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Get Connected with Distinguished Young Women We invite you to take a minute to visit Distinguished Young Women on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Stay connected and join in the conversation!   In addition, please take a minute to visit our newly launched "Be Distinguished" blog. With wisdom and advice from 16 of last year's National Finals participants, this blog is geared towards providing relevant content for young women on a variety of topics. Our contributors provide timely and fresh perspectives on matters relating to what it means to "be distinguished" in today's society. 
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Gulf Coast residents are invited to Rock the Runway in support of Distinguished Young Women
Rock the Runway presents "Closet Fashionistas" contest
This year, Rock the Runway will host the "Closet Fashionistas" contest. Mobile and Baldwin County teens age 13-18 are invited to create a look from their own closet or wardrobe that corresponds with one of five hot trends provided on the Rock the Runway Facebook page. Distinguished Young Women will accept photo submissions February 13-24 emailed to rocktherunway@wellbornideas.com. We will display entries for the contest on the Rock the Runway Facebook page and the general public is invited to vote for their favorite look by "liking" the photos. Voting will begin February 27 and run through March 2. Each of the five winners will get to work directly with Amy E. Goodman and local style experts in developing the looks for the runway on March 29. Click here for official contest rules.
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National Be Your Best Self Week offers scholarship opportunity for Distinguished Young Women participants
Following three successful years of outreach across the United States, Distinguished Young Women is gearing up for the fourth annual National Be Your Best Self Week to be held April 23-27. During this week long effort, Distinguished Young Women participants across the country will positively impact the lives of girls and boys in their communities by bringing the simple and motivating message of the Be Your Best Self program into Boys & Girls Clubs, schools and other community organizations. Participants create unique presentations to teach the program's five points: Be healthy, Be involved, Be studious, Be ambitious, and Be responsible. Last year, the Be Your Best Self message impacted more than 5,000 young people.
For the second year, Distinguished Young Women will be awarding a $500 scholarship to one young woman who presented the Be Your Best Self program during National Be Your Best Self Week. The competition for the Distinguished Outreach Award is open to any young woman who has participated in a Distinguished Young Women program at the local, at-large or state level (excludes state winners), who participates in National Be Your Best Self Week, and who will graduate from high school in 2012. We will announce the winner of the $500 Distinguished Outreach Award at National Finals on June 28, 2012 in Mobile, AL. Watch your email in the coming weeks for further information on the Distinguished Outreach Award and National Be Your Best Self Week.
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Distinguished Young Women Class of 2012 grows to 29!
As of today, 29 states have selected their Distinguished Young Woman for 2012! We welcome the following outstanding young women to the Distinguished Young Women Class of 2012:
From left to right: Sierra Terrell, Maryland; Bethany Mlinar, South Carolina; Anna-Marie Arhberg, Oklahoma; Lizabeth Marquart, Missouri; Lexee Hill, Tennessee; Mallory Pitts, Mississippi; Mary-Clayton Gilbert, Georgia; Emily Redmond, Louisiana; Carolyne Henry, Pennsylvania; Hannah Joo, California; Julia Carlson, Nebraska; Kendall Earl, Washington; Boni Yraguen, Oregon; Maggie Saylor, Delaware; Jeanette Morelan, Wisconsin; Dea Biancarelli, Montana; Jennifer Pruett, West Virginia; Miso Jang, Idaho; Stephanie Brady, New Hampshire; Keyna Hoselton, North Dakota; Jenna Frowein, Hawaii; Zoe Miller, Connecticut; Paige Wilson, Kentucky; Kaitlin Paxton, Utah; Rachel Appelo, Florida; Scarlett Walker, Alabama; Christina Houle, Michigan; Christina Maxwell, North Carolina; Cosette Fife, Arizona.
Click here to learn more about the National Finals Class of 2012!
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Full Bloom: Cultivating Success Now Available as an E-Book
Full Bloom: Cultivating Success is now available for purchase via the latest reading devices - Kindle and Nook! Perfect for all of the special women in your life, this book attests to the power of the Distinguished Young Women program to change lives and help young women succeed in college and in life. Full Bloom is a compilation of essays written by former Distinguished Young Women program participants who are now leaders in their various professional fields. To purchase the Kindle version of Full Bloom, click here. To purchase the Nook version of Full Bloom, click here. Full Bloom: Cultivating Success is also available in paper copy through the Distinguished Young Women Store. |
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Get Connected
Donate Whether you are able to contribute financially, provide in-kind services or help us secure a new sponsor, we appreciate your efforts to support Distinguished Young Women. Click here for more info or contact Ann Sirmon, Development Director, at Ann@DistinguishedYW.org. Social Networks
Join us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  YouTube. Volunteer If you are interested in volunteering with Distinguished Young Women, please visit www.DisitinguishedYW.org and contact the state or local program nearest to you. For Gulf Coast residents interested in volunteering at National Headquarters, please contact Valerie Shantazio at Valerie@DistinguishedYW.org. |
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