2023: Abney Grace Pittman, Wayne County
Abney Grace Pittman is a sophomore at the University of Mississippi, where she is obtaining a degree in communication sciences and disorders with a minor in gerontology and marketing. She plans to attend graduate school for speech/language pathology. Prior to Ole Miss, Pittman attended Jones College, where she was a part of the Bobcat Brigade recruiting team. A member of Kappa Delta sorority, she is the daughter of Ricky and Amy Pittman and Sandy Pittman.
2022: Hannah Grace Crain, Hernando
Hannah Grace Crain will be attending the University of Mississippi in the fall as a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. She plans to major in psychology and minor in intelligence and security studies to pursue a career as a federal agent and investigator. She will also sing with the University of Mississippi choirs, fulfilling a childhood dream of continuing to perform in choirs after high school.
2021: Jane Granberry, Hattiesburg
Jane Granberry is studying integrated marketing and history at the University of Mississippi and plans to work in health communications. She is a member of the Rebellettes Dance Team, Ole Miss Ambassadors, and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Jane is also in the honors college and Lambda Sigma Honors Society.
2020: McKay Lee Bray, Greene County
McKay Lee is a graduate of Jones College and current student at the University of Mississippi. She has served as an officer in the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Program, a member of the Charles Pickering Honors Institute, and as a part of Jones on Stage and JC Choir.
2019: Kasey Pearson, Amory
2018: Anna McDaniel, Meridian
Anna is a mass communication graduate of William Carey University. She served as the editor-in-chief of the university newspaper, The Cobbler, and was a Student Government Association representative. McDaniel also auditioned on season fifteen of American Idol before competing for the title of Mississippi’s Miss Hospitality. She is currently working in elementary education.
2017: Emma Grace McGrew, Booneville
Emma Grace is a graduate of Booneville High School, Northeast Mississippi Community College, and Mississippi University of Women. Emma Grace is a Booneville Hall of Fame member and a Mississippi Scholar. She is currently practicing speech therapy.
2016: Mary Elizabeth Stringer, Starkville
Mary Elizabeth Stringer is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where she studied kinesiology. She served on the executive council of her sorority, Phi Mu, and was actively involved in the Student Association. She served two terms as a College of Education ambassador. Mary Elizabeth is currently living in Washington D.C. and working on Capitol Hill.
2015: Erin Morgan, Laurel
Erin Morgan is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where she majored in Kinesiology, and University of Mississippi Medical School, where she studied physical therapy. She is currently practicing physical therapy in Hattiesburg, MS. While at Mississippi State, Erin was involved in Chi Omega Sorority, Shackouls Honors College, Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Society, and the Student Association.
2014: Bonnie Blue Dulaney, Meridian
Bonnie Blue Dulaney is a graduate of Mississippi State University. She received her white coat from the University of Mississippi Medical School in May 2019. Bonnie is currently completing her residency program in dermatology in Alabama.
Other Previous Winners
2013, Hailey Thomas, Meridian
2012 Chandler Llana, Panola County
2011 Ann Claire Reynolds, Petal
2010 Jordan Whittle, Hattiesburg
2009 Claire Walley, Greene County
2008 Tori Ferguson, Starkville/Oktibbeha County
2007 Rebekah Staples, Laurel
2006 Stacie Stokley, Scott County
2005 Caroline Murphree, Jackson
2004 Ashley Buckman, Bay Springs
2003 Monica Minter, Jackson
2002 Katie Newman, Brookhaven/Lincoln County
2001 Jalin Wood, Wayne County
2000 Sara Peters, Tupelo/Lee County
1999 Olivia Irons, Neshoba County
1998 Jeanna Runnels, Hattiesburg
1997 Mary Lacy Montgomery, Hattiesburg
1996 Kristen Earles, Magee
1995 Fisher Fleming, Batesville
1994 Kimber Lynn Pitts, Covington County
1993 Mary Elizabeth Gill, Noxubee County
1992 Leigh Lucas, Newton County
1991 Toni Price, Mendenhall
1990 Amy Harrison, Grenada
1989 Tammy Johnson, Jackson
1988 Amy Jo Skelton, Olive Branch
1987 Elizabeth Pharr Wyatt, Cleveland
1986 Mary Beth Fisher, Okolona
1985 Suzanne Wilkerson, Woodville
1984 Jill Sanders, Amory
1983 Lucy Jenkins, McComb
1982 Renee Henderson, Columbus
1981 Patra Massey, Mendenhall
1980 Tena Rayborn, Oak Grove
1979 Shane Pittman, Tylertown
1978 Tami Oliver, Clinton
1977 Laura Parish, Carson
1976 Jennie Jones, McComb
1975 Karen Alexander, Union
1974 Robin Matulich, Columbia
1973 Becky Black, Brookhaven
1972 Deborah Karls, Greenville
1971 Susan Broom, Columbia
1970 Marianne Mullens, West Point
1969 Sharon Applegate, Starkville
1968 Brenda Wiygul, Starkville
1967 Mary Katherine Morphis, Greenville
1966 Carolyn Anderson, Gulfport
1965 Ann Kitchens, Batesville
1964 Roseanne Burleson, Fulton
1963 Diane Cox, Clarksdale
1962 Loren Ormond, Forest
1961 Joann Watts, Poplarville
1960 June Wood, Hattiesburg
1959 Sandra Scarborough, Meadville
1958 Elaine Lipsey, Prentiss
1957 Jane Fatheree, West Point
1956 No Pageant Held
1955 Emily Hall, Leland
1954 Anne Bush, Laurel
1953 Edna Khayat, Moss Point
1952 Suzanne Paul, Meridian
1951 Jo Ann Turner, Yazoo City
1950 Betty Denton, Tupelo
1949 Katherine Wright, Pascagoula