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1 Gallery of titleholders  




2 Results summary  


2.1  Awards  






3 Winners  




4 Notes  




5 References  




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"Hailey Brown" redirects here. For the ice hockey player born Hailey Browne, see Harrison Browne.
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Tennessee.

Miss Tennessee USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCollierville
Location

Membership

Miss USA

Official language

English

Key people

Kim Greenwood, State Pageant Director
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kimberly Payne Greenwood, since 1992.[1] Since 1999, the pageant has been held at Austin Peay State UniversityinClarksville, Tennessee.[a][2][3]

Lynnette Cole, Miss Tennessee USA 2000, and Rachel Smith, Miss Tennessee USA 2007, are the only titleholders to win the Miss USA title and both previously won the Miss Tennessee Teen USA title. Six Miss Tennessee USA titleholders have formerly competed at Miss Tennessee Teen USA, and six have competed at Miss America. One of these is Allison Alderson, a "triple crown" winner who has held the Miss Tennessee Teen USA, Miss Tennessee, and Miss Tennessee USA titles, competing at all three major pageants.

Christell Foote was crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2024 on March 9, 2024 at the Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. She will represent Tennessee for the title of Miss USA 2024.

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary

Tennessee holds a record of 35 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
    • Year Name Hometown Age[b] Local title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
    2024 Christell Foote Rocky Top 23 Miss Rocky Top TBA TBA
    2023 Regan Ringler Nashville 25 Miss Downtown Nashville
    2022 Emily Suttle Franklin 25 Miss Franklin Top 12
    2021 Elizabeth Graham Pistole Franklin 20 Miss Historic Franklin Top 16 Best State Costume
    2020 Justice Enlow Nashville 26 Miss Belle Meade Longest reigning Miss Tennessee USA at 1 year, 5 months and 1 day
    2019 Savana Hodge Nashville 25 Miss Davidson County
    2018 Alexandra Harper[4] Brentwood 25 Miss Williamson County Top 10 Daughter of Sharon Kay Steakley, Miss Tennessee USA 1981
    2017 Allee-Sutton Hethcoat Franklin 25 Miss Williamson County Top 10
    2016 Hope Stephens Livingston 20 Miss Upper Cumberland Previously 1st runner-up at Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2014
    2015 Kiara Young[5] Nashville 23 Miss Greater Nashville
    2014 Kristy Landers Niedenfuer[6] Nashville 22 Miss Nashville Top 20
    2013 Brenna Mader Nashville 25 Miss Davidson County
    2012 Jessica Hibler[8] Brentwood 22 Miss Middle Tennessee State University Top 16
    2011 Ashley Durham Adamsville 20 Miss East Memphis 1st runner-up Previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006
    2010 Tucker Perry Franklin 20 Miss Tennessee Valley Top 10 Daughter of Kathi Tucker, Miss Washington USA 1983
    2009 Kristen Motil[9] Franklin 24 Miss Williamson County Top 10
    2008 Hailey Laine Brown Franklin 25 Miss South Fulton Top 10 Previously 4th runner-up at Miss Tennessee 2003
    2007 Rachel Smith[10] Clarksville 21 Miss Clarksville Miss USA 2007
    2006 Lauren Grissom Shelbyville 21 Miss Shelbyville Top 15
    2005 Amy Colley Jonesborough 21 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Tennessee 2008
    2004 Stephanie Culberson Knoxville 24 4th runner-up Previously Miss Tennessee 2001, 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2002
    2003 Beth Hood Cleveland 24 4th runner-up Previously Miss Tennessee 2000
    2002 Allison Alderson[2] Nashville 25 Triple crown winner

    Sister of Miss District of Columbia USA 1999, Amy Alderson

    2001 Lisa Tollett Crossville 24 Top 10 Previously engaged with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Elliott Sadler
    2000 Lynnette Cole Columbia 21 Miss USA 2000 Best in Swimsuit
    1999 Morgan Tandy High Nashville 25 1st runner-up
    1998 Amy Neely Lafayette Honorable Mention
    1997 Towanna Stone Morristown 24 2nd runner-up First Black woman to win Miss Tennessee USA
    1996 Becca Lee Memphis 24 2nd runner-up Finesse Style Award
    1995 Lee Ann Huey Obion
    1994 Leah Hulan Murfreesboro 25 Top 12 Previously Miss Tennessee 1992
    1993 Camila "Cammy" Gregory Paris 25 Top 12 The Kentucky native died on January 3, 2003, of a sudden brain aneurysm in Jackson, Tennessee
    1992 Natalie Bray
    1991 Angela Johnson
    1990 Charita Moses Memphis 23 Top 12
    1989 Kimberly Payne Nashville 21
    • Previously Tennessee's Junior Miss 1985
    • Current director of Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee (both Miss & Teen) pageants under her married name, Kim Greenwood[1]
    1988 Stephanie Jane Potts Memphis 23 Semi-finalist
    1987 Molly Brown Loretto
    1986 Karen Compton Lawrenceburg
    1985 Martha Browning Chattanooga 24 Miss Congeniality First deaf Miss USA contestant.[12]
    1984 Desiree Daniels Chattanooga 24 2nd runner-up
    1983 Ladonna Friday Jonesborough
    1982 Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy Nashville 21 Semi-finalist
    1981 Sharon Kay Steakley Nashville 24 Semi-finalist Mother of Alexandra Harper, Miss Tennessee USA 2018
    1980 Diane Hunt Etowah
    1979 Sandy Nuismer Nashville
    1978 Suzanna Timberlake Chattanooga Miss Photogenic Semifinalist in Miss World USA 1980
    1977 Rene Smith Cookeville
    1976 Jana Kerr Savannah
    1975 Shelly Smith Memphis Previously Miss Memphis State 1975
    1974 Brin Hendrix Counce
    1973 Tommye Hooker Memphis
    1972 Linda Thompson Memphis 21
    1971 Sue Collins Strawberry Plains
    1970 Donna Marie Ford Trenton 23 3rd runner-up
    1969 Suzie Richardson Jackson
    1968 Sandra Force Memphis 23 Semi-finalist
    1967 Nancy Brackhahn Nashville 21 Semi-finalist
    1966 Mary Margaret Smith Nashville 20 Semi-finalist
    1965 Bonnie Perkins Nashville 23 Miss Congeniality
    1964 Pat Kerr Nashville 19 Best State Costume
    1963 Bobbie Morrow Memphis 26 Semi-finalist
    1962 Gail White Chattanooga 21 2nd runner-up
    1961 Anita Atkins Nashville 25
    1960 Christine McSwain Memphis 21
    1959 Marcia Daniels Memphis 20
    1958 Martha Boales Memphis 23 Semi-finalist 1st runner-up in the 1959 Miss Dixie Pageant
    1957 Patricia Prather Memphis 18
    1956 Stella Wilson Memphis 22 Semi-finalist
    1955 Barbara Gurley Memphis 24
    1954 Barbara Holly Nashville 21
    1953 No representative
    1952 Jean Harper Memphis 18 3rd runner-up Previously Miss Tennessee 1951

    Notes

    1. ^ Except 2021, where it was held alternatively in Tunica, Mississippi due to off-campus event restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee.
  • ^ Age at the time of crowning

    • References

    1. ^ a b "Producers". Miss Tennessee USA/Teen USA Pageants. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  • ^ a b Butterfield, Fox (2001-10-15). "Next Door to Army Base, Pageant Proudly Goes On". New York Times.
  • ^ Dexter, Jamie (2008-10-01). "Clarksville to host pageants". The Leaf Chronicle.
  • ^ Brechtelsbauer, Erica (14 October 2017). "Alexandra Harper, Miss Williamson Co., wins Miss Tennessee USA". The Leaf Chronicle. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  • ^ "Miss Greater Nashville Kiara Young Crowned Miss Tennessee USA". The Chattanoogan. October 5, 2014.
  • ^ June, Nicole (October 6, 2013). "Kristy Landers Niedenfuer Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2014". Clarksville Now.
  • ^ Schmoldt, Eric (June 15, 2007). "CNFR: More than just a cowgirl". The Star Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  • ^ "Jessica Hibler Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2012". Clarksville Online. October 9, 2011.
  • ^ Dexter, Jamie (2008-10-05). "Dream comes true for one contestant". The Leaf Chronicle.
  • ^ Veiga, Alex (2007-03-24). "Dream comes true for one contestant". Washington Post.
  • ^ Bierly, Mandi (2009-02-27). "Jake Owen: The EW Pop Culture Personality Test". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  • ^ "New Language". The Times-News. 1985-04-27.

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