Candidates
Miss Troy University 2025 Candidates
Zy'Keria Roseman
Zy'Keria Roseman is a junior Criminal Justice major from Birmingham Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Legacy Builders: Empowering Tomorrow, Today.” She will be performing a contemporary dance to "Pray You Catch Me" by Beyoncé.
Grace Shellhouse
Grace Shellhouse is a junior Political Science major with a Legal Studies minor from Andalusia, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Bloom Where You are Planted.” She will be performing a dance en pointe to "Torn" by Nathan Lanier.
Kayla Johns
Kayla Johns is a freshman Nursing major from Millbrook, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Gray for Glioblastoma.” She will be performing a jazz dance to “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson.
Callie Hughes
Callie Hughes is a junior Elementary Education major from Echo, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Impact Library Program.” She will be performing an “All About Me” presentation spoken in Spanish.
Keajah Lomax
Keajah Lomax is a junior Business Management major from Phenix City, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Embracing the Queen Within.” She will be performing a jump rope routine to the classic “Barbie Girl” song.
Makaylah Harvey
Makaylah Harvey is a senior Multimedia Journalism major with a minor in Psychology from Dothan, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Be the Piece.” She will be performing a monologue inspired by her story.
Kaitlyn Smith
Kaitlyn Smith is a junior Early Childhood Education major from Mobile, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Creating Passion for Purpose.” She will be performing Whitney Houston's “Greatest Love of All”.
Taylor Jones
Taylor Jones is a junior Elementary Education major from Rehobeth, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Talk with Taylor: F.R.E.E. Your Anxiety.” She will be performing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland.
Melanie Canada
Melanie Canada is a senior Interdisciplinary Studies major from Marianna, Florida. Her social impact platform is “Reading with Rhinestones.” She will be performing “The Sound of Music” from the classic movie.
Colleen Griffin
Colleen Griffin is a freshman from Millbrook, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Foster Care: Raising Awareness of the Problems Within.” She will be performing an excerpt from Alpha Squadron by Greg Hillis.
Chandler Paymon
Chandler Paymon is a sophomore Nursing major from Pike Road, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “Advocating for Mental Health Awareness.” She will be performing a HERstory, Courageous Minds.
Jhiayla White
Jhiayla White is a senior History major from Troy, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “#Bluehope; Awareness, Advocacy, and Action Against Human Trafficking.” She will be performing a lyrical worship dance to “One Name Jesus” by Naomi Raine.
Gracen Murphy
Gracen Murphy is a sophomore Nursing major from Prattville, Alabama. Her social impact platform is “The Village.” She will be performing a composition by Albert Pieczonka entitled “Taranella” on Piano.
