| Summary: | Miss Mississippi contest / Vicksburg / Informal rehearsal / From left, Gwen McCharen, Miss Jackson, Jean Quesenberry, Miss Grenada Lake, and Eva Aultman, Miss Marion County, sing theme, "More Than a Pageant" / (3 above are seated) / Listening to orchestra / From left, Gwen McCharen, Miss Jackson, Jo Ann Jessely, Miss Hattiesburg (standing), Jean Quesenberry, Miss Grenada Lake, and Eva Aultman, Miss Marion County, listen to orchestra rehearse / Former Miss America and aspirants / Donna Axum, Miss America 1964, center, shows her collection of charm bracelets to Brenda Wiygul, Miss Starkville, left, Joan Jordan, Miss Attala County, standing, and Gwen McCharen, Miss Jackson / Former Miss America and aspirants / Donna Axum, Miss America 1964, center, who is serving as mistress of ceremonies for the ninth annual Miss Mississippi Pageant at Vicksburg, Mississippi, shows her memory-filled collection of charm bracelets to a group of the 49 contestants competing for the state title and the right to participate in the Miss America Pageant at Atlantic City. From left, Brenda Wiygul, Miss Starkville, Jean Jordan, Miss Attala County (standing), Miss Axum, and Gwen McCharen, Miss Jackson. Patsy Puckett, current Miss Mississippi and First Alternate Miss America, will crown her state successor Saturday night. / Beauties, too, must eat / From left, Joan Quesenberry, Miss Grenada Lake; Robbie Robertson, Miss University of Southern Mississippi; and Jo Ann Jessely, Miss Hattiesburg, wait in buffet line between rehearsals / Hungry beauty / Jean Quesenberry, Miss Grenada Lake, takes time out between rehearsals for a hearty lunch / Hungry beauties / Patsy Little, Miss Copiah County, and Nancy Adams, Miss Tupelo, at between-rehearsals buffet lunch at municipal auditorium / Make-up repair / Scott Young, Miss Belhaven College, smooths eye makeup after removing contact lenses / Scott Young, Miss Belhaven College, donned glasses before serving herself in buffet line between rehearsals / Food and conversation / Faye Staniscavage, Miss Meridian, left, and Martha Booth, Miss Natchez, become acquainted eating lunch between rehearsals / Polka dots and flowers / Joan Jordan, Miss Attala County, left, and Gwen McCharen, Miss Jackson, pose backstage at rehearsal in high-fashion pants outfits / [Notes included]
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