Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen crowned – Magnolia State Live

The third time was the appeal for Miss Metro Jackson Nataleigh Nix, who clenched the crown in Sunday’s Miss Mississippi’s Excellent Teen competitors.

Sixteen contestants competed for the title of Miss Mississippi’s Excellent Teen this weekend. After two rounds of preliminary competitions and a re-competition of the highest 10, Nix was topped the 2023 Miss Mississippi’s Excellent Teen on Sunday afternoon on the Ardis T. Williams Auditorium.

“I’m in shock,” Nix mentioned. “Truthfully, I labored so laborious this yr, and I used to be actually hoping this may be my yr for Miss Mississippi’s Excellent Teen. That is so thrilling.”

Nix, a pupil at Madison Central Excessive College, was additionally awarded $5,000 in scholarships.

The primary alternate to MMOT was Miss Hattiesburg Ellie Chain. She was awarded $2,000 in scholarships offered by the Miss Mississippi Company; second alternate Miss Southern Magnolia Brooke Bumgarner was awarded $1,200; third alternate Miss Capital Metropolis Blake Hart was awarded $900 and fourth alternate Miss Turtle Creek Anna Kate Ratcliffe was awarded $600.

Rounding out the highest 10 and receiving a $400 scholarship every had been Miss Golden Triangle Chloe Braxton, Miss Jones County Averi Cockrell, Miss Leaf River Valley Kyla Pohlmann, Miss Meridian Micah Hill and Miss Natchez Hint Rachele Chung.

Nix will go on to compete within the Miss America’s Excellent Teen Competitors, which will probably be held this summer time.