After learning that organizers were canceling the Junior Miss program due to a lack of money, a local woman decided to rescue this year's competition.
"I have a 14-year-old daughter (Jordan) who can't wait to do Junior Miss ... in the year 2013," said Jill M. Bedoya, who took part in a competition here in 1988 and served on Junior Miss committees at both the town and state levels.
"I stepped forward to offer my services to run this year's program so there were no girls left without the opportunity to participate in and experience a Junior Miss program. Junior Miss has been a part of my family for many, many years. My father, Tom Mercer and my aunt, Raye Lynn Mercer, ran the Franklin program for about 10 years, prior to taking over the Massachusetts state program, which they both ran for years. I grew up with Junior Miss," Bedoya said.
She refused to let the 40-year-old program, open strictly to Franklin High School senior girls, cease.
Many people put the program together, she said, and they just needed a little support.
"I have lots of contacts and I'm trying to use my coordination abilities to give the Franklin committee some support," she said.
Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
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