KATELYN BERCH CROWNED MAGEE'S MISS HOSPITALITY FOR 2012

Pictured are: Katelyn Berch, Magee’s 2012 Miss Hospitality and Mary Frances Stephens, Magee’s 2011 Miss Hospitality

MAGEE TO BE REPRESENTED IN MISSISSIPPI MISS HOSPITALITY PAGEANT

Katelyn Berch will represent Magee in the 63rd  Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant, July 27 and 28
at the Historic Saenger Theater in Downtown Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Katelyn is the 19 year old daughter of Dennis and Allyson Berch. She is a 2011 graduate of Simpson County Academy where she was selected Friendliest, Class Favorite, Homecoming Maid, Senior Football Maid, Homecoming Queen, Prom Queen, Miss SCA, Mississippi Scholar, Honor Graduate, Hall of Fame and a member of Simpson County Future Leaders.  She is currently attending 
Copiah-Lincoln  Community College where she is a Trailblazer recruiter, Freshman  Homecoming Maid, and a member of Phi Theta Kappa.  She plans to attend the  University of Southern Mississippi and obtain a Masters Degree in Speech Pathology.

She is one of more than 30 contestants from across the state that will compete for more thatn $100,000 in scholarships and prizes and for the  title of Mississippi Miss Hospitality 2012. These contestants will experience a full week of special events, tours, interviews, and rehearsals, with two  nights of competition beginning on Friday, July 27 at 8pm and the final  competition on Saturday, July 28 at 8pm at the Saenger Theater.

If Katelyn is crowned Mississippi's Miss Hospitality 2012, she will  travel the state and country promoting Mississippi’s tourism, industry,
and  economic development.  She  will also serve as Mississippi’s goodwill ambassador  for one year, sharing the spirit of the Hospitality State with everyone she meets.

The community is invited and encouraged to attend the pageant  in support Magee’s Miss Hospitality, Katelyn Berch.

For more information, please call 1.800.638.6877, 601.268.3220, email [email protected] or visit www.misshospitality.com.