Payne County high school Junior girls graduating in 2012 can now enter the 2012 PCJM
program until December 15, 2010 by clicking on "Join Us" on the www.distinguishedYW.org website.

Ali Aufleger of Stillwater selected 2010 Oklahoma's Junior Miss

2011 Contestant Photos Have Now Been Added! In the spring of their junior year, cash college scholarships will be awarded to outstanding Payne County high school junior girls at the Payne County’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program. One will be selected as Payne County's Junior Miss. She will represent Payne County in the Oklahoma’s Junior Miss program in January, and if she is selected Oklahoma’s Junior Miss, she will compete in the America’s Junior Miss program in June in Mobile, Alabama. There are five categories of competition, Scholastic Achievement (20%), Physical Fitness (15%), Talent (25%), Poise (15%), and Interview (25%). We serve the Payne County communities of Stillwater, Perkins, Cushing, Yale, Ripley and Glencoe.

Devin Kerns of Stillwater selected Distinguished Young Woman of Oklahoma for 2011

How to Enter as a Payne County’s Junior Miss Contestant

America’s Junior Miss has made it real easy to enter as a contestant in the Payne County’s Junior Miss program. All you have to do is click on this link www.distinguishedYW.org. When the first screen appears, just click on the red tab “join us” and follow the instructions. If your home residence Zip Code is in Payne County, the Payne County Director will be notified of your entry, otherwise the Oklahoma’s Junior Miss Director will be notified and route you to a local program that matches your Zip Code, or to the Oklahoma’s Junior Miss At-Large program.

America’s Junior Miss Mission

To emphasize education by providing scholarship opportunities to outstanding, college-bound high school girls, and to encourage personal development in all young people through the Be Your Best Self outreach program. Since its development in 1958, America’s Junior Miss has awarded $87.7 million in cash college scholarships.

Payne County's Junior Miss Scholarship Program is not a beauty pageant, but a way for outstanding young women to earn scholarship money for college.