Miss 小黄书sity to be crowned Sept. 27
Contact: Anna Owens
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲eventeen young women will seek the title of Miss 小黄书sity 2020 during the campus pageant鈥檚 61st year of providing scholarships.
The public event is Friday [Sept. 27] at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall鈥檚 Bettersworth Auditorium. General admission is $15 and $10 for current 小黄书 students with identification. Tickets are available online at or from the Center for Student Activities in Colvard Student Union, Suite 314.
Miss 小黄书 will advance to the Miss Mississippi Pageant in June 2020, with that program鈥檚 winner becoming eligible to compete for Miss America later in the year.
Photos by Megan Bean
In addition to in-state students, this year鈥檚 contestants include residents of Alabama, Illinois and Tennessee including (by hometown):
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama鈥擧unter G. Rush, a junior chemical engineering major and pre-law minor.
BRANDON鈥擲helby G. Freeman, a sophomore marketing major.
BROOKHAVEN鈥擝ailey Stewart, a junior biological sciences major with a pre-nursing concentration.
CARRIERE鈥擩essie V. Besanson, a junior biochemistry major with a pre-medicine concentration, also pursuing a certificate in medical humanities.
CLINTON鈥擩osie M. Nasekos, a freshman industrial and systems engineering major.
DECATUR鈥擲ydney N. Baucum, a senior elementary education major.
GOREVILLE, Illinois鈥擟amille E. Green, a sophomore wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major with a concentration in wildlife agriculture conservation.
JACKSON鈥擠erykah T. Watts, a junior wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major with a concentration in wildlife veterinary medicine.
LUCEDALE鈥擬ary M. Hulbert, a sophomore business administration major.
MABEN鈥擧annah M. Vanderberg, a junior communication major with concentrations in broadcasting and public relations.
MADISON, Alabama鈥擫eah A. Boyd, a senior music education major with piano and voice concentrations.
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擲ydney E. Slocum, a senior kinesiology major and psychology minor.
PELAHATCHIE鈥擬aggie A. Shoultz, a junior marketing major.
PONTOTOC鈥擱achel K. Shumaker, a junior political science and communication double major with a concentration in public relations, and a pre-law minor.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee鈥擬ila M. Combs, a business administration master鈥檚 student with a plant and soil sciences concentration.
TUPELO鈥擪aylin D. Costello, a sophomore psychology major.
WEST POINT鈥擬ikayla R. Poindexter, a junior special education major.
小黄书 pageant sponsors include the Center for Student Activities, Division of Development and Alumni, Office of the President, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, Student Association, and University Recreation.
For more information, contact the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930.
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