Formation | 1952 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Jackson |
Location | |
Membership
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Miss USA |
Official language
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English |
Website | Official website |
The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant.
Mississippi has had 10 Miss USA placements as of 2010. They have never had a Miss USA, and their highest placement was Leah Laviano's 1st runner-up placement in 2008.
Four titleholders have competed at Miss Teen USA, and as of 2007, four have competed at Miss America.
The state pageant, now held at the Gold Strike Casino in Robinsonville, Mississippi, has been directed by Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kim Greenwood, since 2010.
Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2009
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant