Miss Georgia, Georgia’s Outstanding Teen crowned
From Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition
The 2022 Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen were recently selected out of 90 candidates at Columbus’ RiverCenter for Performing Arts.
2022 MISS GEORGIA
Miss Capital City’s Kelsey Hollis has earned the job of serving as Miss Georgia 2022. The job comes with a $20,000 scholarship, $5,000 more than last year.
On the first night of competition, Hollis won the Betty Cantrell Preliminary On-Stage Interview/Social Impact Pitch which includes a $300 Scholarship. On the third night of preliminaries, Hollis won the Talent competition for her contemporary vocal performance and a $500 scholarship sponsored by the George and Vickie Corrodino Fund. She also received additional awards and scholarships. Her social impact initiative is “Autism Acceptance: A Platform for Change.”
Hollis commented, “I’m so honored to be the new Miss Georgia. I started this journey when I was 13 years old, and I actually competed for a whole year and didn’t win a title. So, being able to represent our state as a Miss, especially after being able to represent it as Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen in 2016, is not only an honor but a blessing.” This is only the second time in Miss Georgia history that a Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen has gone on to become Miss Georgia.
Now that she has locked down the job of Miss Georgia, Hollis will begin preparations to compete for the job of Miss America, which will take place at the Mohegan Sun resort in Connecticut. Dates have yet to be set. The 22-year-old, a resident of Warner Robins, attends the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
The candidates who complete the Top Five finalists are:
1st Runner-up and the winner of a $6,000 Scholarship: Miss Macon Tara Schiphof of Winston-Salem, NC
2nd Runner-up and the winner of a $3,000 Scholarship: Miss Gwinnett County A’Leah Burrell of Tyrone (Fayette County)
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