Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware to be named Aug. 12 during scholarship competition
High school senior girls from across Delaware will join together in Georgetown for the Distinguished Young Women of Delaware program to be held Saturday, Aug. 12, at Possum Hall. Participants will compete for $3,250 in college scholarships and the opportunity to represent the state as the Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware for 2018. The program is open to the public and will begin at 4 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for $20.
The six young women competing will be evaluated by a panel of five judges in the following categories: Scholastics (25 percent), Interview (25 percent), Talent (20 percent), Fitness (15 percent), and Self-Expression (15 percent). The participant selected as the Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware will advance to the national level at the 61st Distinguished Young Women National Finals in Mobile, Ala., June 28, 29, and 30, 2018, where she will join with 50 other representatives from across the country in competing for cash scholarships and the opportunity to represent the program as the Distinguished Young Woman of America.
Distinguished Young Women of Delaware welcomes the following participants to Georgetown: Naomi Bowser of Hartly, Caroline Davis of Georgetown, Marissa Garzarella of Smyrna, Miracle Olatunji of New Castle, Mary Kate Paoli of Newark and Alexis Singh of Millsboro.
For more information on Distinguished Young Women of Delaware, contact Lana Parker at 302-841-7080 or delaware@distinguishedyw.org.
Founded in 1958 in Mobile, Distinguished Young Women is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. During its 60 years of operation, the program has provided life-changing experiences for more than 765,000 young women. Distinguished Young Women has provided more than $106 million in cash scholarships and $1.5 billion college-granted scholarship opportunities to program participants at the local, state and national levels. Previously known as America's Junior Miss, the program announced its new name in June 2010.
