Hannah Roberts (Miss Mississippi)
Hannah Roberts | |
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Born | Hannah Camille Roberts April 15, 1993 Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S. |
Education | University of Southern Mississippi |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi 2011 Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2013 Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2015 Miss Mississippi 2015 |
Years active | 1997–present |
Hair color | blonde |
Eye color | blue |
Major competition(s) | Miss America 2016 |
Hannah Camille Roberts (born August 21, 1993) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Mount Olive, Mississippi. She was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi in 2011 and crowned Miss Mississippi 2015. Roberts competed for the Miss America 2016 title on September 13, 2015, and was named first runner-up.
Pageant career
Early pageants
In July 2010, Roberts won the Covington County's Junior Miss title and competed in July 2010 finals for the state Distinguished Young Woman title.[1][2] After two days of competition in talent, fitness, scholastic achievement, and self-expression, Roberts was named 2011 Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi.[1] She earned a $10,000 scholarship prize from the Mississippi Junior Miss Scholarship Foundation and the right to compete for the national title.[3] Roberts was named second runner-up for the national title in June 2011, earning a $15,000 scholarship prize.[4][5] She also won $1,000 scholarships for scholastic and talent category awards plus $1,500 for winning the Bel Air Mall Community Service Award.[5]
In October 2012, Roberts won the Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2013 title.[6] She competed in the Miss Mississippi pageant in July 2013 with the platform "Pages of Love" and a classical violin performance in the talent portion of the competition.[7] She was named first runner-up to winner Chelsea Rick.[8][9][10] Roberts skipped the 2014 competition season to focus on her studies.[9]
Miss Mississippi 2015
In October 2014, Roberts was crowned Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2015 which made her eligible to compete at the 2015 Miss Mississippi pageant.[6][11][12] She entered the state pageant at the Vicksburg Convention Center in June 2015 as one of 30 qualifiers.[9] Roberts's competition talent was a shred of the classical violin performance of a variation around "Zapateado" by Pablo de Sarasate, Op. 23 No. 2.[10][13] Her platform is "Pages of Love", donating more than 25,000 books to children's hospitals, shelters, and schools.[11][13][14] Roberts won the competition on Saturday, June 27, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Mississippi titleholder Jasmine Murray.[15][10] She earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money, use of an automobile, and other prizes from the state pageant.[13] As Miss Mississippi, her activities include public appearances across the state of Mississippi.[16]
Vying for Miss America
Roberts was Mississippi's representative at the
Personal life and education
Roberts is a native of Mount Olive, Mississippi, and a 2011 graduate of Sumrall High School.[21][22] Her father is James Roberts and her mother is Danna Warren Roberts.[9][12]
Roberts is a May 2015 graduate of the
References
- ^ Meridian, MS: WTOK-TV. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Past Distinguished Young Women 2015 - 2011". Mississippi Junior Miss. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- Meridian, MS: WTOK-TV. Archived from the originalon July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Scholarship, leadership and talent embodied in Tennessee teen selected as Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2011" (Press release). Distinguished Young Women. June 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "2011 Award Recipients". Distinguished Young Women. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Mobile, AL: Advance Publications. October 15, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "State Contestants: Mississippi - 2013". Miss America. 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- Tupelo, MS: Journal, Inc. Associated Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Hattiesburg, MS: University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Gannett. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ Gannett. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Mobile, AL: Advance Publications. October 7, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ WLBT-TV. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Miss Mississippi 2015". Miss Mississippi. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- WLOX-TV. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- Vicksburg, MS: Cashman Publishing. June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "State Contestants: Mississippi - 2015". Miss America. 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Jensen, Erin (September 14, 2015). "Miss Georgia is crowned Miss America 2016". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell, Crowned Miss America 2016" (Press release). Miss America. September 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Hattiesburg, MS: University of Southern Mississippi. January 24, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ Hattiesburg, MS: University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Becque, Fran. "Sorority Women on the Road to Miss America 2016 (2015 State Winners)". Focus on Fraternity History. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.