Loadmaster secures Miss New South crown

Senior Airman Baylee Beightol, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and newly crowned Miss New South, is flanked by Miss Meridian and Miss Queen City following the Miss Meridian Organization's competition in Vicksburg, Miss., Oct. 22, 2023. Beightol will represent her hometown of Hattiesburg during the Miss Mississippi competition June 2-8, 2024. (Courtesy photo)