STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island high school student has been named “America’s Next Top Young Entrepreneur” after winning a national competition with her innovative solution for menstrual pain.

Anna Lau, founder and CEO of Snugshi — a heated, weighted, rechargeable stuffed animal designed to provide discreet period pain relief — recently took the top prize at the Young Entrepreneurs Academy competition, a national program that transforms local students into confident entrepreneurs.

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