Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Mississippi Teen USA

Miss Mississippi’s Teen
Formation2005
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersVicksburg
Location
MembershipMiss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
H. J. "Winky" Freeman
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Mississippi's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Mississippi in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen, to Miss Mississippi's Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.

Brooke Bumgarner of Madison was crowned Miss Mississippi's Teen on April 22, 2024, at the Ardis T. Williams Auditorium in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2025 in January 2025, and placed 2nd runner up.

Results summary

The year in parentheses indicates year of Miss America's Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

  • 2nd runners-up: Brooke Bumgarner (2024)
  • 4th runners-up: Molly May (2013)
  • Top 10: Jasmine Murray (2008), Jane Granberry (2020)
  • Top 11: Tori Johnston (2022)

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Talent: Molly May (2013)
  • Preliminary Evening Gown: Brooke Bumgarner (2024)

Other awards

  • Teens in Action Award Finalists: France Beard (2012), Stella Ford (2017), Presley Caldwell (2019)

Winners

  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as a runner-up
  •   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
Year Name Hometown Age Local title Talent Placement at MAO Teen Special scholarships at MAO Teen Notes
2024 Brooke Bumgarner Madison Miss Pine Belt's Teen Vocal 2nd runner-up
2023 Nataleigh Nix[1] Madison Miss Metro Jackson's Teen Vocal
2022 Cameron Davis Meridian 17 Miss Pine Belt's Outstanding Teen Dance
2021 Tori Johnston[2] Madison 18 Miss Central Mississippi's Outstanding Teen Broadway Vocal, "Tomorrow" from Annie Top 11
2019-20 Jane Granberry[3] Hattiesburg 16 Miss Hattiesburg's Outstanding Teen Jazz Dance, "River Deep – Mountain High" Top 10
2018 Presley Caldwell[4] Grenada 17 Miss Northland's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Desperado" by The Eagles Teens in Action Award Finalist
2017 Holly Brand[5] Meridian 17 Miss Vicksburg's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Up to the Mountain" Later Miss Mississippi 2021[6]
2016 Stella Ford[7] Brandon 17 Miss Southern Grace's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "At Last" by Etta James Teens in Action Award Finalist
2015 Grace Post[8] Madison 16 Miss Central Mississippi's Outstanding Teen Dance
2014 Grace Munro[9] Ocean Springs 17 Miss Turtle Creek's Outstanding Teen Jazz Dance
2013 Anne Elizabeth Buys[10] Vicksburg 14 Miss Riverland's Outstanding Teen Ballet en pointe Later Miss Mississippi 2017[11][12]

4th runner-up at Miss Mississippi USA 2021[13]

2012 Molly May[14] Houston 17 Miss Dixie's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "And I Am Telling You" from Dreamgirls 4th runner-up[15] Preliminary Talent Award[15] 2nd runner-up at Miss Mississippi 2016 pageant[16]

3rd runner-up at Miss Mississippi 2019 competition[17]

Later 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2019[18]

Later Miss Mississippi World 2020[citation needed]
2011 France Beard[19] Madison 17 Miss Madison's Outstanding Teen Dance Teens in Action Award Finalist 1st runner-up at Miss Mississippi 2015 pageant[20]
2010 Christina Bostick[21] Hattiesburg 16 Miss Leaf River Valley's Outstanding Teen Dance, "Jellicle Ball" from Cats
2009 Laura Lee Lewis[22] Brookhaven 15 Miss Heartland's Outstanding Teen Vocal Later Miss Mississippi 2016[16]
4th runner-up at Miss America 2017 pageant[23]
2008 Morgan Lindsey Burnett[24] Brandon 17 Miss New South's Outstanding Teen Jazz Dance, "New Attitude"
2007 Jasmine Murray[25] Columbia Miss Houston/North Central's Outstanding Teen Vocal Top 10 Top 13 Finalist on season 8 of American Idol[26]

Later Miss Mississippi 2014[27]
Top 10 at Miss America 2015 pageant
2006 Kasey Wilder[28] Pontotoc Miss Pontotoc's Outstanding Teen Vocal
2005 Natalie Wood[29] Oxford 15 Theatrical Jazz Dance

References

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  18. ^ "Please join us in congratulating our National Sweetheart Pageant Top 10!". Facebook. National Sweetheart Pageant. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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  23. ^ "Miss America 2017 is: Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields". USATODAY. September 11, 2016.
  24. ^ Wade, Maggie (July 11, 2014). "Two former "Outstanding Teens" win first night preliminaries". WLBT News. She competed against two other former Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teens, Morgan Burnett, Miss Rankin County...
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  29. ^ "2005- Natalie Wood". Miss Mississippi Pageant.