Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Miss Mississippi
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
1. Miss Mississippi Marker
Inscription.
Miss Mississippi. . The Miss Mississippi Scholarship Pageant was started in 1934 with the annual event held in different cities until 1958. In that year, Vicksburg hosted its first pageant under the leadership of Mayor Johnny Holland and the Vicksburg Jaycees, and it has been the home of the event ever since. In 1959, Mary Ann Mobley was crowned Miss Mississippi in Vicksburg and went on to become Mississippi's first Miss America. That success was repeated the next year, when Lynda Lee Mead, representing the University of Mississippi, was crowned Miss America in Atlantic City. Twenty years later, Cheryl Prewitt of Ackerman held the Miss America title and then in 1986 Susan Akin of Meridian was crowned. The Miss Mississippi Pageant is one of the top scholarship contributors in the Miss America organization. ,
Sponsored by the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Miss Mississippi Scholarship Pageant was started in 1934 with the annual event held in different cities until 1958. In that year, Vicksburg hosted its first pageant under the leadership of Mayor Johnny Holland and the Vicksburg Jaycees, and it has been the home of the event ever since.
In 1959, Mary Ann Mobley was crowned Miss Mississippi in Vicksburg and went on to become Mississippi's first Miss America. That success was repeated the next year, when Lynda Lee Mead, representing the University of Mississippi, was crowned Miss America in Atlantic City.
Twenty years later, Cheryl Prewitt of Ackerman held the Miss America title and then in 1986 Susan Akin of Meridian was crowned.
The Miss Mississippi Pageant is one of the top scholarship contributors in the Miss America organization.
Sponsored by the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau
Erected 2008 by the City of Vicksburg Riverfront Mural Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.
Location. 32° 21.138′ N, 90° 52.998′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is at the intersection of Levee Street and Grove Street,
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on the left when traveling north on Levee Street. The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals are located on the Yazoo Diversion Canal levee wall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
4. Mary Ann Mobley (left) / Lynda Lee Mead (right)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on January 22, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on June 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
