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America's Junior Miss was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. More than 700,000 young women from across the nation have participated in Junior Miss programs at the local, state, and national levels. In addition to cash scholarships, Junior Miss participants are eligible for college-granted scholarships from nearly 200 colleges and universities. AJM's MissionThe mission of America's Junior Miss is to emphasize education by providing scholarship opportunities to outstanding, college-bound high school girls, and to encourage personal development in all young people. AJM 2008 - Lindsey Brinton
Lindsey will attend Harvard University in the fall and plans to pursue a career in biomedical engineering. Click here for more information about Lindsey Brinton, AJM 2008. AJM HistoryAJM was founded in Mobile, Alabama by the city’s Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Jaycees. In the late 1950’s, the Jaycees established a national scholarship program, and incorporated it in 1957. In 1958, Mobile was the home of the first national program, with representatives from 18 states. Today, the national program spans the country with contestants from all 50 states. More than 5,000 young women participate at the local and state levels each year. AJM's Be Your Best Self ProgramAJM promotes the Be Your Best Self program, an outreach aimed at encouraging self-esteem in young people from all over the country. BYBS emphasizes five elements: Be Healthy, Be Studious, Be Responsible, Be Ambitious, and Be Involved. Junior Misses make appearances across the country to share the message of the BYBS program and encouraging young people to implement these five elements into their own lives. |
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