Jennifer Henry

Jennifer Henry, daughter of Don and Julie Anderson of Eureka Springs and Billy Henry, has been named the 2008 Miss Arkansas Teen as a competitor in The National American Miss scholarship pageant. She will represent Arkansas in the national pageant at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. during Thanksgiving week.

The National American Miss Pageants are dedicated to celebrating America's greatness and encouraging its future leaders. Each year, the National American Miss Pageants award 1.5 million dollars in cash, scholarships and prizes to recognize and assist the development of women nationwide. The pageant program is based on inner beauty, as well as poise, presentation, and offers an all American spirit of fun for family and friends. Emphasis is placed on the importance of gaining self confidence, learning new skills, learning good attitudes about competition and setting and achieving personal goals.

Henry's activities include barrel racing and breakaway racing. She currently serves as president of the Arkansas High School Rodeo Association and vice president of the FBLA Club at Harmony Grove High and is a member of the National Beta Club. She is ranked third in the state for barrel racing and will be attending the Nationals in Farmington, N.M. the week of July 21. In her spare time, she teaches children how to ride and trains horses.