Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | 2-09 Miss KY Alex Francke

Since 1935 the Miss Kentucky Organization has evolved from a mere beauty pageant into a well-respected program that has provided thousands of dollars in scholarship money to young women in central Kentucky.  For many young girls across the state becoming Miss Kentucky is a dream and the woman crowned each year becomes a role model for so many.  In June of 2019 Lexington native Alex Francke was named Miss Kentucky and from day one she took her role and ran with it.  Francke has spent the last several months working for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture promoting the state’s Kentucky Proud program.  She is passionate about the nonprofit she runs Adopt An Art which provides free art curriculum to schools where there isn’t enough funding for these programs or they have been cut all together.  In this episode of Uniquely Kentucky Alex talks about her time in what she calls her “sparkly hat,” motivating youngsters and she takes us inside the Miss America 2.0 pageant.