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Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ State University to be crowned Oct. 17

Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ State University to be crowned Oct. 17

Contact: Mary Pollitz 

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Nine undergraduate students are seeking the title of Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ State University on Thursday [Oct. 17].

The event takes place at Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for current ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ students, and are available at or from the Center for Student Activities in Colvard Student Union.

The winner of the Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ pageant advances to the Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Pageant, with that program’s winner eligible to compete for Miss America. Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ receives a full-tuition scholarship, with the first, second and third runners up receiving $1,000, $750 and $500 scholarships respectively.

Since its inception in 1959, eight Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ title holders have been crowned Miss ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥, with one being crowned Miss America. The winner of this competition serves as an ambassador for the university—representing ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ during speaking engagements, appearances and performances on campus and throughout the community.

This year’s contestants include:

AIKEN, South Carolina—Avery Gray, senior, geosciences major

BOONVILLE— Jaycee Drew Janzen, senior, marketing major

BRIDGEPORT, Alabama— Reese Smith, sophomore, business administration and foreign language major

FAYETTE, Alabama—Abby Berthoud, freshman, wildlife fisheries and aquaculture major

³Ò¸é·¡·¡±·³Õ±õ³¢³¢·¡â€” Skylar Harden, senior, interdisciplinary studies major

MADISON, Tennessee— Aniyah McKissic, junior, music education

NEW ALBANY— Rylie Ozbirn, junior, elementary education major

VICKSBURG—Sarah Randolph, senior, biological sciences major

WAYNESBORO— Karolina Heathcock, senior, wildlife fisheries and aquaculture major

Abby Berthoud
Abby Berthoud
Avery Gray
Avery Gray
Skylar Harden
Skylar Harden
Karolina Heathcock
Karolina Heathcock
Jaycee Drew Janzen
Jaycee Drew Janzen
Aniyah McKissic
Aniyah McKissic
Rylie Ozbirn
Rylie Ozbirn
Sarah Randolph
Sarah Randolph
Reese Smith
Reese Smith

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