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Preliminaries done at Miss Volunteer America; finals tonight

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Friday was the final night of preliminaries for the second annual Miss Volunteer America pageant at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Downtown Jackson.

Miss Missouri Volunteer Faith Whatley-Baine won the talent competition.

Miss Mississippi Volunteer Hannah Perrigin won the health and fitness competition.

So the other preliminary winners from Wednesday were Miss Indiana Volunteer Stevie Griffin in health and fitness and Miss Georgia Volunteer Victoria Hill in talent.

Thursday’s winners were Miss South Dakota Volunteer Hillary Beecher in health and fitness and Miss Kentucky Volunteer Noelle Thompson in talent.

Saturday’s finals will begin at 7 p.m.

The 51 contestants will be narrowed down to 15 semifinalists, then 12, then 10 and finally five at the end of the night before Miss Volunteer America 2023 will be officially named and crowned.