Junior Miss america is actually a SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST.. In addition to cash scholarships, Junior Miss participants are eligible for college-granted scholarships from nearly 200 colleges and universities. Junior Misses also receive a medallion to symbolize their achievements in the classroom and in extracurricular activities.Among many accolades that she received in high school, Nora was a National Merit Scholar, a recipient of the Murray Glauberman Award, Valedictorian, an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate, and an Academic All-Star for KARE-11/NBC TV. She teaches science and math classes, conducts stem cell research at the University of Minnesota, and plays for fundraising concerts and educational music shows! If this 17 yr old extremely talented girl IS Bangladesh's pride undoubtedly.