10 things about Miss Mississippi USA 2023 Sydney Russell

Sydney Russell represented Mississippi, United States in Miss USA, which selects the country’s Miss Universe candidate. Representing the state, Asya Branch won Miss USA 2020.

BIOGRAPHY

Hailing from Collinsville, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Russell is an American pharmacist and beauty queen who loves to play soccer. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is an alumna of West Lauderdale High School in Collinsville.
2. She has two high school state soccer championships under her belt.
3. She has three brothers including Tyler Russell, Kyle Russell and C.J. Russell.
4. From August 2017 to May 2021, she attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.
5. She is the University of Mississippi’s 2021 Most Beautiful.
6. She is Miss Lauderdale County USA 2022.
7. She was Miss Mississippi USA 2022 third runner-up.
8. She won Miss Mississippi USA 2023.
9. She was a Miss USA 2023 candidate.
10. On March 31, 2025, she turned 26.

TIMELINE

Russell became a mother after her reign as Miss Mississippi USA 2023. She is Craig Russell and Marcia Russell‘s daughter.

2020

• On July 7, 2020, she was at The Sipp on South Lamar in Oxford.
• On August 20, 2020, she entered the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy to pursue her professional doctorate in pharmacy.

2021

• On February 14, 2021, she was crowned the University of Mississippi’s 2021 Most Beautiful.
• On May 2, 2021, she graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.

2022

• In January 2022, she went to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
• On Marc 23, 2022, she was crowned Miss Lauderdale County USA 2022.
• On April 2, 2022, she represented Lauderdale County at Miss Mississippi USA 2022 and competed against 43 other candidates at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi. She was third runner-up to Hailey White.

2023

• On April 1, 2023, she represented Lauderdale County at Miss Mississippi USA 2023 and competed against 27 other candidates at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw. She won the title.
• On September 29, 2023, she represented Mississippi at Miss USA 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.

2024

• On January 8, 2024, she was in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
• On April 6, 2024, she crowned her successor Miss Mississippi USA 2024 Kaylee Brooke McCollum at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw.
• On October 7, 2024, she gave birth to Remi Storm Sanders.