Miss Mississippi 2023 Scholarships Miss Mississippi 2023 $10,000 scholarship provided by Ameristar Casino & Hotel $2,000 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation Miss Pine Belt – Vivian O'Neal
First Alternate to Miss Mississippi $4,000 scholarship provided by David & Katherine McRae $4,000 scholarship provided by Chris & Jennie Simmons Miss Leaf River Valley – Neeley Robertson
Second Alternate to Miss Mississippi $3,000 scholarship provided by Casey & Rachel Ellis $3,000 scholarship provided by Senator & Mrs. Chris McDaniel Miss Metro Jackson – Becky Williams
Third Alternate to Miss Mississippi $3,500 scholarship provided by Rusty’s Riverfront Grill $500 scholarship provided by Miss Mississippi Corporation Miss University – Ally Hopper
Fourth Alternate to Miss Mississippi $2,500 scholarship provided by Mutual Credit Union $500 scholarship provided by Miss Mississippi Corporation Miss Hattiesburg – Angel Gail Lang
Six Semi-Finalists (each) $2,000 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation Miss All-America City – Krystle Hughes Miss Biloxi – Katelyn Perry Miss Jones County – Charity Lockridge Miss Southern Magnolia – Kat Adcox Miss USM – Karsyn Ulmer Miss Vicksburg –Morgan Nelson All Non-Finalist Candidates $1,300 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Seven Non-Finalist Talent Awards (each) $600 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation to six Non-Finalists who excel in talent competition Miss Capital City - Natalya Knoke Miss Fairpark - Jaycie Tungett Miss Heartland - Sarah Randolph Miss Midtown - Abigail Church Miss Mississippi State University - Anna-Katherine Thompson Miss Red Hills - Devan Doud Miss Warren County - Erika Wheeler
2023 Additional Cash Scholarships
$3,300 Women in Medicine Scholarship, to a qualifying candidate majoring in medicine or pre-medicine, having completed 50 semester hours with the highest GPA Miss Natchez Trace - Baileigh Jay
$2,000 Dr. Briggs Hopson Memorial Scholarship, to a candidate enrolled in or accepted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center Miss Barnes Crossing - Avery-Claire Littleton
$1,500 Wayne J. Sutter Memorial Scholarship provided to the candidate who sells the most salute pages over 20 pages by Tammy D. Folger-Sutter Miss Lee County - Sara Peyton Edwards
$1,500 Women Entrepreneurial Scholarship to the candidate who owns at least 51% of her LLC business SPONSORED BY Jennie and Chris Simmons. The candidate must submit their operating agreement showing they are the managing member of the LLC and a Certificate of Good Standing from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office showing they are in good standing with the state. Miss Southern Magnolia - Kat Adcox
$1,000 John Wayne Jabour Non-Finalist Interview Award provided by Miss Mississippi Local Pageant Directors Association Miss Hub City - McKay Lee Bray
$1,000 Mississippi Chiropractic Association Posture Scholarship to the overall preliminary Evening Wear Winner. Miss Rankin County - Madison Delancey $1,000 Social Media Scholarship to the candidate who best promotes the pageant brand and herself during the time period leading up to the crowning of the new Miss Mississippi. Miss Biloxi - Katelyn Perry
$1,000 V105.5 & Newstalk 107.7 Radio Broadcast Scholarship to the candidate majoring in anything music related with the highest GPA provided by Mark Jones Miss Mississippi State University - Anna-Katherine Thompson $1,000 Mississippi Choice Scholarship to the delegate receiving the most online votes Miss Turtle Creek - Madeleine Thompson
$1,000 John D. Holland Memorial LeadershipScholarship Miss Presley Heights - MaKayla Luper
$1,000 George Carr Memorial Scholarship Miss Delta State University - Maddie Stevens
$1,000 Kathy Manning Memorial Scholarship by Ken Rector Miss Oxford - Riley Thrasher
$1,000 Bettie Fuller Davenport Memorial Scholarship by Debra Isaac to the delegate whose platform involves foster children, children with special needs, or child advocacy. Miss Meridian - Lydia Bishop
$1,000 Cecil Simmons Scholarship Miss Fairpark - Jaycie Tungett
$1,500 Quality of Life Award winner provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation Miss Pine Belt - Vivian O’Neal $1,000 Quality of Life Award to the 1st Runner-up Miss Biloxi - Katelyn Perry
$750 Quality of Life Award to the 2nd Runner-up Miss New South - Landry Payne
$250 Quality of Life Award to each of the four finalists Miss Hattiesburg - Angel Gail Lang Miss Fairpark - Jaycie Tungett Miss Turtle Creek - Madeleine Thompson Miss Hub City - McKay Lee Bray $600 Rosemary Hayslett Local Pageant Directors Association Award Miss Hub City - McKay Lee Bray $600 David & Katherine McRae Scholarship Miss Lafayette County - Meredith Sides $500 The Auxiliary at Merit Health River Region to a Non-Finalist Candidate pursuing a career in a medical field Miss Tupelo - Shaelen Hudson
$500 Vicksburg Daily News Scholarship for Multimedia Communications & Journalism to a candidate majoring in Communications Studies, Journalism, or Multimedia Communications with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, provided by the Vicksburg Daily News, LLC to help empower the next generation of reporters and content creators. Miss Domain at Oxford - Lauren Barron
$500 Hummingbird Recording Theater and Music Communication Scholarship to a candidate pursuing a major in theater or music and has the highest GPA, provided by Kimble and Susan Slaton. Miss Leaf River Valley - Neeley Robertson
$500 Helen Florist Scholarship to a candidate who is majoring in marketing and has the highest GPA, provided by Helen Florist Miss Hattiesburg - Angel Gail Lang
$500 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Talent Winner by the Mississippi Corporation Miss Biloxi - Katelyn Perry Miss Jones County - Charity Lockridge Miss Leaf River Valley - Neeley Robertson Miss Mississippi State University - Anna-Katherine Thompson
$400 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Evening Wear Winner by the Mississippi Corporation Miss All-America City -Krystle Hughes Miss Hub City - McKay Lee Bray Miss Rankin County - Madison Delancey Miss Southern Magnolia - Kat Adcox
$500 Mrs. Betty Jean "Boop" Mims Memorial Scholarship Miss Turtle Creek - Madeline Thompson
$500 Miss Mississippi Board of Trustees Scholarship Miss Pearl River County - Brittney Diaz-Roman
$400 Louise and Joseph Hall Scholarship to a candidate selected by the hostesses Miss Domain at Oxford - Lauren Barron
$300 Debra Franco Dance Scholarship to a non-finalist candidate with the highest dance talent score. Miss Midtown - Abigail Church
$500 Miss America 1958 Mary Ann Mobley Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association Miss Turtle Creek - Madeleine Thompson,
$500 Miss America 1959 Lynda Lee Mead Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association Miss Midtown - Abigail Church
$500 Miss America 1979 Cheryl Prewitt Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association Miss Rankin County - Madison Delancey
$500 Miss America 1985 Susan Akin Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association Miss Heartland - Sarah Randolph
$250 Alpha Private Interview Award Scholarship to the first-time candidate with the highest private interview score provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association Miss Leaf River Valley - Neeley Robertson
$250 Alpha Talent Award Scholarship to the first-time candidate with the highest talent score provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association. Miss Leaf River Valley - Neely Robertson Miss Mississippi State University - Anna-Katherine Thompson $250 Alpha Red Carpet Award Scholarship to the first-time candidate with the highest evening wear/social impact statement score provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association. Miss Rankin County - Madison Delancey