ELLISVILLE – Jones College sophomore from Ellisville, Kayla Hamil was crowned Most Beautiful at the Jones College Most Beautiful Pageant held November 8, in the M.P. Bush Fine Art Auditorium. Forty contestants vied for the title this year.
The Top Five winners included: First Alternate-Abigail Trejo of Moselle, Second Alternate-Emma Grace Buckley of Bay Springs, Third Alternate-Kameron Upchurch of Laurel, and Fourth Alternate-Ashlyn Buster of Pachuta.
The ladies making up the group of Top Ten winners were Tashayla Broomfield of Lawrence County, Haley Fortenberry of Collins, Xoe Lockhart of Carriere, Anna Grace Bolivar of Laurel, Cambrey Irby of Enterprise, Abigail Trejo of Moselle, Emma Grace Buckley of Bay Springs, Most Beautiful-Kayla Hamil of Ellisville, Kameron Upchurch of Laurel, and Ashlyn Buster of Pachuta. Additionally, Xoe Lockhart of Carriere won the Most Photogenic award, and Hamil won the Audience Choice award.
Former Jones College Most Beautiful winner, Miss Jones County and Miss Mississippi 2021 contestant, Caidyn Crowder of Ellisville entertained the audience throughout the pageant along with Jones OnStage.
The pageant, sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs and the JC Lair Yearbook, uses part of its proceeds to fund the Madge Mailey scholarship, which is offered through the Jones College Foundation.
