Distinguished Young Women of Florida

Instagram stories saw them first!! More favorite photos from tonight with our class of 2026 and DYW Florida 2025, Adalyn Foster🩵

CONGRATULATIONS to our finalists and our new Distinguished Young Women of Florida for 2026, Avary Ritenour of Okaloosa County!⭐️

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for our stage program!! We are SO proud of the class of 2026! Congratulations to our category winners🩵⭐️

The class of 2026 rounded out their last day of prep week yesterday!! We visited with where we learned about their mission to improve the health and wellness of our local community. We even got to discuss how our national platform, Be Your Best Self, aligns with theirs 🍎📚⭐️ Next, we went to for dress rehearsal and ended the day with a treat from !! We can’t wait to see the participants on stage TONIGHT as we showcase their skills and select the next Distinguished Young Woman of Florida!!🩵🩵

THANK YOU to our official state sponsors for 2026!! Our program wouldn’t be possible without your support and contribution. Hear more about our sponsors TONIGHT at the DYW Florida state program, held at the Clermont Performing Arts Center, starting at 6pm. Purchase tickets at myevent.com/dywflorida/tickets. See you there!⭐️🩵

Another jam packed day with the class of 2026!! This morning we had our final full rehearsal at and this afternoon we explored downtown Winter Garden with 🤗🤗 This evening, participants get to spend some time with their host families and their pets for the week! We are so thankful for such wonderful community partners!

Our participants had a FULL day today!⭐️ We kicked off the day with rehearsals this morning followed by an afternoon with the Boys and Girls Club of West Orange County! Adalyn, DYW Florida 2025, and the Class of 2026 shared all about our national initiative, the Be Your Best Self Program 🍎⭐️💪🏼📚🤗We colored, made bracelets with the 5 elements of Be Your Best Self, and even had a dance party before enjoying dinner provided by 4 Rivers Smokehouse🩵🩵

We had an incredible first day with the DYW Florida class of 2026!!!⭐️ A full morning of rehearsals, lunch thoughtfully provided by the Blonn Family, then an afternoon adventure with Dr. Deidre and the Animal Care and Experience Team at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge! Our girls LOVED getting to hear from a panel full of inspirational women who are passionate about their field, then we got to go behind the scenes and hit the Savanna on property 🦓🦒💛 Our day concluded with a delicious meal provided by Culver’s in Winter Garden - complete with a sweet treat of course!

We are on the move!! So excited to kick off State Week tomorrow evening when the class of 2026 arrives in Winter Garden!!⭐️

ITS ALMOST TIME!!⭐️⭐️ Our participants arrive in Winter Garden in less than a week and ticket sales are LIVE!! Join us on Saturday, January 17th at 6:00 pm in the Clermont Performing Arts Center as we showcase the Class of 2026 and select the next DYW of Florida! Click the link in our bio and purchase your tickets TODAY!!!🎟️🎟️

It’s 5k day!! LETS GO🩵🏃‍♀️ Send us a photo or tag us on socials so we can cheer you in virtually. Still need to register? No problem! Click the link below:
https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/virtualrace/DYWFlorida5kforScholarships

We are SO excited to share the next three members of our DYW Florida 2026 State class! Congratulations to these ladies from the north Florida regional who will join us in Orlando in January!!🥳⭐️🩵