys providing balloon arches, backdrops, bouquets and decor for special events. Aside from studying, Brianna enjoys going up north to her family’s cabin on Hubbard Lake with her husband, Aaron Kemp, and her two dogs.

Shelby Saumier was born and raised in Montrose and graduated from Hill McCloy High School. As a child she was involved in many pageants and held many youth titles. She was also in multiple drama club productions and sang and released her first original song in 2011. In 2014 she held the title of Genesee County Fair Queen and has been involved with the pageant ever since, becoming the pageant superintendent in 2019. She also serves on the Board of the Genesee County Fair. She began working with the Miss Davison Pageant in 2022 and in 2023 is also involved with helping direct the Montrose Blueberry Queen Pageant. Shelby graduated from the University of Michigan Flint with a degree in secondary education as a James B. Angell scholar. She has worked at Davison Community Schools since 2015 working throughout the district, from the Cardinal’s Nest to the Middle School to guest teaching in all of the buildings. Shelby married her husband Lonnie in 2017 and moved to Davison, where they are raising their son Lonnie. She owns an online boutique and blog and loves traveling, singing, racing, and her dogs, Jax and Waylon.

Teresa M. Raysin is a lifelong Davison resident and a graduate of Davison High School. She attended the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Baker College. She has an Associate’s Degree in Accounting, is a Certified Medical Coder and had Enrolled Agent Status with the IRS. An active volunteer, Teresa has served on the Boards of United Way (Fair Winds Girls Scout Council representative), the Davison Area Chamber of Commerce and the Davison Downtown Development Authority. She has served as a pageant director for 18 years. Teresa was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students, was a member of Kappa Phi Sorority Nu Chapter, a member of the Southern Michigan Youth Chorale’s 1985 European Tour, the Flint Festival Chorus, Michigan Festival and Events Association, American Association of Coders, National Women in Business Association and was the owner of Auntie M’s Dolls and Gifts in Davison. She enjoys needlework, reading and gardening and lives in Davison with her three dogs, Suzette, Bridget and Piper.

The Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant
is proud to work with the
Davison Area Chamber of Commerce
to promote the Davison community
and the Festival of Flags

We would like to acknowledge and thank the
Davison Index/View Newspapers
for photos and information contained within this site
and their continued support of our program.