Miss Mississippi 2014 Jasmine Murray will be the honored guest at a Miss America send-off reception scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Vicksburg Convention Center.

The free event will be hosted by the Miss Mississippi Corporation and will include a performance by Murray, said Karen Jones, business manager for the titleholder.

In past years, a trunk show has been held in which Miss Mississippi would model the wardrobe she would be wearing during her week at the Miss America Pageant.

This year the group decided to hold a send-off reception instead.

“A lot of the competition wear is furnished by Miss America and we can’t show it,” said Jones.

Murray will be able to model the shoes that she will be wearing in the Show Us Your Shoes parade and will expound on her platform, “13 Going on 30.”

Murray was crowned Miss Mississippi last month at the annual pageant held at the VCC. She is a Columbus native and has been attending Mississippi State University where she is pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism.

She was a top 13 finalist in season eight of “American Idol” and was crowned Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen in 2007.

Sunday’s event will also include guest speakers and autograph opportunities, Jones said.

Miss America festivities will kick off Sept. 1 in Atlantic City and the final night of the 60th annual competition will air live on ABC.

Miss Mississippi fans can follow the action during pageant week, which begins Sept. 9, on Twitter by following @MissAmerica or @MissAmericaOrg, on Facebook by searching for the Miss America Organization and on YouTube by searching for the Miss America Organization. Fans can also follow updates on the Miss Mississippi Pageant’s Facebook page and on Twitter by following @MissMSPageant.