2017 Awards
2017 Winners
Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi – $5,000
Meridian Coca Cola Scholarship – $1,000
Neha Arora (Madison County)
First Alternate – 2,500
Meridian Coca Cola Scholarship – $200
CiCi Zhang (Starkville)
Second Alternate – 1,500
Meridian Coca Cola – $150
Hollis Hoggard (East Jackson County)
Third Alternate – 1,500
Meridian Coca Cola – $150
Cailin Sims (West Jackson County)
Remaining Finalist – $500 each
Ruth Reeves (Forrest County)
Lauren Mackey (Rankin County)
Elizabeth Burrow (Pascagoula)
Katherine Buckley (Petal)
Tanya Shenoy (Clinton)
Carlisle Washburne (Lamar County)
Be Your Best Self (Sponsored by Jimmy and Ann Alexander) – $1,500
Neha Arora (Madison County)
Spirit Award (Sponsored by Host Family Association) – $1,000
Charlsie Hicks (Greene County)
2017 Overall Awards
Scholastics (Sponsored by Mississippi Power) – $2,000
CiCi Zhang (Starkville)
Talent (Sponsored by Brainstorm Creative Group) – $1,000
Tanya Shenoy (Clinton)
Fitness (Sponsored by Citizens National Bank) – $1,000
Hollis Hoggard (East Jackson County)
Self-Expression (Sponsored by John Houston Phillips Family) – $1,000
Neha Arora (Madison County)
2017 Preliminary Awards
Scholastics (Sponsored by Key Law Office) – $400 each
Tanya Shenoy (Clinton)
Ruth Reeves (Forrest County)
Neha Arora (Madison County)
Carlisle Washburne (Lamar County)
Talent (Sponsored by Blake Travis) – $400 each
In Memory of Marilyn M Lumpkin
Charlise Hicks (Greene County)
Elizabeth Burrow (Pascagoula)
Lauren Mackey (Rankin County)
CiCi Zhang (Starkville)
Fitness – $400 each
Laken Winstead (Neshoba County)
Katherine Buckley (Petal)
Lauren Mackey (Rankin County)
M’Tajis Altman (Clarke County)
Self-Expression – $400 each
Ruth Reeves (Forrest County)
Katherine Buckley (Petal)
Tanya Shenoy (Clinton)
Hollis Hoggard (East Jackson County)