42nd Mississippi

Lourie Marks

Lourie Marks of Oxford represented Mississippi at the Queen Woman Lady of the States 2026 in Miami, simulated in the pageant game Pageant Consultant. She finished 42nd of 51. Her strongest preliminary category was talent, at 7.00.

Age

24

Hometown

Oxford

Occupation

Assistant director of a childcare center

Platform

Grandparents raising grandchildren

Talent

Soul ballad, a cappella

Fun fact

She sings at two churches every Sunday morning, one at nine and one at eleven.

“My grandmother taught me to sing, and tonight I sang for her.”