Miss Iowa Teen USA – Grace Smithey

Grace Smithey is a 19-year-old from Polk City, Iowa. She is the founder of “Lead by Learning”, an initiative to encourage others to get
involved in their passions and take a stand while doing it. A children’s book author and public speaker, she has a love for educating all on leadership. She has been a musician her whole life, playing five instruments and singing as long as she can remember. Grace is a President’s List student at her university, where she studies musical theater in hopes to pursue a career in performance and arts education.