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Later in college and on the job, I remembered those words. “That was always something I had tried to do all my life growing up, but Junior Miss gave me the tagline. This counts for 20 percent.Īllison Phillips Sorensen, Wells Area Junior Miss 2001, remembers the “Be Your Best Self” focus in the program. After looking at transcripts of each young woman, along with other standardized test scores, a rating for scholastics will be awarded. The interview score will comprise 25 percent of the total. That afternoon, the judges will have met one-on-one with the contestants to conduct interviews. Scholarship, personality, character, physical well being and creativity are areas of emphasis.īefore the audience even enters the auditorium on Aug. Strict judging standards are established by the national program. “The mission of the Junior Miss,” the national program states, “is to empower outstanding high school women, by providing scholarship opportunities, developing life skills, and encouraging positive values.” The Jaycees organize and prepare for an evening that showcases the talents of the area’s young women. Wells held its initial program in 1966 when Jane Leland from Bricelyn was chosen as the first Junior Miss. The first national program was held there in 1958. The American Junior Miss program had its beginning in Mobile, Ala., in the 1950s by the Jaycees.