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<\/a>William H. Kelly III Jackson State University produces women and men who strive to achieve high accolades in their field and earn titles special to their heart. Three students at JSU are currently doing just that as they vie to be the next Miss Black Mississippi USA 2016.<\/p>\n Chrishtian Cameron, a junior criminal justice major from Natchez, Miss., is currently representing as Miss Black Natchez.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat inspired me was to eventually help everyone that I could because my platform is to raise awareness in children obesity. I definitely want to start in my hometown and to help people understand the consequences of becoming obese, so I just really want to show how negative the impact could be,\u201d said Cameron.<\/p>\n She added: \u201cI did two pageants in high school and I did the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. pageant last year where I placed as Miss Congeniality. This is my first real real pageant.\u201d<\/p>\n Robin Y. Jackson, a senior political science major from Jackson, Miss., is the representing as Miss Black Hinds County and is determined to impact others with her platform.<\/p>\n \u201cMy platform as Miss Black Hinds County is \u2018Beautiful Minds Beautiful People,\u2019 and basically what that platform promotes is self-esteem awareness and also mental health awareness. I took this platform for testimonial reasons because a lot of my family has been diagnosed with mental illnesses and as a young child I dealt with self-esteem issues,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n She added: \u201cI want to help students who have these issues or young ladies in the community and in Mississippi and let them know that it\u2019s ok, there\u2019s help, there are ways that we can make it better and there are ways that we can go through a better healing process.\u201d<\/p>\n Last, but not least is the youngest of the JSU contestants, Jobrielle Winfree.<\/p>\n Winfree, a sophomore chemistry major from Little Rock, Ark. is representing as Miss Black Mississippi Ridgeland.<\/p>\n \u201cI was Miss Black Arkansas Talented Teen 2012-2013, which is the teen category for the Miss Black USA system. There were a lot of harsh comments, especially in Arkansas where I\u2019m from about the word \u2018black\u2019.\u00a0 At the same time, being Miss Black Arkansas Talented Teen, you realize the importance and the threat of black excellence being known so when I was that young, I vowed that when I got older I would continue as a Miss contestant so that I could do more,\u201d said Winfree.<\/p>\n She added: \u201cMy platform is G.E.M.S. which is an acronym for Gathering to Explore Math and Science. At one point in time I gave up on science. I used to love science as a child but as science got harder and math got harder, I didn\u2019t pursue it as I wanted to. If I hadn\u2019t, I wouldn\u2019t be going and focused on the career that I\u2019m trying to get to.\u00a0 My platform basically encourages people, even when your classes get hard, don\u2019t hold yourself back.\u201d<\/p>\n For those students who want to help support these fellow Tigers, you may purchase a ticket for $25 from your favorite contestant and also visit http:\/\/missblackmississippiusa.org\/contestants\/ to vote for one of the three contestants as the \u201c2015 People\u2019s Choice\u201d winner. The pageant will be held at 3 p.m. on Oct. 10 in the Tupelo Civic Auditorium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" William H. 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\n<\/strong>Associate Editor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n