2018 Distinguished Young Woman Aaryan Morrison Calls Indiana Home
By Keisa Sharpe
Aaryan Morrison is the 2018 Distinguished Young Woman (DYW) of America. She was named Saturday night at the 61st National Finals program at the Mobile Civic Center Theater.
Morrison, of Kokomo, Indiana, was one of 50 participants who spent two weeks in Mobile staying with host families, touring the local community and participating in the competition. Her prizes include more than $30,000 in scholarship money. She’s a Kokomo High School Class of 2018 salutatorian and has expressed a desire to work for the United Nations’ humanitarian development program.
The Distinguished Young Women program began in 1958 and was originally known as America’s Junior Miss.It not only provides thousands in scholarship dollars, but also helps participants with leadership and other life skills.
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