Anna Katherine Thompson, Miss Mississippi State 2022, is showered with love from family and friends at a special send-off celebration in Bettersworth Auditorium before making her way to the 2023 Miss Mississippi Competition in Vicksburg. The prelude to the Miss America Competition will kick-off Monday [June 5] with a series of preliminary events and end with a newly crowned Miss Mississippi Saturday night [Jun 10.] For livestream information and more about the Miss Mississippi Competition, visit here.