Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant

2019 Miss Davison and Court

The 2021 Pageant will be held Thursday, June 24, 2021.

Miss Davison 2019 Sophia Biazza
Court members Grace White and Emily Moriartey

Covid-19 Update

The Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant has been crowning excellence since 1938. Sometimes excellence means putting public health first. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing restrictions on events for the foreseeable future, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Miss Davison Pageant.

This is not the first time the Pageant has been affected by world events. It was also suspended from 1940-1948 due to World War II.

The Pageant has a strong history of 82 years and will resume in 2021 along with the Princess Program. Our reigning Miss Davison and Court will continue until then, resuming duties as it is appropriate and safe to do so.

To ensure that no young lady misses out on an opportunity to participate, the age limit will be increased to age 19 for the 2021 pageant only.

Any questions can be emailed to Missdavison@charter.net. Please continue to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and check our website at Missdavison.org.

We look forward to continuing the tradition of crowning excellence on June 24, 2021. Until then, stay safe, stay healthy.

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

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 Secretary at the Transition Center. 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 five-year old son.

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.

Lori Tallman Kendrick has been an attorney for 30 years and owns her own law firm in Davison. She is also and adjunct professor at Baker College of Auburn Hills. Lori is a former Miss Davison and has been involved with the Miss Davison Scholarship Pageant for 39 years, primarily as a pageant director. She was also the producer of the Miss Flint/Genesee County Scholarship Pageant, a local pageant in the Miss America Organization, for many years and has judged several area pageants. 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 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, Colin (Kenzie) and Morgan and one granddaughter Braislynn.

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.