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20 Thomas lends leadership to Distinguished competition The show must o on For Dstnushed Youn Women, the competton s rel, s the best nd brhtest from ll over the US ve for scholrshps nd the honor of tn home coveted ttle The coronvrus pndemc, however, hs delvered unprecedented crcumstnces for the frst tme ever, the competton ws presented n vrtul formt Teens competed from ther homes n ll 50 sttes nsted of n Moble For the pst fve ers, Beth Thoms hs lent her ledershp nd ornztonl slls to Dstnushed Youn Women The roup tht sponsors the nton's oldest nd lrest scholrshp prorm for oun women ws strted n 1958 b the Moble Jcees s the Junor Mss prorm The prorm s the onl event n Albm tht urntees prtcpnt from ever stte Grls re uded on scholrshp, tlent, phscl ftness nd self-expresson "Ths er lone, the prorm hs wrded $21 mllon n csh scholrshps," sd Thoms, 2019-2020 presdent of Dstnushed Youn Women n Moble "For lot of our prtcpnts, the scholrshp mone s even more mennful ths er becuse of the pndemc, wth so mn fmles fcn dffcult fnncl stutons" In the pst, the ornzton hd n onlne brodcst for nomnl fee Vewn of ths er's prorm ws free t dstnushedwor "We wored hrd to revmp nd redust to host vrtul prorm," sd Thoms, Corporte Communcton mner t the Moble Dvson Offce We re rteful for ll our sponsors who contnued to support the prorm nd nvest n some of the countr's best nd brhtest oun women" The pst 62 ers, the prorm hs hd hue economc mpct on Moble, wth the nflux of vstors supportn the Port Ct's hotels nd resturnts Thoms s mpressed wth the ct's deep-seted commtment to the trdton – lon wth the mpct nd commtment of Albm Power nd volunteers – of helpn Last year's Distinguished Young Women competitors were treated to seafood in Mobile. PROFILE