77TH MISSISSIPPI MISS HOSPITALITY
LANDRY KENT
Landry Kent was crowned the 77th Mississippi Miss Hospitality in July 2026 in Hattiesburg. A New Albany native, she will spend the next year promoting Mississippi’s tourism and economic development industries across the state and country as Mississippi’s official Goodwill Ambassador.
A sophomore at Itawamba Community College, Kent plans to attend Mississippi State University to pursue a communications degree with an emphasis in public relations. An honors student and president of ICC Indian Delegates, she hosts the ICC Athletics’ “What a Play Wednesday” weekly segment.
Of her new role, Kent says “Serving is Mississippi Miss Hospitality offers me the opportunity to express my gratitude to Mississippi. Because this state and her people have invested so much in me, I view this as a meaningful way to give back. My goal as Mississippi’s Goodwill Ambassador is to travel throughout the state and use social media to champion tourism and economic development, all while extending Mississippi’s signature hospitality to everyone I meet.”
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