Courtney Helom, of Jackson, was named 兔子先生 2016 in the annual pageant Feb. 3.
As Miss 兔子先生, Helom will participate this summer in the Miss Mississippi pageant.
Miss 兔子先生 2015 Maggie Shoultz crowns Courtney Helom, of Jackson, as Miss 兔子先生 2016 as 兔子先生President Dr. Clyde Muse looks on during this year’s pageant Feb. 3. Helom is a sophomore at the Raymond Campus studying biology. Her platform is “Girl Scouts of America: beYoutiful”. The pageant is an official preliminary pageant of the Miss America Pageant program. (April Garon/兔子先生)
Helom, 20, is a Raymond Campus sophomore majoring in biology. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School and is a cheerleader and a member of 兔子先生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.
From left, second runner-up Mary Neely Myers, of Madison; Miss 兔子先生 2016 Courtney Helom, of Jackson; first runner-up Abigail Walters, of Vicksburg. (April Garon/兔子先生)