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Your Ms. Classic World is a Mom, Entrepreneur and Former Tomboy. |
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As number nine of twelve children on a farm, growing up was fun,
loving, happy and bustling. She played the violin, cello and
piano; studied every type of dance, and performed in eighteen
plays and productions before the age of eighteen. She enjoyed a
diverse range of activities with her siblings including building
forts, exploring their ranch caves on the weekends, Learning
survival and farming. Throwing events and parties is one of her
favorite things. Creating traditions and close bonds, she has
continued Poetry and writing songs as a way to feel connected to
her ancestors, as well as 12 years volunteering one full day each
week to keep that connection to her heritage. |
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Her personality blends emotional sensitivity and intuitive
understanding with intellectuality and pragmatism. She offers
constructive criticism after a careful analysis of the situation,
tempered with compassion and a deep sense of truth. Versatile and
flexible, Donna still maintains focus on her goals and
objectives. Not one to take herself too seriously, she
appreciates humor, quirkiness, and the perspectives of others.
She is fastidious by nature, |
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She shows good taste in dress and in conversation. She is
conscientious in her work, enthusiastic and hopeful. Her
happiness depends on maintaining balance with the roles she plays
and keeping to her convictions. She chooses to live life sanely
and calmly, enjoys learning from those around her, and
participates in intellectual debates when they are light-hearted.
Donna is a creative person with a powerful imagination, and great
stores of empathy. |
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Early in life, Donna felt self-conscious and inhibited. At age
seventeen she was nominated for Miss Utah, but following her
father’s death, she moved to California and was unable to
participate in the pageant. There in California, Donna met a
woman that became a friend and mentor: Sharlene Wells Hawkes, a
previous Miss Utah who eventually was crowned Miss America in
1985. Donna babysat her children. Up until now that was the sum
total of her pageant experience. |
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Donna attended college with an integrated focus in Human
Relations, Business Management and Marking. She had full Army
military officer training at Weber State University for four
years, as well as EMT and Fire School. She enlisted in beauty
school for fun in 1996. She says everyday should be a learning
experience. |
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She started her massage career in 1994, graduating from Sterling
school of Massage. Included in her almost 29 years of massage
experience was an interesting 20-year opportunity in sports
recovery, assisting professional athletes, including many members
of the Dallas Cowboys football team as well as pro players from
thirteen other Professional teams through the years. Donna also
worked for three years in physical therapy at three hospitals,
through Intermountain Healthcare. Lately she has served the
communities of Park City Utah and Syracuse Utah with her vast
knowledge of the body continuing her independent massage practice
that has always been her sole income. Donna has a deep sense of
accountability and a strong work ethic because as a child she
shouldered her portion of obligations. |
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Donna has dealt with her share of challenges. She was diagnosed
with cervical cancer when she was pregnant with her son in 2011,
but instead of aborting her son, she chose to fight for him. Her
house burned down in 2012 during her separation from her husband,
yet she stayed optimistic and productive despite her own
suffering. During the fire relocation, her ex-husband took her to
court and their daughter was temporarily placed with him. It was
not easy to relocate her business and household while paying
child support to her ex-husband. Her financial situation was so
dire that for several months she and her infant son had to drink
brown powdered milk that was thirty years old, and food storage
items that were decades past the expiration dates printed on the
labels. During that period of humility and struggle, hiding her
anguish she promised to help a friend move. Because of her hidden
circumstances she had no current transportation, but simply
walked the distance a good part of the day, carrying her son, to
honor her word and assist her friend without complaint. She
cultivated traits of optimism and resourcefulness despite an
uphill rocky road. |
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Donna can be somewhat shy and reserved but is devoted, moral, and
sticks to her principles. She finds comfort and satisfaction in
her work as a sports recovery massage therapist but can soak up
the tensions and bad feelings of the people near her, so she
makes time for water relaxation, meditation, introspection and
reading as a necessary respite. |
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Donna began humanitarian work in 1991 at the age of seventeen and
has consistently volunteered non stop continues to juggle current
involvement in a multitude of good causes, including “The Kipper
Foundation” since 2008; “Hope Humanitarian” and “100
Humanitarians”, “The Nomad Alliance” and others. She started a
not for profit called “Beyond Bound” that she started in 2017 as
“Free Massage Utah”. It is now a licensed 501(c)3 as “Beyond
Bound” as of September 2022. She continues to assist with injured
Vets and Suicide hotline referrals and the homeless and aims to
use her new charity as part of her platform. |
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Donna aims to show women everywhere that “True Beauty is
Gratitude” Donna is inspired by women coming forward in
confidence to redefine beauty. To change past toxic culture to
one of joy and purity of soul enriched by all of our unique
traits as women. “Beauty elevated by behavior”. An attitude of a
classy women with enhanced proportions celebrating diversity in
Womanhood! |
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Donna is both proud and humbled to represent the classic women of
the world. |
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