Two crowns, one mission of wellness
Palmer alumni shine on the pageant stage.
“I asked for a microphone — God gave me a megaphone,” says Kanema Clark, D.C. (`12). Recently named Mrs. Jamaica
International, that’s how Dr. Clark reflects on her journey across the pageant stage. And she’s not alone. As the current Mrs. American, fellow Palmer College of Chiropractic graduate Tiffany Thornton, D.C. (`12), has transformed pageantry into a platform for purpose. What began as curiosity has become, for both women, a powerful extension of their shared calling: to champion chiropractic, wellness, and service far beyond the walls of their clinics. For Dr. Clark, chiropractic was a calling,
and Palmer became the foundation for her success. “Palmer was there before everything,” says Dr. Clark. “The school and
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the philosophy I learned there shaped how I think as a clinician.” Dr. Clark also credits the College with supporting her passion for service, which extends across all aspects of her life. “Palmer trained me clinically, and motherhood refined me as a leader,” she says. “There’s no such thing as two separate lives. The same values run everything I do.” As Mrs. Jamaica International, Dr. Clark
uses her visibility to advocate for proactive, nervous-system–centered care and community service. “Pageantry amplified the message,” she explains. “It allows advocacy for wellness, prevention, and leadership in places where true health care doesn’t always happen.”
From the clinic to the runway Dr. Clark (right) and Dr. Thornton (above, far right) credit Palmer College with supporting their passion for both chiropractic and pageantry.
SPRING 2026 Alumni spotlight
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