Miss Mississippi’s Teen Brooke Bumgarner named second runner-up to Miss America’s Teen

Published 10:15 pm Saturday, January 4, 2025

Saturday night during the Miss America’s Teen Competition, which was held at the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts in Orlando, Miss Mississippi’s Teen Brooke Bumgarner was named second runner-up to Miss Arkansas Peyton Bolling, who was crowned the winner.

Bumgarner, who is from Madison and is the daughter of Brad and Kami Bumgarner, is the recipient of a $13,000 scholarship.

During Friday night’s preliminary competition, Bumgarner was also named as one of the winners in the evening gown phase of the competition.

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“Brooke did incredible in all phases of the competition and is very deserving,” Miss Mississippi Corporation Executive Director David Blackledge said following Saturday night’s competition.

For the talent phase of the competition Bumgarner sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” which was written for the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.”

Bumgarner also sang the Academy Award-winning song during the Miss Mississippi’s Teen competition in Vicksburg in 2024, where she was crowned the winner and received more than $5,000 in scholarship assistance.

Bumgarner is a 2024 graduate of Madison Central High School where she was the student body president, a member of the National Honor Society, National Beta Club, Reveille Show Choir, Mystix Dance Team and was named homecoming queen and Miss Madison Central High School.

The final round of the Miss America Competition will be held Sunday and Miss Mississippi Becky Williams will be competing for the title.

The competition will begin at 7 p.m. EST and is available for viewing at pageantvison.com.

About Terri Cowart Frazier

Terri Frazier was born in Cleveland. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Vicksburg. She is a part-time reporter at The Vicksburg Post and is the editor of the Vicksburg Living Magazine, which has been awarded First Place by the Mississippi Press Association. She has also been the recipient of a First Place award in the MPA’s Better Newspaper Contest’s editorial division for the “Best Feature Story.”

Terri graduated from Warren Central High School and Mississippi State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in public relations.

Prior to coming to work at The Post a little more than 10 years ago, she did some freelancing at the Jackson Free Press. But for most of her life, she enjoyed being a full-time stay at home mom.

Terri is a member of the Crawford Street United Methodist Church. She is a lifetime member of the Vicksburg Junior Auxiliary and is a past member of the Sampler Antique Club and Town and Country Garden Club. She is married to Dr. Walter Frazier.

“From staying informed with local governmental issues to hearing the stories of its people, a hometown newspaper is vital to a community. I have felt privileged to be part of a dedicated team at The Post throughout my tenure and hope that with theirs and with local support, I will be able to continue to grow and hone in on my skills as I help share the stories in Vicksburg. When asked what I like most about my job, my answer is always ‘the people.’

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