Shilah Phillips burst onto the national music scene by making it as a semi-finalist on American Idol season 3 where she worked alongside Jennifer Hudson.

In 2006 Shilah was crowned the 1st African-American Miss Texas in the pageant’s 72-year history. Shilah went on to become the 1st runner up to Miss America and overall CMT viewer's choice talent winner, setting a record that stands to this day. Shilah was featured on MTV's hit show “Pageant School”, a reality TV show leading up to the Miss America pageant. In 2011, Shilah completed her Jazz Studies music degree from The Grammy award-winning, world-renowned University of North Texas. In 2014 Shilah was voted one of Dallas' Most Beautiful Women by D Magazine. An exceptional jazz and pop singer, Shilah performs weekly at Truluck's Uptown Dallas on Thursdays and Saturdays.