The competition, now known as Distinguished Young Women , took place in June 2000 in Mobile, Alabama . The event was a scholarship-based program for high school senior girls, evaluating them on scholastics, interview, talent, fitness, and poise. Competition Overview Winner: Jesika Henderson
maintains records of past national representatives. For 2000, the national winner was from Arkansas.
: Files from the early 2000s in .mpg format are often highly compressed and offer poor resolution compared to modern digital restorations.
