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Miss 性视界传媒 program takes place Sept. 23 in Lee Hall

Miss 性视界传媒 program takes place Sept. 23 in Lee Hall

Contact: Bradley Hill

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲ixteen students from as near as Starkville and as far away as Nebraska are seeking the title of Miss Mississippi 性视界传媒 University 2017.

Taking place Friday [Sept. 23], the annual campus pageant gets underway at 7 p.m. in historic Lee Hall鈥檚 Bettersworth Auditorium.

General admission is $15; $10 for enrolled 性视界传媒 students with identification. Tickets may be purchased online at or from the Center for Student Activities in 314 Colvard Student Union.

The winner represents the 138-year-old land-grant institution next summer in the Miss Mississippi Pageant in Vicksburg. The state winner then advances to the Miss America Pageant.

Jada EvansHannah Lynn DaughertyAnne Elizabeth BuysCallie Brown

In addition to Mississippi and Nebraska, this year鈥檚 性视界传媒 contestants are residents of Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama. They include (by hometown):

BRANDON鈥擣reshman Christina Hardy-Johnson, a biological sciences major and the daughter of Willis and Angel Garrison. She will be performing a poetry reading titled 鈥淚f.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淢aking Leaps to Combat Cancer.鈥

BUFORD, Georgia鈥擩unior Christana Landress, a broadcast meteorology major and the daughter of Cecelia Kay Landress. She will be performing a color guard routine titled 鈥淗umble and Kind.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淧erfect Practice Makes Dreams Come True.鈥

Christina Hardy-JohnsonKatelyn JacksonOnjelica HarrisNicole Fustos

HATTIESBURG鈥擲ophomore Jada Evans, a biomedical engineering major and the daughter of Veronica and Ezekiel Jordan. She will be performing a drama titled 鈥淚 Believe.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淏eauty is Beyond the Eye of the Beholder.鈥

HOUSTON鈥擲enior Molly May, a communication/public relations major and the daughter of Debra May and Glen Bingham. She will present a vocal performance of 鈥淗ouse of the Rising Sun.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淏reast Cancer Awareness.鈥

LEROY, Alabama鈥擩unior Hannah Lynn Daugherty, a communication major and the daughter of Tony and Gina Daugherty. She will present a vocal performance of 鈥淭his Is My Now.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淣.O.W. (No Opportunities Wasted).鈥澨

Emily MillerMolly MayJessica LysterChristana Landress

LUCEDALE鈥擩unior Callie Brown, a biological sciences major and the daughter of Steven and Dorene Brown. She will be performing ballet en pointe to 鈥淔uego.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Tooth Fairy.鈥

MADISON鈥擣reshman Emily Miller, a communication major and the daughter of Laura and Brad Miller. She will present a vocal performance of 鈥淚n My Daughters Eyes.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淎migos for Christ.鈥

McDONOUGH, Georgia鈥擲ophomore Rontier Whitfield, a business management major and the daughter of Crystal Pugh and Anthony Whitfield. She will be performing a dance to 鈥淛acob鈥檚 Song.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淏eating Bad Body Image.鈥

Rontier WhitfieldEmily TingleAlivia P. RobertsHannah Oliver

PAPILLION, Nebraska鈥擲ophomore Nicole Fustos, a fashion merchandising major and the daughter of Bruce and Sharon Fustos. She will be performing a dance to 鈥淩iver Deep.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淏ody Image Versus the Media.鈥

SHANNON鈥擩unior Alivia P. Roberts, a communication/broadcasting major and the daughter of Kenneth and Teresa Fields Roberts. She will be performing ballet en pointe to 鈥淪torm.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淗ealthy Teens for a Better Mississippi: Teenage Pregnancy Prevention.鈥

SOUTHAVEN鈥擣reshman Onjelica Harris, an interior design major and the daughter of Vickie Harris. She will be performing an instrumental piece 鈥淟assus Trombone.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淐are for Senior Citizens.鈥

STARKVILLE鈥擣reshman Katelyn Jackson, a biology major and the daughter of Embra and Rosia Jackson. She will be performing the instrumental piece 鈥淪orry.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淵outh Service America.鈥

STUTTGART, Arkansas鈥擣reshman Hannah Oliver, a fashion merchandising major and the daughter of Erin and Lane Oliver. She will perform a tap dance to 鈥淥ne More Time.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淢ultiple Sclerosis: Taking Steps Toward a Cure.鈥

TRUSSVILLE, Alabama鈥擩unior Jessica Lyster, a kinesiology major and the daughter of Jeff and Wendy Lyster. She will be dancing to 鈥淏ang Dem Sticks.鈥 Her platform is 鈥淩.I.S.E. (Raising Initiatives for Students in Education).鈥

VICKSBURG鈥擩unior Anne Elizabeth Buys, a communication major and the daughter of Mark and Judy Buys. She will be performing a dance to 鈥淰iva!鈥 Her platform is 鈥淲ater for Life.鈥 Also, freshman Emily Tingle, a political science major and the daughter of Jeb and Shelley Tingle. She will be performing the instrumental piece 鈥淪wan Lake.鈥 Her platform is 鈥37 Books.鈥

For additional information, telephone 性视界传媒鈥檚 Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930.

Photos by Russ Houston