Treyla Lee-Chavis
1996 Miss Black Iowa

Treyla M. Lee-Chavis is a Sioux City, IA resident daughter of Rudy and Flora Lee Jr. married to Rev. Larenzo Chavis of Petersburg, VA, sister to Marissa F. Lee of San Diego, CA and Trenton M. Lee an sophomore at Marshalltown Community College.

Treyla is a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Pastored by the Dr, Rev. Floyd E. Brown, Usher Board President, Youth Supervisor of RAP (Restoration and Praise) and active in varies ministries of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Treyla was awarded one of forty people in the Sioux City Community under forty for making a difference in Sioux land in 2001. She is an Iowa Commissioner on the Status of African Americans, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Chair with her spouse, member of Jr. League of Sioux City, IA, Director of the Missouri River Historical District Board and a business owner of The Glass Slipper Bridal Boutique.

Treyla has earned her Bachelors degree from Wayne State College in Wayne, NE in Child Development Education K-12 and pursing her Masters degree from Bellevue University in Community Leadership. She was employed at Tyson Foods Inc. for several years after moving back to Sioux City, IA working in Marketing and Sales and currently joined the Western Iowa Tech Community College Team as Career Academy Pathways Representative.

Treyla and her husband Larenzo have been married for 8 months and believe they can do all things through God that strengthens them.