Natchez, Mississippi the United States acquired this area from the British after the American Revolutionary War, the city served as the capital of the American Mississippi Territory and then of the state of Mississippi. It predates Jackson by more than a century; the latter replaced Natchez as the capital in 1822, as it was more centrally located in the developing state. The strategic location of Natchez, on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, ensured that it would be a pivotal center of trade, commerce, and the interchange of ethnic Native American, European, and African cultures in the region; it held this position
Miss Mississippi USA Miss Mississippi USA The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant. Mississippi has had 10 Miss USA placements as of 2010. They have never had a Miss USA, and their highest placement was Leah Laviano's 1st runner-up placement in 2008. Four titleholders have competed at Miss Teen USA, and as of 2007, four have competed at Miss America. The state pageant, now held at the Gold Strike Casino in Robinsonville, Mississippi, has been directed by Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kim Greenwood, since 2010. Age at the