Our 2009 Washington's Junior Miss is Polina Carlson, from Leavenworth. In our competition, her performance earned 3 separate awards, for a total of $4,400.00 in cash scholarships and, of course, the opportunity to compete at the next level of Junior Miss competition.

Polina's achievements include: Served as WA State Congressional Page for 2 years • Academic Excellence in Academic Achievements 2009 • Academic Excellence in Current World Problems 2009 • Academic Excellence in Creative Writing 2009 • Ranked #1 Cheerleader (2007,2008,2009) • School Honor Roll (2005-Present) • Academic Excellence in English 2006-2007 • Academic Excellence in Business 2006-2007 • Academic Excellence in Geometry 2006-2007 • Most Improved Awards in Swimteam, Track, X-Country

In addition, Polina's activities include: Select Choir Secretary and Vice-President (07-09) • Future Business Leaders of America (2007-2009) • Varsity Cheerleader (2007-2009) • Life Guard (Summer 2007-present) • Lyric Ballet and Jazz Dance (1996-present) • Select Choir (2006-2009) • Varsity Cross Country (2005-2006) • Varsity Track (2005-2008) • Swimteam (Summer 2005-2008) • Reading Russian Literature