{"id":59645,"date":"2016-06-22T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=59645"},"modified":"2016-06-23T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T14:33:12","slug":"miss-universitys-carol-coker-10-ole-miss-girls-compete-miss-mississippi-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/miss-universitys-carol-coker-10-ole-miss-girls-compete-miss-mississippi-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss University Among 11 Ole Miss Students Vying for Miss Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Miss University Carol Coker will compete for the Miss Mississippi crown this week in Vicksburg.
Photo by Kevin Bain\/Ole Miss Communications<\/p><\/div>\n

By the end of this week, someone new will hold the title of Miss Mississippi, and there’s a 25 percent chance it will be an Ole Miss<\/a> student.<\/p>\n

The 2016 Miss Mississippi pageant begins Wednesday (June 22) with preliminary rounds, and the excitement culminates at 8 p.m. Saturday as the top 10 compete for the crown in Vicksburg.<\/p>\n

Carol Coker, the reigning Miss University, will represent the University of Mississippi among the 44 contestants.<\/p>\n

Ten other Ole Miss students will vie for the crown, including Miss Pride of the South, Abigail Wilbanks; Miss Rolling Hills, Anna Katherine Hoops; Miss Turtle Creek, Anne Elizabeth Buys; Miss Heritage, Charley Ann Nix; Miss Northland, Dana Wesley; Miss Leaf River Valley, Ivey Swan; Miss Alcorn County, Kasey Pearson; Miss Meridian, Leah Gibson; Miss MidSouth, Macken’z Smith; and Miss Southern Heritage, Mary Katherine McCaa.<\/p>\n

The final round will air live on WLBT in Jackson, WTVA in Tupelo, WABG in Greenville, WGBC in Meridian, WLOX in Biloxi and WMC-TV in Memphis.<\/p>\n

Be sure to tune in to cheer on all our Ole Miss contestants!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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