Students at Mississippi State College for Women at Columbus have been selected as finalists in the Maid of Cotton contest, to be staged in Memphis, Tennessee. The MSCW trio, hopefully looking forward to the big day ahead, are (from left) Martha Tate Stokley of Drew, Susan Scott of Memphis, and Madelyn Hardy of Paulette.

Photo is dated 1965.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.