And then there was one: Miss Capital City, Anna Leah Jolly crowned Miss Mississippi 2025

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Miss Capital City, Anna Leah Jolly has been crowned as the new Miss Mississippi 2025 after a week of preliminaries, autograph parties, years of aspirations, and hours of rehearsal.

Tonight’s eleven finalists for the evening were Miss Starkville, Karolina Heathcock; Miss New South, Madison Delancy; Miss University, McKenzie Cox; Miss Tupelo, Madison Belk; Miss Hattiesburg, Jane Granberry; Miss Domain Oxford, Alexa Manning; Miss Capital City, Anna Leah Jolly; Miss Metro Jackson, Gracie Bassett; Miss Jones County, Katelyn Perry; Miss Vicksburg, Morgan Nelson; and Miss All American City, Jaycee Drew Janzen.

The new Miss Mississippi will represent the Magnolia state in the 2026 Miss America pageant in Orlando Florida.