Participants
Distinguished Young Women participants come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common: the desire to succeed. Below are the Distinguished Young Women of Michigan participants for the Class of 2021.
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Desiree Herrst
Central Lake
City: Central Lake
College Preference: Swarthmore College
Career Goals: undecided
Talent: Powerlifting demonstration
Carigan Price
Clarkston
City: Clarkston
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Business/Finance
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Listen, by Beyonce)
Maria Cheriyan
Farmington Hills
City: Farmington Hills
College Preference: Harvard College
Career Goals: Computer Scientist, Doctor
Talent: Voice/Singing (The Next Right Thing (Frozen II), by Kristen Bell)
Emily Nyquist
Grand Rapids
City: Grand Rapids
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Attorney with International Justice Mission (IJM)
Talent: Monologue (What is there to Explain from Iron Jawed Angels, by Jennifer Friedes)
Grace Willoughby
Irish Hills
City: Brooklyn
College Preference: Adrian College
Career Goals: Teaching
Talent: Instrumental (In Summer, by Arr. Rick Stitzel)
Sydney Maddox
Lake Orion
City: Lake Orion
College Preference: Duke University
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineer
Talent: Reciting Original Poetry (I Am Measured, by Sydney Maddox )
Anjali Petrucci
Northville
City: Northville
College Preference: The University of Michigan
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineer with a minor in Business
Talent: Dance (Beautiful by Christina Aguilera, by Sonia & Anjali Petrucci)
Rachel Lee
Okemos
City: Okemos
College Preference: Columbia University
Career Goals: Environmental Enginneering
Talent: Cello Solo (Elegie, Op 24, by Gabriel Faure)
Jessica Axtman
Rockford
City: Rockford
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Corporate lawyer
Talent: Violin (Sleepwalking, by Lindsey Sterling)
Emma Elinski
Wayne County
City: Westland
College Preference: Lawrence Technological University
Career Goals: Engineering
Talent: Dance (L-O-V-E, by Nat King Cole)
Morgan Butler
Wayne-Westland
City: Wayne
College Preference: University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Career Goals: Writer
Talent: Dance (They're Playing My Song (Hers), by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager)
Arleth Gonzalez
Westland
City: Westland
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Either dance, psychology, or business
Talent: Dance (Make You Feel My Love, by Sleeping at Last)
