The Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky, Riley Fort of Hopkinsville, will compete in the 62nd Distinguished Young Women National Finals later this month.
Fort will travel to Mobile, Ala., on Monday, June 17, to participate on June 27, 28 and 29 at the Mobile Civic Center Theater. Fort is a 2019 graduate of Hopkinsville High School and the daughter of Beverly and Kerry Fort.
Fort won the local competition in September of last year and won the state honor in January of this year. Following her state win, Fort spoke with the News Edge and said she had lots of support from the community.
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Following her selection as the Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky, Fort began preparations for the National Finals competition.
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That competition includes five categories of evaluation: scholastics, interview, fitness, talent, and self-expression.
Fort is one of 50 representatives competing for thousands of dollars in cash scholarships and the opportunity to represent the program as the Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2019.
During her two weeks in Mobile, Fort will participate in team building activities, complete community service projects, interact with the Gulf Coast community through various events and engage in many hours of rehearsal in preparation for the three-night scholarship competition.
If selected as the overall winner, Fort will spend the next year representing Distinguished Young Women across the country through various appearances and promoting the programs national outreach initiative of Be Your Best Self.
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