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Julien Bynum of South Pittsburg wins 2025 Tennessee Distinguished Young Woman of the Year – SValleyNow.com

Distinguished Young Women, formerly America’s Junior Miss, was founded in 1958 to recognize the achievements of high school seniors who desired to pursue further education.

Though modest in its beginnings, Distinguished Young Women grew and remains the largest and oldest scholarship program for high school girls today. With scholarship, leadership and talent as its overarching theme, Distinguished Young Women has attracted more than 780,000 young women to participate in the program at the local, state and national levels and has awarded $118 million in cash scholarships to deserving young women.

On Saturday night, South Pittsburg High School student Julien Bynum won the competition and was named the 2025 Tennessee Distinguished Young Woman of the Year! You can see a video of Julien winning on the Sequatchie Valley Now Facebook page.