An iconic American institution has declared another champion, and this one’s especially historic.
In case you’re unfamiliar with New Hampshire’s Miss Greater Derry beauty pageant – officially known as the Miss Greater Derry Scholarship Program – here’s an explainer from MissDerry.org:
The Miss Derry Scholarship Program was created in 1986 as a community service project and incorporated in 1996 (*dba Miss Greater Derry). It’s success has been greater than we imagined. In 2000 we awarded over $16,000 in scholarships, making us the 3rd highest awarding local pageant in the United States.In 2003 we awarded $28,450.00. … Since our inception, we have awarded $328,310.00 in scholarships. Read more…
