Taylor Tyson, Miss Florida 2018, will share how Miss America empowered her to lead the next generation in pursuing academic excellence, leadership roles, and community outreach initiatives.

Registration ends Monday, December 17.

About the Presenter:

Taylor is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Florida Atlantic University, accepted to Stetson University’s College of Law to obtain her JD/LLM joint- degree in Trial Advocacy. Classically trained since age four, Taylor has studied piano with Van Cliburn winner Vladimir Viardo, at Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute, and at Academie Pianistique Internationale in France. Taylor realized her true calling for empowering women after facing discrimination in the male-dominated fields of classical music and academia. With twelve years of experience mentoring girls, she is committed to equipping young women with practical tools they need to lean in, rise up, and boldly pursue greatness.

Taylor was crowned Miss Florida 2018 on June 30, 2018 at Youkey Theater in Lakeland, Florida. During the Miss America Pageant, this past September, she was awarded a preliminary talent award and finished as the third runner up.