Story by Kelly Atwood, Jones College Yearbook and Newspaper Advisor
ELLISVILLE – Summer Boyd of Laurel was crowned Most Beautiful at Jones College’s annual pageant, where she vied against 28 contestants to take the title.
Top Five were Taylor Garretson of Leakesville, first alternate; Halle Myrick of Petal, second alternate; Amberlyn Holifield of Leakesville, third alternate; and Kailee Pipkins of Richton, fourth alternate.
Top Ten also included Micaiah Sumrall of Quitman, Madison Temple of Pearl, Emma Kennedy of Taylorsville, Isabelle Halley of Mize, and Tristen Gendusa of Laurel.
The 2022 Most Beautiful winner, Natalee Ainsworth, returned to crown this year’s winner. Allyson Knotts emceed the event, and Jones OnStage performed during intermission. The pageant is a fundraiser for the college yearbook.
“The Student Affairs department were instrumental in this year’s pageant,” said Kelly Atwood, yearbook advisor. “It takes many people working together behind the scenes to make this event the success it is, but I want to give special recognition to Emily Sullivan, pageant director, for planning and running the event and Bruce Smith, dean of the college of art, music and performance, for making the location beautiful.”
Due to renovations of the Fine Arts Auditorium, this year the venue was moved to the A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
