Miss Mississippi 2022 competition week begins with Day of Service

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The 31 Miss Mississippi candidates are in Vicksburg to start per week of preliminary competitors. They started the weekend with First Girl Elee Reeves Saturday for a Day of Service, and this Father’s Day it was rehearsals and preparation for a protracted listing of actions main as much as Saturday night time and the crowning of Miss Mississippi 2022.

The Miss Mississippi candidates will spend hours on the stage on the Vicksburg Conference Middle preparing for the primary night time of preliminary competitors Wednesday. Vivian O’Neal Miss Hattiesburg was first runner-up final 12 months.

O’Neal mentioned, “It was such an honor. I really couldn’t imagine I used to be nonetheless standing there as one of many final two standing, and I’m very grateful it was with Holly. And he or she’s carried out such an unbelievable job representing, so it was actually an honor to be her first alternate.”

Saturday, the Miss Mississippi Candidates joined First Girl Elee Reeves for Mississippi Serves – A Day to Volunteer. Holly Model has made volunteerism the main target of her work as Miss Mississippi 2021.

Model mentioned, “That was one in all my objectives as Miss Mississippi is simply encouraging folks to get thinking about volunteering and to extend Mississippi’s volunteer share. The primary official Statewide Day of Service is one thing that I’ve been dreaming about for a few years. What a solution to kick off Miss Mississippi week to showcase the service facet of this group, so it actually was a full-circle second, and I feel one of the best ways to kick off the week.”

Kaylin Costello, Miss All America Metropolis, received a non-finalist expertise award final 12 months, and Katelyn Perry, Miss Gulf Coast, received in Preliminary Expertise.

Perry mentioned, “I’m a singer by commerce. I’ve been singing since earlier than I may discuss, so to have the ability to work so exhausting on a bit and put my coronary heart and soul into it after which get to carry out it on what I contemplate probably the greatest levels I’ve ever carried out on is simply a lot enjoyable. Fingers down my favourite portion.”

Costello mentioned, “I began within the Miss Mississippi Excellent Teen group after I was solely 15 years previous, and rising up on this group, it has been seven years now, and it simply means completely the whole lot. The Board, all of the volunteers, the candidates, it’s simply completely superb assembly everyone and seeing everyone annually.”

The 31 contestants will journey by way of downtown Vicksburg Monday night time at 7 within the Miss Mississippi Parade of Contestants. This 12 months Miss Mississippi is once more one of many main suppliers of scholarships for younger ladies within the Miss America program.

Our protection of Miss Mississippi 2022 continues all week, and don’t miss our particular, Miss Mississippi: Shining By way of Saturday night time, June twenty fifth, from 7:30 till 8. Will probably be adopted by the Miss Mississippi competitors and crowning of the brand new state titleholder from the Vicksburg Conference Middle.

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