Mississippi State hosts annual Miss Maroon and White Pageant themed âA Night in Parisâ
Contact: Aspen Harris
STARKVILLE, Miss.âThirty-four students will compete for the title of Miss Maroon and White 2023 at Mississippi State on March 22.
The winner will be selected along with four Maroon and White beauties in Lee Hallâs Bettersworth Auditorium. Open to the public, the event hosted by the Student Association begins at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $15 for the general public and $10 for 91´ŤĂ˝ students. Tickets are available at the door.
With the theme âA Night in Paris,â each contestant will compete in the areas of interview, evening gown and on-stage question.
Miss Maroon and White will receive a sash and crown, and beauties will receive a bouquet of flowers.
In addition to Mississippi, this yearâs contestants represent Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee. They include (by hometown):
AIKEN, South CarolinaâAvery Gray, a freshman professional meteorology major.
BATESVILLEâKylie Stephens, a sophomore animal and dairy sciences/pre-veterinary major.
BRANDONâMegan McMinn, a sophomore fashion design and merchandising major.
CARTHAGEâAnna Johnston, a freshman kinesiology major.
CLINTONâAbigail Farr, a junior business management major; and Joise Nasekos, a senior environmental economics and management major.
GLUCKSTADTâChloe Carter, a sophomore communication/broadcast journalism major.
GRENADAâHannah Briscoe, a junior business administration major.
HAMILTON, AlabamaâNatalie Robertson, a freshman communication/broadcast journalism major.
HARTSELLE, AlabamaâHannah Gregory, a senior secondary education major.
HATTIESBURGâAvery Hudson, a freshman nutrition major; and Merrit McLemore, a freshman communication major.
HOUSTONâAddyson Crump, a junior communication/public relations major; and Katherine Hill, a freshman criminology major.
JACKSONâLiliana Hewitt, a sophomore English major.
KOSCIUSKOâAdyson Poole, a senior landscape architecture major; and Austin Jones, a freshman accounting major.
LEXINGTON, South CarolinaâJadyn Snider, a freshman animal and dairy sciences/pre-veterinary major.
LOUISVILLEâChloe Weeks, a sophomore psychology major; and Kaylee Gregory, a junior microbiology major.
MADISONâAmari Cooper, a sophomore biological sciences and social work double major; and Helen Horecky, a junior communication/public relations major.
MERIDIANâChloe Woodall, a freshman biological sciences major.
MOBILE, AlabamaâElizabeth Bergman, a freshman civil engineering major; and Madeleine Thompson, a senior communication/public relations major.
MONTGOMERY, AlabamaâMargaret McNeill, a junior biological sciences major.
NASHVILLE, TennesseeâAniyah McKissic, a freshman music education major.
PHILADELPHIAâMeredith Adams, a freshman marketing/integrated digital marketing major.
SALTILLOâAnnabelle Bunch, a senior communication/broadcast journalism major.
SEARCY, ArkansasâCarson McFatridge, a sophomore wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major.
SOUTHAVENâKyla Brown, a junior aerospace engineering major.
STARKVILLEâClaire Farmer, a sophomore special education major; and Makenzie Stone, a sophomore communication/public relations major.
WALNUT GROVEâShemah Crosby, a junior anthropology major.
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