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Miss Mississippi Teen Preliminary Winners

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The winners in Saturday’s preliminary in Health and Fitness, a tie, Madalyn Sullivan and Blake Hart. In Talent, Avery McNair
The Miss Mississippi Teen Contest is being held at the Ardis T. Williams Auditorium in Vicksburg. Two preliminaries and a final event are being hosted at the venue. Preliminaries are on Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The final will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 27.
The Contestants are:

All-America City
Olivia Snellings
Service Initiative: The Greatest Gift
Talent: Piano
Ambition: Business Owner

Barnes Crossing
Blaine Bridges
Service Initiative: Congenital Hypothyroidism
Talent: Dance

Capital City
Blake Hart
Service Initiative: Ditch the Clique
Talent: Piano
Ambition: Lawyer

Heart of the South
Mary Beth Geiser
Service Initiative: Check the Box-Save Lives
Talent: Jazz Dance
Ambition: Pharmacist or Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

Lafayette County
Madalyn Sullivan
Service Initiative: Millie’s Mission: Autism Awareness
Talent: Dance
Ambition: Radio City Rockette

Lauderdale County
Dericka Smith
Service Initiative: Service InitiativeW.A.Y.S (We Are Your Strength)
Talent: Saxophone
Ambition: Psychiatrist

Madison County
Avery McNair
Service Initiative: Let’s All Be Prepared: Emergency Preparedness for Kids
Talent: Piano
Ambition: Business Owner

Magnolia
Liza Orrell
Service Initiative: Music for Hope
Talent: Vocal
Ambition: Child Psychologist

Magnolia Coast
Cambree Cumbest
Service Initiative: Smiling Faces and Joyful Hearts
Talent: Guitar & Vocal
Ambition: CRNA

Meridian
Skylar Earnhart
Service Initiative: Help a Paw Out
Talent: Guitar
Ambition: Forensic Psychologist

Metro Jackson
Chloe Braxton
Service Initiative: Mental Matters
Talent: Jazz Dance
Ambition: Entrepreneur

New South
Chasity Vincent
Service Initiative: Creating Amazing Life Moments “CALM”
Talent: Lyrical Dance
Ambition: Neonatal Nurse, Dance Choreographer, Studio Owner

Ocean Springs
Sarah Katherine Graham
Service Initiative: Beyond the Fitting Room: A Melanoma Awareness Campaign
Talent: Vocal & Piano Performance
Ambition: TV Journalism or Medicine

Pearl River County
Megan Wade
Service Initiative: Adopt-A-Grandparent
Talent: Vocal
Ambition: Elementary School Teacher

Pine Belt
Krissi Joe Simmons
Service Initiative: Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader
Talent: Ventriloquism
Ambition: Pediatrician

Poplarville
Kyla Pohlmann
Service Initiative: DANCE IT OUT: Adolescent Mental Health Awareness
Talent: Dance/Acro
Ambition: Dance Instructor/Business Owner

Queen City
Ana Holley
Service Initiative: Between the Lines
Talent: Vocal
Ambition: Athletic Trainer

Saltillo
Addison Crippen
Service Initiative: Lunches with Love
Talent: Vocal
Ambition: Cosmetic Dentistry

Starkville
Crosby Taylor
Service Initiative: Bedz 4 Kidz
Talent: Dance
Ambition: Veterinarian

Tupelo
Emma Caroline Smith
Service Initiative: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Talent: Vocal
Ambition: Radiologist

Vicksburg
Belle Spires
Service Initiative: Music4Life
Talent: Vocal/Guitar
Ambition: Physician