Road to the Crown

Road to the Crown

Reigning Miss ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAnna Katherine Thompson dazzles before family and friends at a special send-off celebration before she makes her way to Vicksburg for the 2023 Miss Mississippi Competition.
Photo by Grace Cockrell

June 2, 2023

Anna Katherine Thompson, Miss Mississippi State 2022, is showered with love from family and friends at a special send-off celebration in Bettersworth Auditorium before making her way to the 2023 Miss Mississippi Competition in Vicksburg. The prelude to the Miss America Competition will kick-off Monday [June 5] with a series of preliminary events and end with a newly crowned Miss Mississippi Saturday night [Jun 10.] For livestream information and more about the Miss Mississippi Competition, visit