10 things about Miss Mississippi USA 2025 McKenzie Cole

McKenzie Susanne Cole competed in Miss Mississippi Teen USA twice before winning Miss Mississippi USA. She represented Mississippi, United States in the 40th edition of Miss Teen USA and the 74th edition of Miss USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Cole is an American model and beauty queen from Vicksburg, Warren County. Mississippi. She is Joshua Cleveland Cole and Minnie Michelle Lowery Cole‘s daughter.

On June 5, 2024, McKenzie turned 18. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is two years older than her brother Caden Cleveland Cole.
2. Her mother was second runner-up to Miss Mississippi USA 2003 Allison Bloodworth and finished in the Top 15 at Miss Mississippi USA 2004.
3. In 2021, she was a JOVANI It Girl Cycle 11 semifinalist.
4. She was Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2021 first runner-up.
5. In 2022, she won JOVANI It Girl Cycle 12.
6. She won Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2022.
7. She was a Miss Teen USA 2022 candidate.
8. In 2023, she entered the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, USA to pursue a bachelor’s degree in cosmetology.
9. She won Miss Mississippi USA 2025.
10. She was a Miss USA 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

McKenzie is 5’11” tall. Her maternal grandparents are Ricky Russell Lowery and Deborah Sue Meacham Lowery.

2021

• On March 13, 2021, she competed against 32 other Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2021 candidates at the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi. She was runner-up to Mattie Grace Morris.
• In June 2021, she visited New York City, New York, USA.
• In July 2021, she was chosen as one of the 25 JOVANI It Girl Cycle 11 semifinalists in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

2022

• On February 19, 2022, her grandfather Ricky died at his home in Vicksburg at age 70.
• In March 2022, she visited Clarksville, Tennessee, USA and Ono Island, Alabama, USA.
• On April 2, 2022, she represented Vicksburg at Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2022 and competed against 36 other candidates at the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw. She won the title.
• In June 2022, she visited Houston, Texas, USA.
• On October 1, 2022, she represented Mississippi at Miss Teen USA 2022 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.

2023

• On April 1, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2023 Claire Ulmer at the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw.
• On September 8, 2023, she made her New York Fashion Week debut as a runway model.

2024

• In March 2024, she visited Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA.
• She attended Miss Mississippi USA 2024 and Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2024 at the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw.

2025

• On March 29, 2025, she represented Vicksburg at Miss Mississippi USA 2025 and competed against 14 other candidates at the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw. She won the title.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Mississippi at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.