: Unlike traditional beauty pageants, a significant portion of the score (often 25%) is based on your scholastic record and test scores.

Let’s break down the “better” comparison head-to-head, as that anonymous searcher intended.

: Historically known as America's Junior Miss , the program changed its name to Distinguished Young Women in 2010 to better reflect its status as a scholarship program rather than a beauty pageant.

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: Featuring notable contestants like Gul Panag .