Henderson, an 18-year-old high school senior, excelled across several categories: She performed a modern dance titled "Stradivarius".
The 2000 program was televised on (The Nashville Network) and hosted by journalist Deborah Norville , who was herself a former Georgia Junior Miss. Out of 6,000 initial participants nationwide, the final 50 were narrowed down to eight finalists for the final broadcast: Jesika Henderson (Utah) - Winner Julie Bluma (New Hampshire) Christy Irons (Mississippi) Sarah Roth (Maryland) junior miss pageant 2000
To complete this section, you would need to research the actual winner. (Search: “America’s Junior Miss 2000 winner” – likely ? Verify. If unavailable, use a state winner from 2000 as proxy.) an 18-year-old high school senior
On the other hand, some arguments against junior beauty pageants include: 000 initial participants nationwide