DistinguishedYW

Distinguished Young Women provides a transformative experience for high school girls that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership and talent.

[Lenise Ligon @LeniseLigon]

@distinguishedyw of America for 2013, Nicole Renard-Warren, joined me for Fox10 News at 4pm to talk about her next competition in the newest season of @NextLevelFOX Chef. 📺
Click the link for the full interview.
#ICYMI: https://t.co/5OwD6shtWm

[elise (she/her) 💟 @elisetao_]

Honored and grateful to have been named the 2024 Distinguished Young Woman of New Jersey! I’m thrilled to be representing NJ at the @distinguishedyw nationals in June 💙

[Dr. Marie John Roberts @marie_roberts2]

Me + mini me loved supporting our girl during the Lauderdale County @distinguishedyw program.

🎉 Congratulations on scholastic + 2nd alternate awards, Ashlan!

[Governor Kay Ivey @GovernorKayIvey]

It was a pleasure to host fellow @DistinguishedYW at the Governor’s Mansion. This program is dear to my heart, and I enjoyed encouraging this year’s participants to take the values of leadership and friendship into the rest of their lives. #alpolitics

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Thank you @GovernorKayIvey for joining us at the Alabama 2024 program!

[Governor Kay Ivey @GovernorKayIvey]

…from Wilcox County — I was a Junior Miss!

Yesterday, I was honored to join current and former @distinguishedyw for their 2024 program. #alpolitics

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Ladies and gentlemen, our Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2022 and the recipient isn’t of a $40,000 scholarship is Katelyn Cai from Arizona! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

The First Runner Up and a recipient of a $20,000 scholarship is Julianne Abenoja from Alabama! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

The Second Runner-Up and a recipient of a $15,000 scholarship is Cynthia Lu from Wisconsin! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

The Third Runner-Up and a recipients of a $10,000 scholarship is Isabel Xue from Massachusetts! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

The Joy Mitchell Grodnick Spirit Award goes to Avia Weber from Pennsylvania! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

The Scholastic Awards for $1,000 each goes to McKenna Sun from Kentucky, Cynthia Lu from Wisconsin, Katelyn Cai from Arizona, Mary Cotter from New York, and Amy Hong from North Dakota! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

The Interview Awards for $1,000 each goes to Katelyn Cai from Arizona, Mikayla Dayton from Delaware, Cynthia Lu from Wisconsin, Isabel Xue from Massachusetts, and Erin Schuette from Nebraska! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Singing and dancing through the decades with lots of our alumnae on stage for the final number of the night! We reminisced on a legacy of leadership over the past 65 years and a special tribute to Kendra Haskins for her last National Finals as Executive Director of DYW❤️ #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Our eight finalists blew us away with their thought provoking answers in Self Expression! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Our Distinguished Young Women of America for 2020 and 2021 were both selected virtually and embraced all of the unforeseen circumstances that followed.  Welcome to the stage Elif Ozyurekoglu and Destiny Kluck!

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Our eight finalists giving it all they’ve got in the fitness routine! #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Do you know about our college-granted scholarships?! Alison Reed from the Class of 2021 is currently using her full-ride to the University of Alabama through Distinguished Young Women!

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Welcome back to the stage Avia Weber from Pennsylvania performing martial arts to “Eye of the Tiger.” #DYW2022 #DYW65

[DistinguishedYW @distinguishedyw]

Welcome back to the stage Julianne Abenoja from Alabama dancing Ballet en Pointe to “Gaîté Parisienne.” #DYW2022 #DYW65