James Davis Mallory, or Davis to his friends and family, 23, grew up in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Davis was raised in a conservative Southern Baptist home. He was very involved with his church growing up, although in middle school he had a suspicion he might be gay. Davis left home for college at 18 and headed to Stetson University, where he joined a fraternity and got involved with the social Greek scene. His senior year of college he made peace with his sexuality and "came out." Several months later he decided to try out for MTV's Real World at an open casting call in Tampa, FL and several interviews later he was off to Denver. Davis was cast as "the straight acting gay guy" dealing with his religious issues and a homophobic roommate. Davis graduated Premed from Stetson with a degree in Business Administration with the aspirations of becoming a plastic surgeon. Davis recently shot the next MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge in South Africa and is currently pursuing a career in
modeling. In his free time he's touring around the
country making personal appearances at malls, colleges, lounges and other nighttime social spots. His college appearances include speeches about the process
of coming out while dealing with Christianity,
prejudices and homophobia and alcohol
awareness and abuse. He currently resides
in Atlanta, GA."