Becky Williams of Purvis, a 2023 Mississippi State University magna cum laude graduate, was crowned Miss Mississippi Saturday [June 8] at the 91st annual Mississippi scholarship competition in Vicksburg. Miss MSU Morgan Nelson, a senior biological sciences major from Vicksburg, was named second runner-up. In addition to the new reigning Miss Mississippi, Williams, who earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, is continuing her studies in MSU's Graduate School.