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Laura Lee Lewis of Brookhaven crowned Miss Mississippi
The Clarion-Ledger
The Clarion-Ledger
Laura Lee Lewis, Miss Dixie, was crowned Miss Mississippi 2016 on Saturday night in Vicksburg.
The Brookhaven native, an elementary education major, is a President's List scholar at Mississippi State University. She was Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen in 2009.
For the talent competition in Saturday's pageant, Lewis showed off her vocal skills. Her platform is "Mentoring Matters."
Lewis will represent Mississippi in the Miss America Pageant on Sept. 11 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
This is a developing story. Check back for a interview with the new Miss Mississippi on Sunday at clarionledger.com.