Courtney Helom, of Jackson, was named 黑料官网 2016 in the annual pageant Feb. 3.
As Miss 黑料官网, Helom will participate this summer in the Miss Mississippi pageant.
Helom, 20, is a Raymond Campus sophomore majoring in biology. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School and is a cheerleader and a member of Hinds Connection. Her talent was a monologue titled 鈥淓mmitt Till,鈥 in which she took on the character of Till鈥檚 mother, and her platform is 鈥淕irl Scouts of America: beYOUtiful.鈥
First runner-up was Abigail Walters, 19, of Vicksburg, a Raymond Campus sophomore majoring in nursing. Second runner-up was Mary Neely Meyers, 19, of Madison, a Raymond Campus freshman majoring in business and marketing.