destiny kluck DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN OF AMERICA FOR 2021
Georgia ’ s Destiny Kluck was named the Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2021 , during the 64th Annual National Finals .
Destiny is a graduate of Kennesaw Mountain High School . Her academic honors include being named a World Science Scholar , Governor ’ s Honors Program member , Dual County Biochemistry Science Fair winner , Science Olympiad winner , and member of Women Advocacy in Orthopedics and Engineering .
Outside of the classroom , Destiny is passionate about community service . She dedicates her time to many causes , the most prominent being her involvement with youth in foster care and adoptions . As an adopted child herself , she runs a nonprofit called “ Foster4Love-Adopt4Life ” through which she volunteers with foster care youth .
Destiny ’ s passion for adoptions is not limited to foster care youth - she is also passionate about pet adoptions ! Her mother , Debby , is a veterinarian and has shared her passion of giving animals their “ FUR-ever families ” with Destiny .
In the fall , Destiny will attend Brandeis University as a Posse Scholar , an extremely competitive merit-based scholarship program . She will be studying medicine with plans to become a vascular surgeon . Destiny shared , “ I ’ m excited about the communities within the programs I ’ m joining and the opportunity to share my story and experiences with others .”
Winning $ 36,000 in cash scholarships and a gold medallion , Destiny will represent the Class of 2021 as the Distinguished Young Woman of America during this year .
FUN FACTS
• She was adopted from China and is one of three adopted siblings .
• Destiny has helpd bottle-feed five kittens ; an extremely time-consuming and difficult task .
• She began practicing the art of calligraphy to improve her handwriting and fell in love with it !
• Destiny has been dancing since the age of three and plans to continue dance in college at Brandeis University .
• She comes from a large household - she is one of four children , three dogs , and a cat !
• Fashion has always inspired her . She has kept up with a massive fashion Pinterest board since she was in the 8th grade !
• Destiny loves watching “ The Great British Baking Show ,” and although she hasn ’ t picked up any baking skills , she does have a spot-on fake British accent .
• When asked who inspires her , she replied , without hesitation , “ my mom is the most empowering woman I know ... I gain my empathy from her .”
LEFT TO RIGHT , CLOCKWISE : Destiny ready for her interview ; performing en pointe to “ Primavera Portena ” for her talent ; participating in the fitness category during National Finals ; responding to her group ’ s self-expression question during the preliminaries ; with her fellow participants at the Distinguished Young Women of Georgia state program .