Presents

Olay x EBONY HBCU STEM Queens

Since 1975, EBONY has celebrated Black collegiate women – poised to make a positive change in the African American community – through the Campus Queens competition at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). EBONY is proud to continue its longest-running editorial franchise. And this year, we’re excited to be partnering with OLAY. OLAY x EBONY’s HBCU STEM Queens competition highlights brilliant students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs.

On September 30th, we invited you to begin voting for a host of talented candidates. We are proud to announce that these beautiful, and accomplished OLAY x EBONY HBCU STEM Queens will be featured in EBONY’s commemorative print issue debuting on select newsstands in February 2022.

After a full and complete audit, below you will find the 2021 OLAY x EBONY HBCU STEM Queens!

TAYLOR JOHNSON
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
NURSING
TAYLOR_JOHNSON

JAMIRRA FRANKLIN
SPELMAN COLLEGE
HEALTH SCIENCE
JAMIRRA_FRANKLIN

NADINE ABAZIE
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
BIOLOGY

Alena-wicker
ALENA WICKER
OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

DESTNEY JOHNSON
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DESTNEY_JOHNSON

ESTHER NWOZO
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
BIOLOGY
ESTHER_NWOZO

ALEXIS_VANZANDT
ALEXIS VANZANDT
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
BIOLOGY

SHIA_GOURDET
SHIA GOURDET
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
MATHEMATICS/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

RAELYN HENDERSON
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
RAELYN_HENDERSON

KIRSTEN MCGOWAN
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
PHARMACY
KIRSTEN_MCGOWN

About the Olay HBCU STEM Queens

OLAY recognizes the importance of achieving gender parity across all industries and noticed a significant gap across STEM in particular. In 2020, OLAY announced its ambitious mission to #FacetheSTEMgap: doubling the number of women in STEM careers and tripling the number of women of color in STEM by 2030 by kicking off an initiative with a $1 million commitment, and an initial $500,000 donation HBCUs to support women of color in pursuit of STEM careers. Olay recognizes the importance of getting women and girls interested in STEM because they truly hold the key to the future. This year, OLAY is proud to send 1,200 girls to code camp with Black Girls CODE as part of the #DecodetheBias campaign. In partnership with OLAY, EBONY will not only highlight female STEM students online as well as in EBONY’s Commemorative Print Magazine issue and a trip to Los Angeles!