Miss Mississippi USA

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The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant.

Mississippi has not been very successful in Miss USA pageants. They have never had a Miss USA, and their highest placement was Leah Laviano's 1st-runner up placement in 2008.

Three titleholders have competed at Miss Teen USA, and as of 2007, four have competed at Miss America.

[edit] Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2008 Leah Laviano Ellisville 19 1st runner-up
2007 Jalin Wood Waynesboro 25 Previously Miss Mississippi 2004
2006 Kendra King Monticello 20
2005 Jennifer Adcock Hattiesburg 24 Finalist Previously Miss Mississippi 2002, semifinalist at Miss America 2003, Mississippi's Junior Miss 1998
2004 Beth Richards Laurel 25
2003 Allison Bloodworth Grenada 21 Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1999
2002 Heather Soriano Philadelphia 24 Previously Miss Mississippi 1999
2001 Melanie Vaughn[1] Olive Branch
2000 Angie Carpenter Greenwood Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1994, semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 1994
1999 Kari Babski Gloster
1998 Angel Whatley[2] Jackson
1997 Arlene McDonald[3] Tupelo Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1992, semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 1992
1996 Caroline Ramagos[4] Soso
1995 Jill Tullos
1994 Leslie Jetton Gave up her title in March to become a national spokesperson for Caribe Corporations in New Orleans.[5]
1993 Sherry Bowles Lambert
1992 Tammy Johnson
1991 Mitzi Swanson
1990 Stephanie Teneyck Semi-finalist Miss Photogenic
1989 Laura Durrett Olive Branch
1988 Dana Richmond Madison 4th runner-up 1st runner up at Miss International 1988
1987 Katharine Manning Drew 24 Semi-finalist Previously Miss Mississippi 1984, 2nd runner up at Miss America 1985
1986 Cindy Williams Hattiesburg 22 3rd runner-up Semifinalist at Miss International 1986
1985 Camille Gilliland Meridian
1984 Carla Green Biloxi
1983 Becky Case Jackson
1982 Nancy Perkins Marks
1981 Angela Ashmore
1980 Cheri Brown
1979 Laurie Kimbrough 4th runner-up
1978 Wanda Gatlin
1977 Leigh Tapley
1976 Teresa Camp
1975 Leigh Cross
1974 Denise Clark
1973 Karen Clements
1972 Deborah Pawlik
1971 Janey Gillis
1970 Susan Ladner
1969 Rose Ray
1968 Brenda Conerly
1967 Lassie Cooke
1966 Unknown
1965 Unknown
1964 Patricia Ann Turk Semi-finalist
1963 Joan Kenebrilde
1962 Sandra Mazur
1961 Marlene Britsch Semi-finalist
1954-1960 Did Not Compete
1953 Jessie Morgan Semi-finalist at Miss America 1951
1952 Carolyn Thomas

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

[edit] References

  1. ^ Purdy, Jean. "With near misses in past, Desoto beauty wins title", The Commercial Appeal, 2000-06-06, p. DS1. 
  2. ^ Associated Press (1997-06-14). "Jackson woman wins Miss Mississippi USA title". Press release.
  3. ^ "Two pageants crown winners in Biloxi in double ceremony", The Commercial Appeal, 1996-06-10, p. B3. 
  4. ^ "Shooting For a New Goal MISS USA contestant turns from hoops to rule over different courts", The Commercial Appeal, 1995-12-29, p. C1. 
  5. ^ "Miss Mississippi gets a better offer", The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate, p. 4-B. 

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