Miss Mississippi
Miss Mississippi is a scholarship pageant and a preliminary of Miss America. The contest began in 1934, has been held in Vicksburg since 1958, and provides more money than any other scholarship pageant in the Miss America Organization. Four Miss Mississippis have won the Miss America crown: Mary Ann Mobley (1959), Lynda Lee Mead (1960), Cheryl Prewitt (1980), and Susan Akin (1986). Holly Brand of Meridian was crowned Miss Mississippi 2021 on June 26, 2021, at Vicksburg Convention Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2022 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville , Connecticut in December 2021. Results summary. The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Mississippi titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.