Miss Black Oklahoma 2005, Ashley D. Harris, graduated Liberty-Eylau High School in 2003, and is currently a junior at the University of Oklahoma. Ashley is studying to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree in Letters and then proceed to law school for a Juris Doctor degree.

At the University of Oklahoma, Ashley has had many accomplishments. For her scholastic achievements, Ashley has been on the Dean’s Honor Roll every semester and was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society. A member of the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma, Ashley is in the College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Scholars, Advantage Scholars, and George Henderson Scholars-all scholarship programs that meet regularly and perform community service.

Ashley is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and one of her activities within the sorority is to chair breast cancer awareness activities. As a student-athlete, Ashley joined fellow athletes to start the university’s first organization with the African-American student-athlete in mind, the Bridge Builders African-American Student-Athlete Network. As president of this premier organization, Ashley has facilitated mentoring and tutoring programs at various inner-city schools in Oklahoma City. Ashley seeks to empower disadvantaged youth through her platform: Empowering Disadvantaged Youth: Setting and Achieving Goals. She serves as a mentor to youth and adolescents in the Oklahoma County Juvenile Detention Center. During the summers, Ashley travels to Little Rock, Arkansas to serve as a counselor at a camp for at-risk youth in order to inspire the children to succeed in all facets of life.

Ashley is the reigning Miss Black University of Oklahoma, the current OU Ebony Homecoming Queen and a former Miss Black and Gold, Oklahoma District. Ashley is also a sprinter on the OU Track and Field Team, a board member of the Think if You Drink Committee, and a Diversity Community Enrichment Recruitment Intern. Ashley’s other interests include being involved in her church, reading, writing, singing, volunteering, cooking, and watching movies.