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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.

Miss Dixie Laura Lee Lewis is crowned the winner of the 2016 Miss Mississippi Pageant at the Vicksburg Convention Center on Saturday.

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.

Miss Dixie Laura Lee Lewis, center, of Brookhaven was named Miss Mississippi 2016 on Saturday night at the Vicksburg Convention Center.

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.