Kirby Self biography: 13 things about Miss South Carolina USA 2023

Kirby Elizabeth Self is an American model and beauty queen from South Carolina, United States. She was born in Greenwood, South Carolina to Furman Self and Kay Self.

From 2017 to 2021, Kirby attended Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science and women’s leadership with a minor in nonprofit leadership.

Kirby is a former track and field athlete. Here are 13 more things about her:

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1. From September 2014 to May 2017, she went to Emerald High School in Greenwood. In November 2014, she and her parents accompanied her brother Coleman Self as he signed to play golf for Clemson University.
2. On April 19, 2017, she attended the Mason Hosker Spring/Summer Bridal 2018 presentation in New York City, New York, USA.
3. On November 18, 2017, she won Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2018 at the Charleston Convention Center in North Charleston, South Carolina.
4. On May 18, 2018, she represented South Carolina at Miss Teen USA 2018 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. She was runner-up to Hailey Colborn of Kansas.
5. From January 2019 to May 2019, she served as a youth program coordinator and counselor at Finding Your Voice Camp in Clemson.
6. From June 2019 to August 2019, she was a public relations intern at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.
7. From December 2019 to December 2020, she was the vice president of philanthropy and service of Clemson Panhellenic in Clemson.
8. From September 2020 to November 2020, she was the South Carolina state coordinator of Feminist Majority Foundation.
9. From July 2021 to July 2022, she worked for The Hershey Company in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA as a territory sales lead.
10. On July 31, 2022, she was crowned Miss Upstate USA 2023. In August 2022, she joined the Council for Educational Travel, USA in South Carolina as a local coordinator.
11. On October 3, 2022, she watched the coronation of Miss USA 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel live at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA.
12. On March 4, 2023, she represented Upstate at Miss South Carolina USA 2023 and competed against 23 other candidates  at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston. She won the title.
13. She was 23 years old when she represented South Carolina at Miss USA 2023 on September 29, 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She finished in the Top 20.