2025 Cash Scholarship Awards
Miss Mississippi 2025
$10,000 scholarship provided by ERGON
$2,000 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
First Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$4,000 scholarship provided by David & Katherine McRae
$4,000 scholarship provided by Chris & Jennie Simmons
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
Second Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$6,000 scholarship provided by Casey & Rachel Ellis
Miss Vicksburg - Morgan Nelson
Third Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$3,500 scholarship provided by Rusty’s Riverfront Grill
$500 scholarship provided by Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss University - McKenzie Cox
Fourth Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$2,000 scholarship provided by Mutual Credit Union
$1,000 scholarship provided by Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
Six Semi-Finalists (each)
$2,000 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Domain at Oxford - Alexa Manning
Miss All America City - Jaycee Janzen
Miss Starkville - Karolina Heathcock
Miss Jones County - Katelyn Perry
Miss Tupelo - Madison Belk
Miss New South - Madison Delancey
All Non-Finalist Candidates
$1,300 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Six Non-Finalist Talent Awards (each)
$600 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation to six Non-Finalists who excel in
talent competition
Miss Leaf River Valley - Jerica Brown
Miss Madison County - Nataleigh Nix
Miss Key to the South - Peyton Cocroft
Miss Meridian - Rose Stafford
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph,
Miss Barnes Crossing - Sarah Grace Blackwelder
$3,100 Women in Medicine Scholarship, to a qualifying candidate majoring in medicine or pre-
medicine, having completed 50 semester hours with the highest GPA above 3.0
Miss Barnes Crossing - Morgan Nelson
$2,000 Dr. Briggs Hopson Memorial Scholarship, to a candidate enrolled in or accepted to the
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$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 Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$1,000 John Wayne Jabour Non-Finalist Interview Award provided by Miss Mississippi Local
Pageant Directors Association
Miss Lee County - Avery Claire Littleton
$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 New South - Madison Delancey
$1,000 Becky Williams Overall Fitness Scholarship to the candidate that receives the highest
fitness score during preliminary competitions.
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
$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 Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
$1,000 John D. Holland Memorial Scholarship
Miss University of Southern Mississippi - Annalee Toler
$1,000 George Carr Memorial Scholarship ($500 donation from Carr & $500 from Miss
Mississippi Corporation)
Miss Leaf River Valley - Jerica Brown
$1,000 Kathy Manning Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Ken Rector
Miss Lafayette County - Malley Chase Faulkner
$1,500 Bettie Fuller Davenport Memorial Scholarship by Debra Isaac to the delegate whose
platform involves foster children, children with special needs, or child advocacy.
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
$1,500 Kandace and Johnny Peppers Scholarship to a candidate who’s platform involves
adoption.
Miss Queen of the South - Celeste Lay
$1,500 Quality of Life Award winner provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Jones County - Katelyn Perry
$1,000 Quality of Life Award to the 1 st Runner-up
Miss Lee County - Avery Claire Littleton
$750 Quality of Life Award to the 2 nd Runner-up
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$250 Quality of Life Award to each of the four finalists
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
Miss Queen of the South - Celeste Lay
Miss Madison County - Nataleigh Nix
Miss Meridian - Rose Stafford
$600 Rosemary Hayslett Local Pageant Directors Association Award
Miss Queen of the South - Celeste Lay
$500 The Auxiliary at Merit Health River Region to a Non-Finalist Candidate pursuing a career
in a medical field
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph
$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 University - McKenzie Cox
$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 Fairpark - Aniyah McKissic
$500 Ameristar Business Scholarship to the candidate who has the best marketing plan as
selected by an independent panel of judges, this scholarship is provided by Ameristar Casino &
Resort
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$500 Dale & Jean Hathorn Education Scholarship to the candidate majoring in education and
having the highest GPA.
Miss Riverbend - Madelyn Barrentine
$500 Lindsey Dedeaux State Farm Scholarship to a contestant majoring in business with the
highest GPA
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$500 Julie Patton Johnson, Keller Williams Realty Business Scholarship to a contestant majoring
in business.
Miss Smith County - Savannah Ogden
$500 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Talent Winner by the Ameristar Casino & Resort
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
$400 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Evening Wear Winner by the Ameristar Casino
& Resort
Miss Vicksburg - Morgan Nelson
Miss University - McKenzie Cox
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$400 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Health & Fitness Winner
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
Miss Vicksburg - Morgan Nelson
$500 Mrs. Betty Jean Boop Mims Memorial Scholarship
Miss Saltillo - Sophie Graves
$500 Miss Mississippi Board of Trustees Scholarship
Miss Pearl River CC - Melany Carrasco
$2,500 Louise and Joseph Hall Memorial Scholarship to a candidate selected by the hostesses
Miss Covington County - Haley Fortenberry
$350 Lindsey Dedeaux Digital Media Scholarship to the contestant who best promotes the Miss
Mississippi Brunch on social media.
Miss Tupelo - Madison Belk
$350 Debra Franco Dance Scholarship to a non-finalist candidate with the highest dance talent
score.
Miss Key to the South - Peyton Cocroft
$350 Lindsey Dedeaux Marketing Scholarship to the contestant that has the most guests attend
the Miss Mississippi Brunch in her honor.
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$500 Miss America 1958 Mary Ann Mobley Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph
$500 Miss America 1959 Lynda Lee Mead Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Madison County - Nataleigh Nix
$500 Miss America 1979 Cheryl Prewitt Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$500 Miss America 1985 Susan Akin Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Meridian - Rose Stafford
$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 Starkville - Karolina Heathcock
$250 Alpha Talent Award Scholarship to the first-time candidate with the highest talent score
provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association.
Miss Key to the South - Peyton Cocroft
Miss Barnes Crossing - Sara Grace Blackwelder
$250 Alpha Evening Wear 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 - Jacqueline Pratt
Miss Starkville - Karolina Heathcock
Miss Saltillo - Sophie Graves
$250 Alpha Fitness 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 Oxford - Hannah Grace Crain
Miss Mississippi 2025
$10,000 scholarship provided by ERGON
$2,000 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
First Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$4,000 scholarship provided by David & Katherine McRae
$4,000 scholarship provided by Chris & Jennie Simmons
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
Second Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$6,000 scholarship provided by Casey & Rachel Ellis
Miss Vicksburg - Morgan Nelson
Third Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$3,500 scholarship provided by Rusty’s Riverfront Grill
$500 scholarship provided by Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss University - McKenzie Cox
Fourth Alternate to Miss Mississippi
$2,000 scholarship provided by Mutual Credit Union
$1,000 scholarship provided by Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
Six Semi-Finalists (each)
$2,000 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Domain at Oxford - Alexa Manning
Miss All America City - Jaycee Janzen
Miss Starkville - Karolina Heathcock
Miss Jones County - Katelyn Perry
Miss Tupelo - Madison Belk
Miss New South - Madison Delancey
All Non-Finalist Candidates
$1,300 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Six Non-Finalist Talent Awards (each)
$600 scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation to six Non-Finalists who excel in
talent competition
Miss Leaf River Valley - Jerica Brown
Miss Madison County - Nataleigh Nix
Miss Key to the South - Peyton Cocroft
Miss Meridian - Rose Stafford
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph,
Miss Barnes Crossing - Sarah Grace Blackwelder
$3,100 Women in Medicine Scholarship, to a qualifying candidate majoring in medicine or pre-
medicine, having completed 50 semester hours with the highest GPA above 3.0
Miss Barnes Crossing - Morgan Nelson
$2,000 Dr. Briggs Hopson Memorial Scholarship, to a candidate enrolled in or accepted to the
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$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 Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$1,000 John Wayne Jabour Non-Finalist Interview Award provided by Miss Mississippi Local
Pageant Directors Association
Miss Lee County - Avery Claire Littleton
$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 New South - Madison Delancey
$1,000 Becky Williams Overall Fitness Scholarship to the candidate that receives the highest
fitness score during preliminary competitions.
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
$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 Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
$1,000 John D. Holland Memorial Scholarship
Miss University of Southern Mississippi - Annalee Toler
$1,000 George Carr Memorial Scholarship ($500 donation from Carr & $500 from Miss
Mississippi Corporation)
Miss Leaf River Valley - Jerica Brown
$1,000 Kathy Manning Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Ken Rector
Miss Lafayette County - Malley Chase Faulkner
$1,500 Bettie Fuller Davenport Memorial Scholarship by Debra Isaac to the delegate whose
platform involves foster children, children with special needs, or child advocacy.
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
$1,500 Kandace and Johnny Peppers Scholarship to a candidate who’s platform involves
adoption.
Miss Queen of the South - Celeste Lay
$1,500 Quality of Life Award winner provided by the Miss Mississippi Corporation
Miss Jones County - Katelyn Perry
$1,000 Quality of Life Award to the 1 st Runner-up
Miss Lee County - Avery Claire Littleton
$750 Quality of Life Award to the 2 nd Runner-up
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$250 Quality of Life Award to each of the four finalists
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
Miss Queen of the South - Celeste Lay
Miss Madison County - Nataleigh Nix
Miss Meridian - Rose Stafford
$600 Rosemary Hayslett Local Pageant Directors Association Award
Miss Queen of the South - Celeste Lay
$500 The Auxiliary at Merit Health River Region to a Non-Finalist Candidate pursuing a career
in a medical field
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph
$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 University - McKenzie Cox
$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 Fairpark - Aniyah McKissic
$500 Ameristar Business Scholarship to the candidate who has the best marketing plan as
selected by an independent panel of judges, this scholarship is provided by Ameristar Casino &
Resort
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
$500 Dale & Jean Hathorn Education Scholarship to the candidate majoring in education and
having the highest GPA.
Miss Riverbend - Madelyn Barrentine
$500 Lindsey Dedeaux State Farm Scholarship to a contestant majoring in business with the
highest GPA
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$500 Julie Patton Johnson, Keller Williams Realty Business Scholarship to a contestant majoring
in business.
Miss Smith County - Savannah Ogden
$500 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Talent Winner by the Ameristar Casino & Resort
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
Miss Capital City - Anna Leah Jolly
$400 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Evening Wear Winner by the Ameristar Casino
& Resort
Miss Vicksburg - Morgan Nelson
Miss University - McKenzie Cox
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$400 Scholarship provided to each Preliminary Health & Fitness Winner
Miss Metro Jackson - Gracie Bassett
Miss Hattiesburg - Jane Granberry
Miss Vicksburg - Morgan Nelson
$500 Mrs. Betty Jean Boop Mims Memorial Scholarship
Miss Saltillo - Sophie Graves
$500 Miss Mississippi Board of Trustees Scholarship
Miss Pearl River CC - Melany Carrasco
$2,500 Louise and Joseph Hall Memorial Scholarship to a candidate selected by the hostesses
Miss Covington County - Haley Fortenberry
$350 Lindsey Dedeaux Digital Media Scholarship to the contestant who best promotes the Miss
Mississippi Brunch on social media.
Miss Tupelo - Madison Belk
$350 Debra Franco Dance Scholarship to a non-finalist candidate with the highest dance talent
score.
Miss Key to the South - Peyton Cocroft
$350 Lindsey Dedeaux Marketing Scholarship to the contestant that has the most guests attend
the Miss Mississippi Brunch in her honor.
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$500 Miss America 1958 Mary Ann Mobley Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Mississippi State University - Sarah Randolph
$500 Miss America 1959 Lynda Lee Mead Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Madison County - Nataleigh Nix
$500 Miss America 1979 Cheryl Prewitt Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Pine Belt - Paige McNeil
$500 Miss America 1985 Susan Akin Scholarship provided by the Miss Mississippi Local
Directors Association
Miss Meridian - Rose Stafford
$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 Starkville - Karolina Heathcock
$250 Alpha Talent Award Scholarship to the first-time candidate with the highest talent score
provided by the Miss Mississippi Local Directors Association.
Miss Key to the South - Peyton Cocroft
Miss Barnes Crossing - Sara Grace Blackwelder
$250 Alpha Evening Wear 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 - Jacqueline Pratt
Miss Starkville - Karolina Heathcock
Miss Saltillo - Sophie Graves
$250 Alpha Fitness 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 Oxford - Hannah Grace Crain
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