Kandace Taylor is a 20-year-old native of Columbia, Louisiana. She attended Caldwell Parish High School for three years but is a graduate of Ouachita Parish High School’s class of 2017. Kandace is now a junior at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) where she is majoring in Pre-Dental Hygiene. She plans to graduate there with her bachelor’s in Dental Hygiene and be a registered dental hygienist. Being a native of her small town, Kandace grew up attending HEROES at the SHACK (Shaping Helping and Changing Kids) and was also a member of the HEROES Dancing Divas.