Harmon named Miss Mississippi State University

Contact: Allison Matthews

From left, Alivia P. Roberts, second alternate, Miss MSU 2015 Randi-Kathryn Harmon, and Meredith R. Thomas, first alternate, received flowers at the annual pageant held Friday on campus.
From left, Alivia P. Roberts, second alternate, Miss MSU 2015 Randi-Kathryn Harmon, and Meredith R. Thomas, first alternate, received flowers at the annual pageant held Friday on campus.
Photo by: Russ Houston

STARKVILLE, Miss.--Senior Randi-Kathryn Harmon, a communication/public relations major, was selected for the 2015 Miss Mississippi State University title in the recent pageant held Friday [Oct. 10] on campus.

Harmon is the daughter of Randy and Cindy Harmon. She is a 2011 Amory High School graduate who also graduated from Itawamba Community College in 2013.

Nine students competed in the annual selection of the land-grant institution's representative to the Miss Mississippi Pageant. Competition categories included personal interview, swim wear, talent, evening wear, and on-stage question. Harmon presented her platform P.E.A.C.E. for Children (Physical Exercise And Careful Eating).

Junior Meredith R. Thomas, a biological science major and the daughter of Eddie and Angela Thomas of Kosciusko, was named first alternate winner. Freshman Alivia P. Roberts, a communication/broadcasting major and the daughter of Kenneth and Teresa Fields Roberts of Shannon, was named the second alternate winner.

"Miss MSU represents our university throughout the year as a spokesperson as she competes for the title of Miss Mississippi and, possibly, Miss America," said pageant director Amelia Treptow.

For more information about Mississippi State University, see www.msstate.edu.