Kamilah Davis is the daughter of Sonya and Denorris Davis. She attended Urbana High School where she was a member of the Principal Scholars Program, the Partnership for Excellence Program, the African-American Club, a staff member of the Echo (the school newspaper), and captain of the Basketball team. She planned to attend Iowa State University and majored in Elementary Education. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She was the leading scorer and rebounder at Urbana for four years; she received Honorable Mention for the Big 12 All-Conference team, and was selected to play in the U.S. Junior National Basketball Tournament in Washington, DC. Her escort was Lamar Johnson. Kamilah was presented by her father, Denorris and received by her mother, Sonya.