And then last year, I met a young woman named Amy Chyao from Richardson, Texas.

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We even held a science fair at the White House, where I met a young woman named Amy Chyao.

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This tradition made it to the big screen via a movie called Leap Year starring Amy Adams (as a young woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on February 29) and Matthew Goode.

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In fact, just recently, Amy Winehouse tragically passed away at the young age of 27.

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Carwyn James young sportswoman of the year was golfer Amy Boulden.

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The judging panel is chaired by BBC Sport's John Inverdale and also includes Jake Humphrey, Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton, Sportsround presenter Ore Oduba, previous Young Sports Personality of the Year winners Amy Spencer and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, two representatives from BBC Sports Personality of the Year and two representatives from the Youth Sport Trust.

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And then the last person I spoke to was a young woman from Dallas, Texas, and her name was Amy Chyao.

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Of all the young British female singers to sell millions of records in recent years (Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen being the prime examples), Laura Marling stands out for her unwillingness to reach for image-based, mainstream success.

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