NAMES IN THE NEWS : Bledsoe Merit Scholar Finalist
Tempestt Bledsoe, the 16-year-old actress who plays Vanessa Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has become a finalist for a National Merit Scholarship, her publicist said.
The nationwide academic scholarship is awarded on the basis of students’ academic record and scores on the PSAT, a scholastic aptitude examination, according to a statement issued Thursday by publicist David Brokaw.
Bledsoe has studied at the Professional Children’s School in New York City. She is graduating from high school with straight A’s, Brokaw said.
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