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RAYMOND – Charity Lockridge, 22, of Vicksburg will get another opportunity to represent ��«Ӱҵ in the Miss Mississippi pageant in June after winning the college pageant for the second time.

Lockridge, a dental assisting student at Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center, was first chosen Miss ��«Ӱҵ 2018 in November 2017. She competed in the Miss Mississippi pageant in June 2018 and tied for first in the talent competition.

She won Miss ��«Ӱҵ 2020 on Nov. 14. Her talent was a vocal performance of “Via Dolorosa” and her platform is Operation Smile, which is a campaign to increase the oral hygiene of children.

First runner-up in the Miss ��«Ӱҵ pageant was Aarionna Dumas, 20, of Columbus, who also won Homecoming queen in October 2019. She is a sophomore on the Raymond Campus and wants to become a pediatric nurse. Her talent was a dance called “Animal” performed while wearing a tiger suit.

Second runner-up was Raven Hayes, 19, of Byram. Hayes is a sophomore music major on the Raymond Campus. Her talent was a vocal performance of “Lasciatemi morire,” a Canto from the opera “Ariana.”

As Mississippi’s largest community college, ��«Ӱҵ is a comprehensive institution offering quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. With six locations in central Mississippi, ��«Ӱҵ enrolls about 12,000 students each fall semester. To learn more, visit www.hindscc.edu or call 1.800.��«ӰҵCC.

From left, second runner-up Raven Hayes of Byram, first runner-up Aarionna Dumas of Columbus, ��«Ӱҵ President Dr. Clyde Muse and Miss ��«Ӱҵ 2020 Charity Lockridge of Vicksburg.