TYLEI SCOTT
KRISTINA PIERCY
MISS VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY
MISTER VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY Tylei Scott is a business marketing major from Chicago, Illinois, proudly serving as the 36th Mister Virginia State University. Committed to leadership, service, and personal growth, Scott is involved in TRiO, SI: Pass, Urban Couture Models Entertainment, Crown Him, Crowned For Leadership, and the Investment Club. Through these organizations and his role as Mister VSU, he continues to promote academic excellence, mentorship, leadership development, and meaningful connections within the HBCU community.
Kristina Piercy is a third-generation Virginia State University Trojan and an honors senior political science and history scholar from Henrico, Virginia. She currently serves as the 98th Miss Virginia State University. Kristina is a member of the Dr. Charlie Hill Honors College, a Strada Scholar, Chair of EmpowerHER of the VSU Women's LeadHERship Institute, a member of the Charlie Hill Fellow Leadership Institute of prestigious student leadership, and a 2026 inductee of Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honors Society. Kristina has studied abroad in Accra, Ghana, as part of Virginia State University's 4th Delegation in May 2025 for two weeks, and also at Hertford College, University of Oxford, in England last fall semester in 2025, studying social policy and United States politics and government, gaining valuable insights into international and comparative politics that enhance her academic and professional outlook.
Outside the campus of Virginia State University, Kristina was a 2025 Honor Leader at YMCA Blue Ridge Leaders' School in Black Mountain, North Carolina, an annual week- long physical education leadership experience focused on character development, service, and shared faith. Kristina is a strong advocate of volunteerism, having amassed a total of 849 community service hours while at Virginia State University.
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