Luvabulls Dancer is Reigning Miss Chicago
Imani Josey won the coveted title of Miss Chicago in March and was named to the Luvabulls’ 2009.10 team in August
From Bulls.com
Over the last two seasons, a member of the Chicago Luvabulls has claimed Miss Illinois USA honors. With the selection of the 2009.10 team in August, the Luvabulls now have the reigning Miss Chicago on their team too.
A trained dancer and award-winning playwright, Imani Josey won the coveted title of Miss Chicago on March 28, 2009. Shortly following that success, she went on to place as a Top Ten Finalist at the Miss Illinois Scholarship Pageant 2009, a Miss America Pageant preliminary.
The magna cum laude graduate of Howard University is “extremely excited” to put forth her mentorship program for young ladies entitled CROWNS, while joining efforts with Triple Threat Mentoring, a program that assists urban youth in Aurora, IL.
Josey is a former editorial intern for Jet Magazine, having written cover stories and having conducted interviews with celebrities and business professionals. She has also held internships with the legal advocacy organization the Advancement Project as well as the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
In 2005, her one-act play GRACE was selected by the Pegasus Players theater company over 600 entries across the city and was produced at the Chicago Cultural Center at the annual Young Playwrights Festival. She now serves as a judge for the annual competition. A dancer since the age of 3, Josey also cheerleads with the Chicago Mustang Dancers and serves as the team’s co-captain. Josey is also a volunteer for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
Josey is a former Miss John H. Johnson School of Communications (2006-07) at Howard University and (MAAC) District Miss Black and Gold for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. She graduated from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in 2004.
