Mississippi State's own Jasmine Murray, center, was crowned Miss Mississippi on Saturday. The sophomore communication major from Starkville served as Miss MSU in 2013. This year's Miss MSU, on Murray's immediate left, is junior elementary education major Laura Lee Lewis of Brookhaven, 1st Alternate. Four of the five top pageant winners have ties to MSU. From left are Miss Deep South, Caroline Conerly from the University of Mississippi, 3rd Alternate; Lewis, Murray, Miss Historic South, MSU senior communication major Randi-Kathryn Harmon of Amory, 2nd Alternate; and Miss North Central Mississippi, MSU alumna Jessica Terrell, 4th Alternate. Murray will compete to become Miss America on Sept. 14.