Keep your eye on rising star Katherine Bailess, a Mississippi girl who has...
Keep your eye on Kat Bailess, a Vicksburg girl who just got a lead role on a new VH1 scripted series called “Hit the Floor.” The show premiered last night at 8 p.m., but if you missed it, you can go to...
View ArticleCheck out the gallery of Miss Mississippi contestants
The Clarion-Ledger just put up a gallery of the 35 young women who will be competing in the Miss Mississippi Pageant June 10-13 in Vicksburg. Click the link, and tell us who you think will win. Post...
View ArticleWho do you think will take home the crown?
This is competition week for the 35 young women who will be vying for the Miss Mississippi crown. Chances are one is from your hometown or university. Who will you be rooting for? Take a look at our...
View ArticleMore of the story: Miss Mississippi Marie Wicks talks about giving up the crown
It took five attempts before Ocean Springs native Marie Wicks was crowned Miss Mississippi last year, proving that persistence pays off. It’s funny how time flies. “It feels like yesterday,” said...
View ArticlePageant hopefuls: Challenges made them stronger
Several Miss Mississippi contestants have faced tough challenges in life that they say have made them stronger and wiser. Miss Southern Magnolia Julie Amelia Falgout, a William Carey University student...
View ArticleMore of the Story: Miss Mississippi contestant Kennitra Thompson fought for...
When Kennitra Thompson was 6, she told her mother she wanted to become Miss America. The determined little girl convinced Patricia Thompson to purchase a few blank VHS tapes to record the annual...
View ArticleMiss Mississippi contestants reveal their role models
Many young girls look up to the Miss Mississippi contestants, but whom do the contestants admire? They gave a variety of answers in their pageant questionnaire published on the Miss Mississippi...
View ArticleThe big, shiny dreams of Mississippi pageant queens
The Miss Mississippi Pageant is over, but there were a few stories that I wrote that either didn’t run, were not posted to our website, or I overlooked them when trying to find them on...
View ArticleMississippi queens behaving out of character
Miss Mississippi contestants were asked if they could do something out of character, what would it be? While most said skydiving, there were a few other answers in the mix. Miss Clinton A’Kendra Lewis,...
View ArticleMississippi pageant queens share the best advice they’ve ever received
Miss Mississippi contestants were asked what was the best advice they have ever received and what was your most valuable lesson learned. Here are some of their wise answers. Miss Clinton A’Kendra...
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