Distinguished Young Women of Tennessee

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Tennessee's oldest scholarship program for high school girls between their junior and senior year.

We celebrate scholarship, leadership, and talent in young women across the state.

10/28/2026

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A kickoff meeting for Distinguished Young Women, a scholarship program, will be held at Warren County High School at 5 p.m. on Nov. 11.

08/14/2026

Hanna Jung of Tennessee may have won the Wintzell's Oyster Eating Contest, but she also placed in the Top 8, won Interview, Talent and Self-Expression awards and the al.com Distinguished Diaries award. She took home $9,000 in cash scholarships. That's amazing!

07/25/2026

Last, but certainly not least: The BYBS pillar award was presented to Hannah Parr of River City. This scholarship is awarded by the Board of Directors to someone they believe embodies the spirit of the 5 "Be Your Best Self" pillars. Congratulations Hannah!

07/25/2026

The spirit award is the only award voted on by participants rather than scored and evaluated by the judges. The spirit award winner embodies what it means to be a Distinguished Young Woman.

They are often the first girls to reach back out to see how they can give back to the program after they have finished their year representing their community. We often see them giving back at the local and state level without having to solicit their times and talents.

This award is incredibly dear for TN as it is named for James A. Dunn, Traci's father, who was a servant at heart through and through. He would drop anything to take care of anyone who needed anything. He often could be found giving back to his church and neighbors and made sure that his community felt supported, encouraged, and uplifted.

Mia Blaise Campbell of Middle TN was named the Class of
2027 James A. Dunn Spirit Award recipient! Congratulations Mia!

07/25/2026

Our Self-Expression winners for the 2026 DYW of TN State program are:

Ava Lugo - Dickson County
Lily Duckworth - Tullahoma
Mia Blaise Campbell - Middle TN
Emily Haynes - Music City

07/25/2026

Our fitness winners for the 2026 DYW of TN State program are:

Skylar Pendergraff - Franklin County
Brindley Duncan - Cumberland Valley
Lily Duckworth - Tullahoma
Lyla Dunlop - McMinn County

07/25/2026

Our talent winners for the 2026 DYW of TN State program are:

Mia Blaise Campbell - Middle TN
Avery Dyer - Rhea County
Victoria Schmidlin - Southern Bradley
Emily Haynes - Music City

07/25/2026

Our interview winners for the 2026 DYW of TN State program are:

Ria Bowe - Walker Valley
Lily Duckworth - Tullahoma
Victoria Schmidlin - Southern Bradley
Mia Blaise Campbell - Middle TN

07/25/2026

Our scholastic winners for the 2026 DYW of TN State program are:

Emily Haynes - Music City
Lily Duckworth - Tullahoma
Victoria Schmidlin - Southern Bradley
Faith Eggert - Marion County

07/25/2026

As our team handles post-state program business, we will be posting each of the scholarship winners. Today we are announcing our Top 4 representatives (named from left to right).

Our 3rd Runner Up is Mia Blaise Campbell - Middle TN!
Our 2nd Runner Up is Lily Duckworth - Tullahoma!
Our 1st Runner Up is Emily Haynes - Music City!
And our newest DYW of TN is Victoria Schmidlin - Southern Bradley!

Address

PO Box 5210
Cleveland, TN
37320

Telephone

+14238020088

Website

https://distinguishedyw.org/tennessee, https://bit.ly/m/tndistinguishedyw

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