Kelly McCorkle Parkison, (born December 27, 1979) held the title of Miss South Carolina 2002 and placed in the Top 15 at the Miss America 2003 Pageant held on September 21, 2002, in Atlantic City, NJ. She also competed in The Amazing Race 7 with then boyfriend Ron Young and placed 3rd overall.
In 2004, she competed on The Amazing Race 7 with her boyfriend, Ron Young, a former Iraq Warprisoner of war. They met after Ron was rescued by the United States Marines and during her reign as Miss South Carolina 2002. They had been dating ever since. At the time of The Amazing Race, she had been working as a legislative correspondent. They decided to compete in The Amazing Race because they wanted to experience adventure.[5] They ended up staying on the show until the very end, placing 3rd overall. They broke up after season was done filming.[6]
The Amazing Race 7 finishes
An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that Ron and Kelly were the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg.
An italicized placement means it was Ron and Kelly's placement at the midpoint of a double leg.
A brown < indicates Ron and Kelly were on the receiving end of the Yield.
↑Leg 8 was a double-length leg with two Detours and two Roadblocks shown over two episodes. The placement listed in the top row reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point.