Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Miss America Talent Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes 2025 Anna Leah Jolly [ 2] Brandon 23 Miss Capital City Ballet en pointe Top 11 Quality of Life Award Finalist 2024 Becky Williams [ 3] Purvis 22 Miss Capital City Dance 2023 Vivian O'Neal [ 4] Hattiesburg 25 Miss Pine Belt Dance Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award [ 5] 2022 Emmie Perkins [ 6] Hattiesburg 21 Miss Mississippi State University Vocal Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Scholarship 2021 Holly Brand [ 7] Meridian 21 Miss Golden Triangle Vocal Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Finalist Previously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2017 [ 8] Semi-finalist on Season 23 of The Voice [ 9]
2019 –20 [ a] Mary Margaret Hyer [ 10] [ 12] Hattiesburg 23 Miss Riverbend Classical Vocal, "Queen of the Night aria " from The Magic Flute 2018 Asya Branch [ 13] Booneville 20 Miss Tupelo Vocal, "The Impossible Dream " from Man of La Mancha Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up Later Miss Mississippi USA 2020 [ 14] Miss USA 2020 [ 15] Miss Universe 2020 pageant 2017 Anne Elizabeth Buys [ 16] [ 17] Vicksburg 21 Miss Vicksburg Ballet en pointe, "Viva" by Bond Quality of Life Award Finalist [ 18] Previously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2013 [ 19] [ 20] Miss Mississippi USA 2021 [ 21] 2016 Laura Lee Lewis [ 22] Brookhaven 23 Miss Dixie Vocal, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl 4th runner-up [ 23] Quality of Life Award Finalist [ 24] Previously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2009 [ 25] National Sweetheart 2014 pageantDuke of Edinburgh's Award gold medalist[ citation needed ] 2015 Hannah Roberts [ 26] Mount Olive 22 Miss University of Southern Mississippi Classical Violin, "Zapateado, No. 2, Opus 23" 1st runner-up Louanne Gamba Instrumentalist Scholarship Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi 2011Distinguished Young Woman of America 2011 competition[ citation needed ] 2014 Jasmine Murray [ 27] Columbus 22 Miss Riverland Vocal, "Something's Got a Hold on Me " Top 10 Quality of Life Award Finalist Previously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007 [ 28] American Idol Season 8 Finalist [ 29] [ citation needed ] 2013 Chelsea Rick Fulton 23 Miss Amory Railroad Festival Vocal, "Can't Help Lovin' That Man " Top 15 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 2012 Marie Wicks Ocean Springs 22 Miss Dixie Piano, "Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement " Non-finalist Talent Award 2011 Mary Margaret Roark [ 30] Cleveland 20 Miss North Central Mississippi Piano, "Nostradamus" by Tonci Huljic 2010 Sarah Beth James Madison 20 Miss Metro Jackson Piano, "Piano Fantasy" by William Joseph Non-finalist Talent Award 2009 Anna Tadlock McCool 23 Miss New South Vocal, "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde Married cousin of Miss Mississippi 2017, Anne Elizabeth Buys [ 20] 2008 Christine Kozlowski D'Iberville 19 Miss Gulf Coast Jazz Dance Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award First Latina to be crowned Miss Mississippi [ 31] 2007 Kimberly Morgan [ 32] Oxford 24 Miss Heritage Vocal, "God Bless the Child " Top 16 Second African American to be crowned Miss Mississippi[ citation needed ] 2006 Taryn Foshee Clinton 21 Miss Byram Tri County Piano, "El Cumbanchero" by Rafael Hernández Marín 3rd runner-up 2005 Kristian Dambrino Grenada 20 Miss Grenada County Original Vocal & Piano Composition, "Pearlington's Prayer" 2004 Jalin Wood Waynesboro 23 Miss Metro Jackson Piano, "Cumana " Later Miss Mississippi USA 2007 2003 Allison Kellogg Madison 22 Miss Madison County Ballet en Pointe, "The Firebird " Quality of Life finalist Previously Mississippi's Junior Miss 1999 Top 8
2002 Jennifer Adcock Hattiesburg 22 Miss West Central Mississippi Piano, Rhapsody in Blue Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Previously Mississippi's Junior Miss 1998Miss Mississippi USA 2005Miss USA 2005 pageant 2001 Becky Pruett Laurel 22 Miss Deep South Vocal, "Whatever Lola Wants " Top 20 Preliminary Talent Award 2000 Christy May Pontotoc 24 Miss Pontotoc Piano, "Theme from The Apartment " 3rd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 1999 Heather Soriano Philadelphia 22 Miss East Central Mississippi Vocal / Dance, "Trouble" from Smokey Joe's Cafe Non-finalist Talent Award Later Miss Mississippi USA 2002 1998 Melinda King Waynesboro 22 Miss Hattiesburg Vocal, "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) " 1997 Myra Barginear Grenada 23 Miss West Central Classical Vocal. "Una Voce Poco Fa"' from The Barber of Seville 2nd runner-up Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship 1996 Kari Litton Pontotoc 23 Miss New South Vocal, "Cry " Top 10 1995 Monica Louwerens Greenville 21 Miss Magnolia Vocal, "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me Top 10 Rembrandt Award for Mentorship 1994 Rebecca Blouin Batesville 23 Miss Dixieland Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vò " Top 10 1993 Lenena Holder Booneville 24 Miss Magnolia Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly Non-finalist Talent Award 1992 Kandace Williams Tupelo 23 Miss Tupelo Vocal, "Ain't It Good" from Children of Eden 1991 Mary Allison Hurdle Holly Springs 24 Miss DeSoto County Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La rondine 4th runner-up 1990 Beth Howell Clinton 21 Miss Dixie Magic Act Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Previously Mississippi's Junior Miss 1987 1989 Cherry Busby Tupelo 19 Miss Tupelo Vocal, "My Funny Valentine " 1988 Carla Haag Hattiesburg 23 Miss Dixie Vocal Medley, "Here's to the Band " & "Alexander's Ragtime Band " Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Previously Mississippi's Junior Miss 1983 1987 Toni Seawright Moss Point 23 Miss Mississippi University for Women Popular Vocal, "I'm Going All the Way" 4th runner-up First African American to be crowned Miss Mississippi [ 33] 1986 Kimberly McGuffee Mendenhall 23 Miss Lamar County Popular Vocal, "Inseparable " Top 10 1985 Nan Sumrall Hattiesburg Miss Hattiesburg Did not compete; later assumed the title after Akin won Miss America 1986 Later known as Nan Kelley , host on Great American Country TV[ citation needed ] Susan Akin Meridian 21 Miss University Vocal, "You're My World " Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 1984 Kathy Manning Drew 22 Miss University of Mississippi Country Vocal, "Crazy " 2nd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Later Miss Mississippi USA 1987Miss USA 1987 pageant Katharine Clare Manning Loeb died at 59 on December 23, 2021, of COVID-19 related illness in Tennessee.
1983 Wanda Geddie Hattiesburg 24 Miss William Carey College Vocal, "More Than You Know " 3rd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 1982 Dianne Evans Taylorsville 22 Vocal, "Stormy Weather " 2nd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award 1981 Karen Hopson Vicksburg 21 Miss Vicksburg Character Ballet en Pointe, "Overture" from Annie Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 1980 Donna Pope McNeil 24 Miss Picayune Ballet, "Overture" from Oklahoma! 2nd runner-up (tie) Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 1979 Sherye Simmons Jackson Did not compete; later assumed the title after Prewitt won Miss America 1980 Cheryl Prewitt Ackerman 22 Miss Starkville Vocal / Piano, "Don't Cry Out Loud " Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 1978 Cheri Brown Meridian 21 Miss Oxford Popular Vocal, "Evergreen " Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award (tie) Later Miss Mississippi USA 1980 1977 Mary Donnelly Oxford 19 Miss University Vocal, "The Good Songs" Wife of former Miss America Chairman of the Board, Sam Haskell[ citation needed ] 1976 Bobbye Wood Hattiesburg 19 Miss William Carey College Vocal, "Starting Here, Starting Now " 1975 Mollie Magee Mendenhall 19 Miss University of Southern Mississippi Popular Vocal, "Lights on the Hill " Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1972 pageant 1974 Diane Bounds Gulfport 21 Miss Mississippi State University Popular Vocal, "When You Smile" 1973 Kathleen Coole 19 Miss Mississippi State College for Women Vocal Medley, "Everything's Alright " & "I Don't Know How to Love Him " from Jesus Christ Superstar 1972 Glenda Meadows Richton 23 Miss Richton Vocal Medley, "Am I Blue? " & "I'd Rather Be Blue " 1971 Jennifer Blair Tupelo 21 Miss Mississippi State University Popular Vocal, "I Wish You Love " 1970 Christine McClamroch Columbus 21 Miss Columbus Vocal Medley, "Cabaret ," "Try to Remember ," & "You'll Never Walk Alone " 3rd runner-up 1969 Jane Foshee Hattiesburg 19 Miss Hattiesburg Vocal / Soft Shoe Dance, "Makin' Whoopee " Previously Mississippi's Junior Miss 1967 1968 Mary Mills McComb 19 Miss University of Southern Mississippi Piano Comedy Presentation, "Habanera " & "La Poupée Valsante" by Fritz Kreisler 1967 Joan Myers Forest 20 Miss Mississippi College Speech & Display of Original Art, "Doctor Zhivago " 1st runner-up 1966 Robbie Robertson Hattiesburg 20 Miss University of Southern Mississippi Dramatic Reading, "Adam Bede " by George Eliot Non-finalist Talent Award 1965 Patricia Puckett Columbus 20 Miss Columbus Vocal, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Featured performer on the Miss America 1967 telecast 1964 Judy Simono Vicksburg 20 Miss Vicksburg Classical Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky 1963 Jan Nave McComb Miss Mississippi State College for Women Contemporary Dance 1962 Charlotte Ann Carroll Walthall 19 Miss Eupora Comedy Song & Dance Routine, "Olive Oyl" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award 1961 Annice Jernigan New Albany 21 Miss University of Mississippi Piano Medley 1960 Patricia McRaney McComb 20 Miss McComb Speech & Art Presentation Non-finalist Talent Award 1959 Betty Porter Brookhaven Did not compete; later assumed the title after Mead won Miss America 1960 Lynda Lee Mead Natchez 20 Miss University Original Dramatic Act, "Schizophrenia" Winner 1958 Margie Wilson Itta Bena Did not compete; later assumed the title after Mobley won Miss America 1959 Mary Ann Mobley Brandon 21 Vocal Medley & Dance, "Un Bel Di" & "There'll Be Some Changes Made " Winner Preliminary Talent Award 1957 Mary Allen Yazoo City Dance & Art Presentation 1956 Martha Tisdale Hattiesburg Drama 1955 Carolyn Cochran Lucedale Dramatic Monologue 1954 Celeste Luckett Clarksdale Drama 1953 Suzanne Dugger Picayune Vocal Medley & Dance, "Bill " & "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey " 4th runner-up 1952 Dora Livingston Yazoo City 1951 Jessie Morgan Newton Ballet Top 15 1950 Annie Roberts Hattiesburg 1949 Katherine Wright Pascagoula Dramatic Sketch, "Hagar " 1st runner-up 1948 Virginia Hollingsworth Kosciusko 1947 Kitty Bailey Oxford Painting 1946 Lennie Nobles Greenwood Dance Non-finalist Talent Award & Best Dancer Award Later known as Josephine Nobles Giacketti, she died at 92 in Albertson, N.Y. on March 2, 2019. 1945 Harriet Carr Marks Stand-up Comedy 1944 Sarah Topp Tupelo 1943 Arminta Scott Corinth 1942 Dorothy Fox Columbus Miss Congeniality 1941 Madeline Smith [ 34] Winona 1940 Carolyn Simon Greenville 1939 Doris Coggins Baldwyn Miss Congeniality 1938 Frances Sykes Aberdeen 1937 Virginia Riley West Point 1936 Rachel Smith Booneville 1935 LeFrance Boyett Sumner 1934 Madolyn Hardy Belzoni No national pageant was held [ 35] 1933 Dorothy Ely 24 Top 18 1932 No national pageants were held [ 35] 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 Phyllis Hunt Miss Biloxi Competed under local title at Miss America pageant 1926 Mabel Riley 1925 Laurice McFarland Miss Biloxi Top 15 1924 Vivian Ruth Shaddinger Miss Biloxi Multiple Mississippi representatives Mabel Batson Miss Jackson 1923 No Mississippi representative at Miss America pageant [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] 1922 1921 
