Rachel Counts - Caps for Kayli

Bowling Green Native, Rachel Counts, is a 20 year old student of the University of Louisville school of nursing. In September she was crowned as Miss South Central Kentucky 2024, and will be competing for the Job and title of Miss Kentucky in just a few short weeks.

Rachel is a Bowling Green High school graduate class of 2021, and will graduate from the university of Louisville in May of 2025 with a bachelors of science in nursing. Upon graduation, it is Rachel’s goal to work in a childrens hospital in pediatric oncology. Her dream job also aligns with her current successes with her organization and community service initiative: Caps for Kayli. This is something she has created in efforts to end childhood cancer! She travels kentucky and sells pins to create support and fundraise to donate to St. Jude, where her friend, Kayli, got treatment while battling stage 4 Leukemia.

While at the university of Louisville, Rachel was a part of the champion winning university of louisville cheerleading team, where the head coach has just been featured in todays women! She also was a part of the ballroom dance club, and helped create the UofL rock climbing club! She also is an active member of RaiseRed, which is the largest student led organization on campus, where students stand and dance for 18 hours, raising millions of dollars to donate to pediatric oncology and hematologic disorders!

When Rachel has free time, she loves to spend it singing, dancing, rock climbing, or her favorite, cheerleading. She enjoys going to the gym to not only gain strength, but support her heart health and overall health. Rachel was in choir for many years, was in a number if musicals, and still loves to sing at any chance. She also loves to read, watch movies, and spend time with her friends and family. Her favorite thing to read and watch is Harry Potter, so if any muggles need some help, she is the girl to see!

One of Rachels many passions is traveling. With her family, she has been on 17 cruises, stretching out across the globe to her farthest destination of Australia! She loves to cruise and see the world one destination at a time! Her favorite places have been Belize, Jamaica, and Alaska.

Rachel one day hopes to become Miss Kentucky, where she will spread love, joy, and passion across the commonwealth, while sharing her CSI and fundraising to end childhoos cancer. As Miss kentucky, she will also be an advocate for kentucky proud, heart health, and overall health!

For More information about Caps for Kayli, and to keep up with Rachel on her journey, check out her instagram @capsforkayli and @missrachelcounts!!