2025 Miss Yellow Jacket Pageant winners
Starkville High School junior, Anna Wyatt Ford was crowned the 2025 Miss Yellow Jacket at the annual pageant last month. Twenty-five contestants participated in the annual beauty review where judges also named four Alternates, class Beauties and a slate of general award recipients. Miss Yellow Jacket represents Starkville High for one year at various school and community events such as the Starkville Christmas and Homecoming Parades.
Anna Wyatt is the daughter of Bill and Susan Ford. She currently serves as the Junior Class Representative on the SHS Student Council and is a 5-year member of the Varsity Tennis Team. In addition, she was selected to participate in Oktibbeha Young Leaders and has been inducted into the National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, BETA Club and Crown Club. She volunteers for Casserole Kitchen at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Starkville, where she is a member. She was elected to represent the church's youth group at the 2025 Annual Council. Anna has a modeling contract with Ursula Weidmann Agency in Atlanta and enjoys drawing and traveling in her free time. After graduation from high school, she plans to attend either Mississippi State University or the University of Mississippi to become a physician's assistant.
2025 Miss Yellow Jacket Full Slate of Winners:
Miss Yellow Jacket –– Anna Wyatt Ford
1st Alternate –– Mary Margaret Powell
2nd Alternate –– Margaret Ann Sullivan
3rd Alternate –– Emily Stephens
4th Alternate –– Mary Frances Whatley
Freshman Beauty –– Caitlyn Collier
Sophomore Beauty –– Ava Williams
Junior Beauty –– Crosby Taylow
Senior Beauty –– Zoie Williams
Spirit Award –– Margaret Ann Sullivan
Photogenic Award –– Crosby Taylor
Academic Award –– Catherine Shapley
Community Service Award –– Jaden Clair Everett
