Jacksonville, AL – Per the JSU press department Lily Grace Vernon was crowned Miss JSU 2023 on Friday night during the annual pageant held at Leone Cole Auditorium. The secondary education major from Jacksonville will represent the university at the Miss Alabama pageant in late June. First runner-up was Lauren Kilgore – a vocal performance major from Moody, Ala. – who won the talent competition for singing “In My Dreams.” The Darby Angle Acts of Kindness Scholarship went to Ashanthe Gathers, a communication major from Villa Rica, Ga.