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 1989 Kim Greenwood.

Mississippi has had 13 Miss USA placements as of 2024. They won Miss USA in 2020 with Asya Branch winning the Miss USA 2020 title, becoming the 36th state to have the Miss USA title, 33rd to be crowned. Eight titleholders have competed at Miss Teen USA, and as of 2025, four have competed at Miss America, including Branch. The most recent placement was Kaylee Brooke McCollum in 2024.

Victoria Cantu of Brownsville, TX was appointed Miss Mississippi USA 2026 on July 30th, 2026 after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She will represent Mississippi at Miss USA 2026.

Results summary

Placements Miss USA: Asya Branch (2020) 1st runner-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 15/16/20: Marlene Britsch (1961), Patricia Ann Turk (1964), Bailey Anderson (2021), Kaylee Brooke McCollum (2024)

Mississippi holds a record of 13 placements at Miss USA.

Awards Miss Photogenic: Stephanie Teneyck (1990) Impact Award: Sydney Russell (2023)

Winners

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Year Name HometownAge1 Local title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2026 Victoria Cantu Brownsville, TX 27 Miss Rio Grande Valley 2025 McKenzie Cole Vicksburg 19 Miss Vicksburg Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2022 2024 Kaylee Brooke McCollum Amory 23 Miss Monroe County Top 20 Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2019 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2019 2023 Sydney Russell Meridian 24 Miss Lauderdale Co. Impact Award 2022 Hailey White Picayune 23 Miss Southern Magnolia 2021 Bailey Anderson Hurley 22 Miss Jackson County Top 16 Longest reigning Miss Mississippi USA () 2020 Asya Danielle Branch Booneville 22 Miss Northeast MS Miss USA 2020 First African American Miss Mississippi USA Previously Miss Mississippi 2018 Top 21 at Miss Universe 2020 2019 Madeleine Overby Columbus 20 Miss Hattiesburg Former New Orleans Saintsation cheerleader 2018 Laine Alden Mansour Tupelo 21 Miss Tupelo 2017 Ashley Hamby Madison 23 Miss Madison Co. 2016 Haley Brooke Sowers Meridian 22 Miss Lauderdale Co. Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2010 & 4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2010 Former Tennessee Titan cheerleader 2015 Courtney Byrd Oxford 22 Miss North Mississippi 2014 Chelsea Reardon Southaven 23 Miss Heart of Dixie International Junior Miss Teen 2010 2013 Paromita Mitra Hattiesburg 21 Miss Starkville Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2009 2012 Myverick Rashea Garcia Hattiesburg 21 Miss Dixieland 2011 Keeley Patterson Starkville 20 Miss Starkville 2010 Courtney Breanne Ponder Mount Olive 20 Top 10 2009 Jessica Lauren McRaney Terry 23 Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2004 2008 Leah Laviano Ellisville 19 1st runner-up 2007 Jalin Wood Waynesboro 25 Previously Miss Mississippi 2004 2006 Kendra King Monticello 20 2005 Jennifer Leigh Adcock Hattiesburg 24 Top 10 Previously Miss Mississippi 2002, semifinalist at Miss America 2003, Mississippi's Junior Miss 1998 2004 Beth Richards Laurel 25 2003 Allison Bloodworth Grenada 21 Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1999 2002 Heather Michelle Soriano Philadelphia 24 Previously Miss Mississippi 1999 2001 Melanie Vaughn Olive Branch 2000 Angie Michelle Carpenter Greenwood Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1994, semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 1994 1999 Kari Lynn Babski Gloster 1998 Angel Whatley Jackson 1997 Arleen McDonald Tupelo Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1992, semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 1992 1996 Caroline Ramagos Soso 1995 Jill Tullos Married Senator Chris McDaniel 1994 Leslie Lynn Jetton Gave up her title in March to become a national spokesperson for Caribe Corporations in New Orleans. 1993 Sherry Bowles Lambert 1992 Tammy Johnson Jackson 22 Previously Mississippi's Miss Hospitality 1989 1991 Mitzi Swanson 1990 Stephanie Teneyck 20 Semi-finalist Miss Photogenic 2nd Runner up at Miss All Nations 1990 1989 Laura Leigh Durrett Olive Branch 1988 Dana Michele Richmond Madison 20 4th runner-up 1st Runner up at Miss International 1988 1987 Katharine Clare "Kathy" Manning Drew 24 Semi-finalist Previously Miss Mississippi 1984, 2nd runner-up at Miss America 1985 1986 Cindy Jane Williams Hattiesburg 22 3rd runner-up Semifinalist at Miss International 1986 1985 Camille Gilliland Meridian 1984 Carla Green Biloxi 1983 Becky Case Jackson 1982 Nancy Perkins Marks 1981 Angela Ashmore 1980 Cheri Brown Meridian Previously Miss Mississippi 1978, preliminary swimsuit winner at Miss America 1979 1979 Laurie Frances Kimbrough Oxford 4th runner-up 1978 Wanda Gatlin 1977 Leigh Tapley Jackson 1976 Teresa Camp 1975 Leigh Ann Cross Hernando 1974 Denise Clark 1973 Karen Clements 1972 Deborah Lynn Pawlik 1971 Janey Diane Gillis 1970 Susan Marsha Ladner Pass Christian 1969 Rose Marie Ray 1968 Brenda Kay Conerly 1967 Lassie Cooke 1966 Jane Sutherland 1965 Madeline Carol Scarbrough 1964 Patricia Ann Turk Semi-finalist 1963 Joan Elizabeth Kinnebrew Hattiesburg competed in the 1964 Miss Dixie Pageant 1962 Sandra Mazur Jackson competed in the 1963 Miss Dixie Pageant 1961 Marlene Britsch Semi-finalist 1954–1960 Did not compete 1953 Jessie Wynn Morgan Previously Miss Mississippi 1951, semi-finalist at Miss America 1952 1952 Carolyn Jeanette Thomas 20 Died in 2008. 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

External links Official Website