2016 Distinguished Young Women National Finals

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DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN
Scheduled for June 23rd through the 25th in Mobile, AL the 2016 Distinguished Young Women National Finals (formerly America's Junior Miss) is a multi-day event including contests, entertainment, and numerous opportunities to see these fine young people compete in the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. Distinguished Young Women, founded in 1958 in Mobile, AL combines the opportunity to win college scholarships with a life skills training program designed specifically for young women to prepare them for life after high school. The name of the program was changed from America's Junior Miss in 2010 to help distinguish it from beauty pageants - which this program is decidedly not! Distinguished Young Women takes place across America, in all 50 states and Washington DC, with young women in either their junior or senior year of high school participating. Over $1.1 billion dollars in scholarships are available through the program yet it costs the young women and their families nothing to enter. The Distinguished Young Women program evaluates its participants using five different categories: Scholastics (25%), Interview (25%), Talent (20%), Fitness (15%), and Self-Expression (15%). Local program winners advance to the state level and all state winners participate in the Distinguished Young Women National Finals held here in Mobile, each June after graduation.

2016 Distinguished Young Women Schedule of Events

June 12 Distinguished Young Women Welcome Ceremony June 16 A Distinguished Evening at the Grand June 17 10th Annual Wintzell’s Golf Classic benefiting Distinguished Young Women June 18 Extavaganza at The Shoppes at Bel Air June 20 Wintzell’s Oyster Eating Contest June 22 Community Night Saucy Q’s Rib Eating Contest Autograph Session and Community Night sponsored by Encore Rehabilitation National Finals June 23 1st Preliminaries June 24 2nd Preliminaries June 25 Finals Night

Distinguished Young Women National Finals

June 23 - 25, 2016 For more details, be sure to visit: distinguishedyw.org Lodging for the Distinguished Young Women National Finals Have a young woman competing in the Distinguished Young Women National Finals or just planning on being on hand to watch? Let Malaga Inn be your Mobile, AL home away from home! Malaga Inn is conveniently located in Historic Downtown Mobile, offering 39 custom tailored, private rooms and suites that combine modern comforts with classic, Southern living. Book your room at Malaga Inn now before we fill up!