Your New Miss Mississippi Teen

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — A new Miss Mississippi Teen was crowned at the Ardis T. Williams Auditorium on Sunday afternoon. She is Avery McNair. The first runner up is Blake Hart.

The Miss Mississippi Teen Contest is being held at the Ardis T. Williams Auditorium in Vicksburg. The venue is hosting two preliminary events and a final event. The preliminary events are on Saturday, April 26, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and the final was held today at 2 p.m.

In the Health and Fitness competition Saturday afternoon, Madalyn Sullivan and Blake Hart tied for the preliminary win. In the evening, Avery McNair took the win. McNair also won the talent competition on Saturday afternoon. Blake Hart won the evening Talent competition.

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