Most girls participate in at least one activity, if not many.
The area's women and girls participated in the war effort as well.
More than 1,500 boys and girls from 120 schools participated in the meet.
In the first show all girls or boys are participating.
More than 2,000 boys and girls from five states participated.
There are always more boys than girls participating, he said.
Each week, the girls participate in a challenge and a photo shoot, after which one of them is sent home.
Members' ages range from 7-18, with both girls and boys participating.
And the number of girls participating has jumped to 2.4 million from 300,000 since the law was adopted nearly 25 years ago.
Many girls participate in both sports and would have to choose one if soccer moved to the fall.