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NEMCC crowns Williford as 2023-2024 Most Beautiful

Booneville native bests a 48-contestant field

by Michael H. Miller

BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- (11/15/2023) — Booneville's Isabel Williford bested a crowed field of 47 other contestants to claim the title of Northeast Mississippi Community College's Most Beautiful during the college's annual Parade of Beauties pageant on Tuesday, November 14 in the Claude Wright Room of the Haney Union. Williford (center) was joined in the Top 5 of the pageant by Madison Olivia Bennett of Tishomingo, Marley Thrasher of Kossuth, Williford, Gabby Bell of Pontotoc and Audrey Williams of Iuka. Scholastic Award went to two contestants who have a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale with Isabelle Martindale of Walnut and Madison McVey of Kossuth both being named the Scholastic Award winners for the pageant. Bell took home the Most Photogenic Award.

Editor's Note: A longer release including the Top 15 placements and individual photos of the award winners, top four beauties and Most Beautiful will come at a later date.

--NEMCC--

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Booneville’s Isabel Williford bested a crowed field of 47 other contestants to claim the title of Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Most Beautiful during the college’s annual Parade of Beauties pageant on Tuesday, November 14 in the Claude Wright Room of the Haney Union. Williford (center) was joined in the Top 5 of the pageant by Madison Olivia Bennett of Tishomingo, Marley Thrasher of Kossuth, Williford, Gabby Bell of Pontotoc and Audrey Williams of Iuka. Scholastic Award went to two contestants who have a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale with Isabelle Martindale of Walnut and Madison McVey of Kossuth both being named the Scholastic Award winners for the pageant. Bell took home the Most Photogenic Award.


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Isabelle
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  • Walnut, MS
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Madison
McVey
  • Applied Science
  • Corinth, MS
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Isabel
Williford
  • Booneville, MS
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Audrey
Williams
  • Iuka, MS
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Marley
Thrasher
  • Corinth, MS

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Michael H. Miller, Public Information Specialist, mhmiller@nemcc.edu

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