Vicksburg native set to compete for state crown
Published 9:38 am Monday, November 16, 2015
- ROYALTY: Miss Turtle Creek Anne Elizabeth Buys, from left, Miss Pearl River Valley Brooke Bullock, Miss Leaf River Valley Ivey Swan and Miss Leaf River Valley’s Outstanding Teen Isabella Rubenstein were crowned recently during the 2015-16 Leaf Pageants.
Vicksburg native Anne Elizabeth Buys was crowned Miss Turtle Creek during the 2015-16 Leaf Pageants, recently staged at Hattiesburg High School Auditorium.
Buys, the daughter of Mark and Judy Buys, was the 2013 Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen and will now compete for the sister title of Miss Mississippi.
“Ever since I was little it has been my dream to be in the Mississippi Pageant,” Buys said, and now the 19-year-old will have her chance to compete for the state title.
Competing in the Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Pageant has been a stepping-stone on the path to becoming a contestant in the Miss Mississippi Pageant, Buys said.
A sophomore at Hinds Community College, she took a year off because of the rigor of competing.
“The time off was much needed because it takes a lot of dedication to compete,” Buys said. “This is the best time for me to get back in.”
Along with Buys, the Leaf Pageants also crowned Miss Leaf River Valley Ivey Swan, Miss Pearl River Valley Brooke Bullock and Miss Leaf River Valley’s Outstanding Teen Isabella Rubenstein.
The Miss Mississippi Pageant will be held at the Vicksburg Convention Center June 22-25 and the Mississippi Pageant’s Outstanding Teen Pageant is scheduled for June 9-11 at the City Auditorium.