Eight women from The University of Mississippi are among 41 contestants competing this week for the title of Miss Mississippi at the 2014 Miss Mississippi Pageant being held in Vicksburg at the Vicksburg Convention Center.
The preliminary rounds are currently being held through Friday night with each contestant group competing in talent, swimwear, evening wear and an on-stage question.
On Saturday night, the top 10 will be announced and the finalists will again compete in all four categories, resulting in the crowning of Miss Mississippi 2014.
Ole Miss contestants include:
Morgan Burnett
Miss Rankin County
University of Mississippi Medical Center student
Caroline Conerly
Miss Deep South
Graduated general studies major
Taylor Cos
Miss Metro Jackson
Junior broadcast journalism major
Emily Hall
Miss Pontotoc
Sophomore pre-pharmacy major
Anna Beth Higginbotham
Miss University
Graduated broadcast journalism major
Emmaline Johnson
Miss Historic Crossroads
Sophomore civil engineering and business marketing major
Ivey Swan
Miss New South
Senior integrated marketing and communications major
Shaniqua Wesley
Miss Grenada County
Graduated social work and psychology major
Miss Mississippi is a scholarship pageant, and winning is necessary to advance to Miss America. The contest began in 1934, and provides more money than any other scholarship pageant in the Miss America Organization.
Saturday night’s competition will be broadcast on television starting at 8 p.m. It also will be available through live stream and the app available on the website, missmississippipageant.com.
