Djuan Keila Trent (born November 20, 1986) is an American

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and former

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titleholder from

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who was named

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2010.

Biography

Trent won the title of

on July 17, 2010, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder

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. Trent was among the top ten in the Miss America 2011 pageant. Trent publicly came out as gay with an announcement on her blog, "I am queer," on February 20, 2014. 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." Trent is an honorary co-chair of Southerners For the Freedom to Marry.

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