Miss Mississippi Volunteer
Mattie Grace Morris

Mattie Grace Morris is a 22-year-old recent graduate of The University of Mississippi with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and minor in Marketing. She originally hails from the Jackson area but now calls Oxford home. While at Ole Miss, she was a NewsWatch anchor and reporter, member of Delta Gamma sorority, and Director of the renowned CASA Encore competition. She loves traveling and her favorite destination thus far is Guatemala. 

On July 5th, 2025, Mattie Grace was crowned the state’s fifth-ever Miss Mississippi Volunteer in Tupelo. The Mississippi Volunteer Pageant is a state licensee of the national Miss Volunteer America Pageant, which is based in Tennessee and seeks to empower young women across the nation through educational scholarships and extraordinary opportunities. Mattie Grace joins the ranks of four previous Mississippi women, all of whom went on to place in the Top Five at the national competition.

Mattie Grace was awarded just around $11,000 in cash and in-kind scholarships during the competition. She is a lifelong, classically trained ballerina with a passion for the art since the age of 3, earning multiple scholarships from the American Ballet Theatre and other prestigious dance programs. She also boasts several years of experience in professional modeling with an emphasis on runway shows and formalwear designer showcases.

Mattie Grace serves as the official spokesperson of the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s D.R.I.V.E. Campaign, teaching life-saving driving practices to teens across the state. She becomes the fifth Miss Mississippi Volunteer to inherit the partnership and will hit the ground running to expand the partnership which has already reached more than 24,000 Mississippians.

Additionally, Mattie Grace serves as an official ambassador of The Salvation Army and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She utilizes her title to volunteer, advocate, and raise funds for these important causes throughout the year alongside Miss Mississippi Teen Volunteer, Josie Todd.

Mattie Grace will represent Mississippi at the national Miss Volunteer America Pageant in June 2026 in Jackson, Tennessee. She looks forward to serving her home state this year and utilizing the title to further the mission of the Miss Mississippi Volunteer program.

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