| | Jenna Michelle Sims |
| 18 |
| Winder, GA |
| Top 15, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2006, Miss National Junior Teenager 2004 |
On the evening of November 11, 2006, 17-year old Jena Sims was crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 in Newnan, Georgia at the Centre for Visual and Performing Arts. Jena is a life long resident of Winder, Georgia where she is currently a senior at Winder Barrow High School. She will attend Hartford University in the fall of 2007 where she will study international business and marketing. Her dream job would be an international correspondent with the Today Show. Jena’s love of traveling led her to this major and college interest. She has visited 33 states and hopes to see all 50 within the next 5 years.
Since age 10, Jena has been Captain of her own Relay for Life team, which benefits the American Cancer Society and has raised over $80,000 in memory of her two grandfathers she lost to this disease. She also has her own non-profit organization where she travels over the US and holds beauty pageants for children with cancer. Along with the American Cancer Society, she has been a 5-year volunteer for the Special Olympics and Boys and Girls Clubs.
Since Jena has been volunteering, she has been awarded numerous State and National awards such as: BRICK DoSomething Award, Discover Tribute Award, National Caring Award, CosmoGIRL! CG Cup Award, Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Hero, Southern Hero by Southern Linc, Georgia Super Teen, Kids Hall of Fame, and Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. In February, Jena was awarded the 2007 Very Best in Youth Award from Nestle. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines including CosmoGIRL!, Teen Vogue, American Cheerleader, Girls Life, Justine, and Georgia Magazine to name a few.
In High School, Jena is very active as President of Interact Club, President of DECA, and members of NHS, Beta, Anchor, and Bulldogg Pride. She was voted Most Likely to Succeed and a member of the homecoming court by her senior class. Mentoring and spending time with Lillie and Ryan, two cancer survivors, is Jena’s favorite activity.
In her spare time, she enjoys cheerleading, tap, ballet, ballroom dancing, and raising her 3 cats, Valentine, Socks, and Little Bit.
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