The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Mississippi in the
Miss USA pageant. The pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2001 to 2010, before becoming part of Greenwood Productions in 2010 under the ownership of
Miss Tennessee USA
The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kimberly Pay ...
1989 Kim Greenwood.
Mississippi has had 12 Miss USA placements as of 2021. They won Miss USA in
2020
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. The most recent placement was
Asya Branch in 2020, winning the
Miss USA 2020 title, becoming the 36th state to have the Miss USA title, 33rd to be crowned. Four titleholders have competed at
Miss Teen USA, and as of 2007, four have competed at
Miss America
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, including Branch.
Sydney Russell of
Meridian
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was crowned Miss Mississippi USA 2023 on April 1, 2023. She will represent Mississippi for the title of Miss USA 2023.
Results summary
Placements
*Miss USA:
Asya Branch (2020)
*1st runners-up: Leah Laviano (2008)
*3rd runners-up:
Cindy Williams (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: Marlene Britsch (1961), Patricia Ann Turk (1964), Bailey Anderson (2021)
Mississippi holds a record of 12 placements at
Miss USA.
Awards
*Miss Photogenic: Stephanie Teneyck (1990)
Winners
;Color key
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
External links
Official Website
{{Miss USA state
Mississippi
Mississippi culture
Women in Mississippi
Recurring events established in 1952
1952 establishments in Mississippi