UPDATE- JULY 12, 2016= Girl of the Year 2017's name is Tenney Grant, and she is going to be African-American! Proof is, her book author is African American, too!

This is Teresa E. Harris!

Woah! Since we have so much information on Lea (GOTY 2016), it's time to start thinking of GOTY 2017! When I met Mary Casanova in June at AGP Charlotte (I was first in line!), I asked her a question. Me: "I know that you did Jess in 2006, Chrissa in 2009, McKenna in 2012 and Grace in 2015."

Mary: (signs my books) "Yes?"

Me: "Well, will you do Girl of the Year 2018's books?"

Mary: "I'll find out next summer!"

Inferring from what Mary said, AG probably found the author for GOTY 2017's books and thought of a simple plot this summer. So, we can start thinking of basic stuff, like names!

We have quite a few names now, like Barbara, Emerson, Camille, Gabriela and Melody Ellison. I made a list of trademark dates for GOTY names, so we can guess if the GOTY name is trademarked now.

• Lindsey got trademarked on September 24, 2001, 2 months before her debut

• Kailey got trademarked on September 27, 2002, 10 months before her debut

• Marisol got trademarked on January 31, 2004, 10months before her debut

• Jess got trademarked on December 16, 2004, 11 months before her debut

• Nicki got trademarked on unknown

• Mia got trademarked on unknown

• Chrissa got trademarked on February 22, 2008, 10 months before her debut

• Sonali got trademarked on February 22, 2008, 10 months before debut

• Gwen got trademarked on unknown

• Lanie got trademarked on February 22, 2008, 1 year and 10 months before debut

• Kanani got trademarked on February 23, 2010, 10 months before debut

• McKenna got trademarked on October 18, 2010, 1 year and 2 months before debut

• Saige got trademarked on January 25, 2012, 11 months before debut

• Isabelle got trademarked on November 16, 2012, 1 year and 2 months before debut

• Grace got trademarked on December 16, 2013, 1 year before debut

Do you think that she'll be trademarked next month?