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Truman French student Michaela Hylen was selected as one of the 60 winners of the 2017 Many Languages, One World essay contest. Hylen was chosen from a pool of more than 6,000 participants from 170 countries. Only 10 winners were selected to represent each of the six official languages on the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. As a winner, Hylen has been invited to participated in the Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum in Boston and New York City in July.