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 12 Miss USA placements as of 2021. They won Miss USA in

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. The most recent placement was

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in 2020, winning the

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

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, and as of 2007, four have competed at

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, including Branch. Hailey White of Picayune was crowned Miss Mississippi USA 2022 on April 2, 2022 at Pearl River Resort in

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. She represented Mississippi for the title of Miss USA 2022.

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: Marlene Britsch (1961), Patricia Ann Turk (1964), Bailey Anderson (2021) Mississippi holds a record of 12 placements at

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 culture Women in Mississippi