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

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in the

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pageant. The pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2001 to 2010, before becoming part of Greenwood Productions in 2010 under the ownership of

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1989 Kim Greenwood. Mississippi has had 13 Miss USA placements as of 2024. They won Miss USA in

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winning the

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title, becoming the 36th state to have the Miss USA title, 33rd to be crowned. Eight titleholders have competed at

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, and as of 2025, four have competed at

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, including Branch. The most recent placement was Kaylee Brooke McCollum in 2024. McKenzie Cole of Vicksburg was crowned Miss Mississippi USA 2025 on March 29, 2025 at the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi. She will compete at

Results summary

Placements

*Miss USA:

(2020) *1st runners-up: Leah Laviano (2008) *3rd runners-up:

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(1986) *4th runners-up: Laurie Kimbrough (1979), Dana Richmond (1988) *Top 10/11/12: Kathy Manning (1987), Stephanie Teneyck (1990), Jennifer Adcock (2005), Breanne Ponder (2010) *Top 15/16/20: Marlene Britsch (1961), Patricia Ann Turk (1964), Bailey Anderson (2021), Kaylee Brooke McCollum (2024) Mississippi holds a record of 13 placements at

Awards

*Miss Photogenic: Stephanie Teneyck (1990) *Impact Award: Sydney Russell (2023)

Winners

;Color key ¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

External links

Official Website
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Mississippi culture Women in Mississippi Recurring events established in 1952 1952 establishments in Mississippi