"Young Homemaker of the Year" Award 

Established in 1952, the contest from the Girls' Clubs of America was nationwide and newsworthy. Quietly, the name of the award was formally changed to "Girl of the Year" in 1963.

 Honor Roll

 Barbara Faye Swanson, 16,   of Jamestown, NY  - 1952

 Kathy Szczebak, 12,  of Springfield, MO  - 1953

 Betty Sue Parker 14,  of Atlanta, GA - 1954

1955 - unknown

Peggy Lovic, 17 of Newport News, VA - 1956  (The following year she won the national Lucile M Wright Citizenship Award from Girls' Clubs of America, as well.)

 Helen Salvin, 16 of Worchester, MA - 1957

Aloma Qualls, 16, of Wichita Falls, TX - 1958

Helen Lommasson, 16, of Fort Smith, AR - 1959

Frances "Cookie" Stone, 17, of Connecticut - 1960

Faye Pearce, 15, of Newport News, VA - 1961

Sally Finn, 15, of Greenfield, MA - 1962

 

Barbara Faye Swanson of Jamestown, NY was the first "Young Homemaker of the Year" in 1952	Barbara even made the cover of People Today
1954 Winner	1956
1957
	Aloma Qualls of Wichita Falls, TX won in 1958 and met First Lady Mamie Eisenhower

 

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