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{{short description|Beauty contest}}
{{Infobox Organization
{{redirect|Hailey Brown|the ice hockey player born Hailey Browne|Harrison Browne}}
{{for|the state pageant affiliated with [[Miss America]]|Miss Tennessee}}
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|formation = 1952
|formation = 1952
|type = [[Beauty pageant]]
|type = [[Beauty pageant]]
|headquarters = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
|headquarters = [[Collierville, Tennessee|Collierville]]
|location = {{flag|Tennessee}}
|location = [[Tennessee]]
|membership = [[Miss USA]]
|membership = [[Miss USA]]
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|language = [[English language|English]]
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|key_people = Kim Greenwood, State Pageant Director
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|website = [http://www.misstennesseeusa.com/ Official website]
|website = [http://www.misstennesseeusa.com/ Official website]
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}} {{for|the state pageant affiliated with [[Miss America]]|Miss Tennessee}}
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.<ref name="Producers">{{cite web |url=http://www.misstennesseeusa.com/producers.html |title=Producers |publisher=Miss Tennessee USA/Teen USA Pageants |access-date=July 10, 2010}}</ref> Since 1999, the pageant has been held at [[Austin Peay State University]] in [[Clarksville, Tennessee]].{{efn|Except 2021, where it was held alternatively in [[Tunica, Mississippi]] due to off-campus event restrictions related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee]].}}<ref name=alderson>{{cite news|title=Next Door to Army Base, Pageant Proudly Goes On |work=New York Times|first=Fox|last=Butterfield|date=2001-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Leaf Chronicle|date=2008-10-01|title=Clarksville to host pageants|first=Jamie|last=Dexter}}</ref>

[[Image:Rachel Smith headshot 2.png|thumb|140px|[[Rachel Smith]], Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2007]]
[[Image:Allison Alderson DeMarcus.png|thumb|140px|[[Allison Alderson]], Miss Tennessee USA 2002 (pictured in 2008)]]
[[Image:StephanieCulberson.jpg|thumb|140px|right|Stephanie Culberson, Miss Tennessee USA 2004]]
[[Image:KarenCompton.jpg|thumb|140px|right|Karen Compton, Miss Tennessee USA 1986]]
[[Image:SANDRA FORCE.JPG|thumb|140px|right|Sandra Force, Miss Tennessee USA 1968]]


[[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.
The ''' Miss Tennessee USA '''competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of [[Tennessee]] in the [[Miss USA]] pageant.


Christell Foote was crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2024 on March 9, 2024 at the Austin Peay State University in [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]], Tennessee. She will represent Tennessee for the title of Miss USA 2024.
Since 2001 the pageant has been held in the auditorium at [[Austin Peay State University]] in [[Clarksville, Tennessee]].<ref name=alderson>{{cite news|title=Next Door to Army Base, Pageant Proudly Goes On |publisher=New York Times|first=Fox|last=Butterfield|date=2001-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Leaf Chronicle|date=2008-10-01|title=Clarksville to host pageants|first=Jamie|last=Dexter}}</ref>


==Gallery of titleholders==
[[Lynnette Cole]], Miss Tennessee USA 2000, and [[Rachel Smith]], Miss Tennessee USA 2007, are the only titleholders to win the [[Miss USA]] title. Five Miss Tennessee USA titleholders have formerly competed at [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]], and Six at [[Miss America]]. One of these is Allison Alderson, a "[[Triple Crown (Beauty Pageants)|triple crown]]" winner who has held the [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]], [[Miss Tennessee]], and Miss Tennessee USA titles, competing at all three major pageants.
<gallery mode=packed heights=180px style="text-align:left">
File:SANDRA FORCE.JPG|Sandra Force, Miss Tennessee USA 1968
File:KarenCompton.jpg|Karen Compton, Miss Tennessee USA 1986
File:Allison Alderson DeMarcus.png|[[Allison Alderson]], Miss Tennessee USA 2002 (pictured in 2008)
File:StephanieCulberson.jpg|Stephanie Culberson, Miss Tennessee USA 2004
File:Rachel Smith headshot 2.png|[[Rachel Smith]], Miss Tennessee USA 2007 and [[Miss USA 2007]]
File:Allee-Sutton Hethcoat at Miss Tennessee USA 2017 pageant.jpg|Allee-Sutton Hethcoat, Miss Tennessee USA 2017
</gallery>


==Results summary==
In the 2000s, there have been two notable progressions of three consecutive titleholders. From 2002 to 2004, three consecutive Miss Tennessee titleholders won Miss Tennessee USA titles, in the order in which they had held the original titles. This has never happened in the history of Miss USA and Miss America state pageants. From 2005 to 2007, three women who placed in the top six in the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 pageant won the Miss Tennessee USA title. One of these includes the winner of the 2002 teen pageant, [[Rachel Smith]]. The pageant is also the only pageant to have two of only four women to place at the top 5 at Miss USA and Miss America.
*'''Miss USAs:''' [[Lynnette Cole]] (2000), [[Rachel Smith]] (2007)
*'''1st runners-up:''' Morgan Tandy High (1999), [[Ashley Durham]] (2011)
*'''2nd runners-up:''' Gail White (1962), Desiree Daniels (1984), Becca Lee (1996), Towanna Stone (1997)
*'''3rd runners-up:''' Jean Harper (1952), Donna Marie Ford (1970), Christell Foote (2024)
*'''4th runners-up:''' Beth Hood (2003), Stephanie Culberson (2004)
*'''Top 10'''/'''12:''' Sharon Kay Steakley (1981), Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy (1982), Stephanie Jane Potts (1988), Charita Moses (1990), Camila "Cammy" Gregory (1993), Leah Hulan (1994), Lisa Tollett (2001), Hailey Laine Brown (2008), Kristen Motil (2009), Tucker Perry (2010), Allee-Sutton Hethcoat (2017), Alexandra Harper (2018), Emily Suttle (2022)
*'''Top 15/16/20:''' Stella Wilson (1956), Martha Boales (1958), Bobbie Lynn Morrow (1963), Mary Margaret Smith (1966), Nancy Brackhahn (1967), Sandra Force (1968), Lauren Grissom (2006), Jessica Hibler (2012), Kristy Landers Niedenfuer (2014), Elizabeth Pistole (2021)


'''Tennessee''' holds a record of 36 placements at [[Miss USA]].
The pageant is directed by Miss Tennessee USA 1989: [[Kim Greenwood]].<ref name="Producers">{{cite web |url=http://www.misstennesseeusa.com/producers.html |title=Producers |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher=Miss Tennessee USA/Teen USA Pageants |accessdate=July 10, 2010}}</ref>


Brenna Mader, Miss Tennessee USA 2013 failed to place in [[Miss USA 2013]], breaking the state's 7 year placements.

==Placements in Miss USA==

*'''Winners:''' [[Lynnette Cole]] (2000), [[Rachel Smith]] (2007)
*'''1st runners-up:''' [[Morgan High]] (1999), [[Ashley Durham]] (2011)
*'''2nd runners-up:''' [[Gail White]] (1962), [[Desiree Daniels]] (1984), [[Becca Lee]] (1996), [[Towanna Stone]] (1997)
*'''3rd runners-up:''' [[Jean Harper]] (1952), [[Donna Marie Ford]] (1970)
*'''4th runners-up:''' [[Beth Hood]] (2003), [[Stephanie Culberson]] (2004)
*'''Top 10:''' [[Stephanie Jane Potts]] (1988), Lisa Tollett (2001), [[Hailey Brown]] (2008), [[Kristen Motil]] (2009), [[Tucker Perry]] (2010)
*'''Top 11/12:''' [[Sharon Kay Steakly]] (1981), [[Sherly Deanise Levy]] (1982), [[Charita Moses]] (1990), [[Cammy Gregory]] (1993), [[Leah Hulan]] (1994)
*'''Top 14/15/16/20:''' [[Stella Wilson]] (1956), Martha Boales (1958), Mary Margaret Smith (1966), Nancy Brackhahn (1967), Sandra Force (1968), Lauren Grissom (2006), Jessica Hibler (2012), Kristy Landers Niedenfuer (2014)
===Awards===
===Awards===


*'''[[Miss USA Special Awards#Miss Photogenic|Miss Photogenic]]:''' [[Suzanna Timberlake]] (1978)
*'''Miss Photogenic:''' Suzanna Timberlake (1978)
*'''[[Best State Costume]]:''' [[Pat Kerr]] (1964)
*'''Best State Costume:''' Pat Kerr (1964), Elizabeth Pistole (2021)
*'''[[Miss USA special awards#Miss Congeniality|Miss Congeniality]]:''' [[Bonnie Perkins]] (1965), [[Martha Elizabeth Browning]] (1985)
*'''Miss Congeniality:''' Bonnie Perkins (1965), Martha Browning (1985)
*'''[[Style Award]]:''' [[Lee Ann Huey]] (1995), [[Becca Lee]] (1996)
*'''Style Award:''' Becca Lee (1996)
*'''[[Best in Swimsuit]]:''' [[Lynnette Cole]] (2000)
*'''Best in Swimsuit:''' [[Lynnette Cole]] (2000)
*'''Best in Evening Gown:''' Christell Foote (2024)


== Winners ==
== Winners ==
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* {{colorbox|gold}} Declared as Winner
* {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner
* {{colorbox|#FFFF66}} Ended as runner-up
* {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as runner-up
* {{colorbox|#FFFACD}} Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=5% | Year
! width=5% | Year
! width=20%| Name
! width=20%| Name
! width=10%| Hometown
! width=10%| Hometown
! width=3%|Age<sup>1</sup>
! width=3%|Age{{efn|Age at the time of crowning}}
! width=12%| Local title
! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA
! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA
! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA
! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA
! width=31%| Notes
! width=31%| Notes
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
| [[Miss USA 2024|2024]]
| Christell Foote
| [[Rocky Top, Tennessee|Rocky Top]]
| 23
| Miss Rocky Top
| 3rd runner-up
| Best in Evening Gown
|
|-
|-
| [[Miss USA 2023|2023]]
| 2016
| Regan Ringler
| [[Nashville]]
| 25
| Miss Downtown Nashville
|
|
|
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Miss USA 2022|2022]]
| Emily Suttle
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| 25
| Miss Franklin
| Top 12
|
|
*Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 2013
**Top 16 semifinalist at [[Miss Teen USA 2013]]
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Miss USA 2021|2021]]
| Elizabeth Graham Pistole
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| 20
| Miss Historic Franklin
| Top 16
| Best State Costume
|
*Previously both 1st runner-up at [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 2017 and Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2019
|-
| [[Miss USA 2020|2020]]
| Justice Enlow
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| 26
| Miss Belle Meade
|
|
| Longest reigning Miss Tennessee USA at {{age in years, months and days|2019|10|12|2021|03|13|mf=yes}}
|-
| [[Miss USA 2019|2019]]
| Savana Hodge
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| 25
| Miss Davidson County
|
|
|
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2018|2018]]
| Alexandra Harper<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/14/alexandra-harper-miss-williamson-co-wins-miss-tennessee-usa/764131001/|title=Alexandra Harper, Miss Williamson Co., wins Miss Tennessee USA|last=Brechtelsbauer|first=Erica|date=14 October 2017|work=The Leaf Chronicle|access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref>
| [[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]]
| 25
| Miss Williamson County
| Top 10
|
| Daughter of Sharon Kay Steakley, Miss Tennessee USA 1981
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2017|2017]]
| Allee-Sutton Hethcoat
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| 25
| Miss Williamson County
| Top 10
|
|
|-
| [[Miss USA 2016|2016]]
| Hope Stephens
| Hope Stephens
| [[Livingston, Tennessee|Livingston]]
| [[Livingston, Tennessee|Livingston]]
| TBA
| 20
| Miss Upper Cumberland
| TBA
|
|
|
|
| Previously 1st runner-up at [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 2014
|-
|-
| [[Miss USA 2015|2015]]
| [[Miss USA 2015|2015]]
| Kiara Young<ref name="TN2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/10/5/285767/Miss-Greater-Nashville-Kiara-Young.aspx |publisher= The Chattanoogan |title=Miss Greater Nashville Kiara Young Crowned Miss Tennessee USA |date= October 5, 2014}}</ref>
| Kiara Young
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
|23
| 23
| Miss Greater Nashville
|
|
|
|
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|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2014|2014]]
| [[Miss USA 2014|2014]]
| Kristy Landers Niedenfuer<ref name="TN2014">{{cite web|first= Nicole |last= June |url=http://clarksvillenow.com/local/kristy-landers-niedenfuer-crowned-miss-tennessee-usa-2014/ |publisher= Clarksville Now |title=Kristy Landers Niedenfuer Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2014 |date= October 6, 2013}}</ref>
| Kristy Landers Niedenfuer
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Nashville
| Top 20
| Top 20
|
|
|
| Later [[Miss World America 2015|Miss Louisiana World 2015]], 3rd runner up at [[Miss World America]] 2015
*Daughter of [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher [[Tom Niedenfuer]] and actress [[Judy Landers]]
*Later Miss Louisiana World 2015
**3rd runner-up at [[Miss World America]] 2015
|-
|-
| [[Miss USA 2013|2013]]
| [[Miss USA 2013|2013]]
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| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| 25
| 25
| Miss Davidson County
|
|
|
|
|
| Previously [[Miss Wyoming Teen USA]] 2005
*Previously [[Miss Wyoming Teen USA]] 2005
*Sister of Jamie Mader, [[Miss Teen USA 2002#Delegates|Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2002]]<ref>{{cite news|title=CNFR: More than just a cowgirl|publisher=The Star Tribune|url=http://trib.com/sports/college/article_3a7e3f12-6011-5d40-a3ca-b41c07fccfe7.html|first=Eric|last=Schmoldt|date=June 15, 2007|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2012|2012]]
| [[Miss USA 2012|2012]]
| Jessica Hibler<ref name="Hibler Win">{{cite web |publisher= Clarksville Online |title=Jessica Hibler Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2012 |url=http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/10/09/jessica-hibler-crowned-miss-tennessee-usa-2012/ |date=October 9, 2011}}</ref>
| Jessica Hibler
| [[Brentwood,Tennessee|Brentwood]]
| [[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Middle Tennessee State University
| Top 16
| Top 16
|
|
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| [[Adamsville, Tennessee|Adamsville]]
| [[Adamsville, Tennessee|Adamsville]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss East Memphis
| 1st runner-up
| 1st runner-up
|
|
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|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2010|2010]]
| [[Miss USA 2010|2010]]
| [[Tucker Perry]]
| Tucker Perry
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Tennessee Valley
| Top 10
| Top 10
|
|
| Daughter of Kathi Tucker, [[Miss Washington USA]] 1983.
| Daughter of Kathi Tucker, [[Miss USA 1983#Delegates|Miss Washington USA 1983]]
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2009|2009]]
| [[Miss USA 2009|2009]]
| [[Kristen Motil]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Dream comes true for one contestant|publisher=The Leaf Chronicle|date=2008-10-05|accessdate=2009-02-28|first=Jamie|last=Dexter}}</ref>
| Kristen Motil<ref>{{cite news|title=Dream comes true for one contestant|publisher=The Leaf Chronicle|date=2008-10-05|first=Jamie|last=Dexter}}</ref>
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| 24
| 24
| Miss Williamson County
| Top 10
| Top 10
|
|
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|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2008|2008]]
| [[Miss USA 2008|2008]]
| [[Hailey Brown]]
| Hailey Laine Brown
| Franklin
| [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
| 25
| 25
| Miss South Fulton
| Top 10
| Top 10
|
|
| Placed 4th runner-up at [[Miss Tennessee]] 2003
| Previously 4th runner-up at [[Miss Tennessee]] 2003
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:GOLD;"
|-style="background-color:GOLD;"
| [[Miss USA 2007|2007]]
| '''[[Miss USA 2007|2007]]'''
| [[Rachel Smith]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Dream comes true for one contestant|publisher=Washington Post|first=Alex|last=Veiga|date=2007-03-24|accessdate=2009-02-28}}</ref>
| '''[[Rachel Smith]]'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Dream comes true for one contestant|newspaper=Washington Post|first=Alex|last=Veiga|date=2007-03-24}}</ref>
| [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]]
| [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Clarksville
| '''Miss USA 2007'''
| '''Miss USA 2007'''
|
|
|
| Born in [[Panama]] and Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 2002 (Top 10 Semi-Finalist & Miss Photogenic at [[Miss Teen USA 2002]]) and 4th Runner-up at [[Miss Universe 2007]], currently hosting [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[OnTheRedCarpet]]
*Born in [[Panama]]
*Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 2002
**Top 10 Semi-Finalist & Miss Photogenic at [[Miss Teen USA 2002]]
*4th runner-up at [[Miss Universe 2007]]
*Host [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[On the Red Carpet]]''
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
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| [[Shelbyville, Tennessee|Shelbyville]]
| [[Shelbyville, Tennessee|Shelbyville]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Shelbyville
| Top 15
| Top 15
|
|
|
| Girlfriend of [[Jake Owen]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Jake Owen: The EW Pop Culture Personality Test|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/jake-owen-easy.html|date=2009-02-27|accessdate=2009-02-28|first=Mandi|last=Bierly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> participant on [[VH1]]'s ''[[You're Cut Off!]]''
*Previously dating country singer [[Jake Owen]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Jake Owen: The EW Pop Culture Personality Test|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/jake-owen-easy.html|date=2009-02-27|access-date=2009-02-28|first=Mandi|last=Bierly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
*Participant on [[VH1]]'s ''[[You're Cut Off!]]''
|-
|-
| [[Miss USA 2005|2005]]
| [[Miss USA 2005|2005]]
| [[Amy Colley]]
| Amy Colley
| [[Jonesborough, Tennessee|Jonesborough]]
| [[Jonesborough, Tennessee|Jonesborough]]
| 21
| 21
|
|
|
|
|
| 2nd runner-up at [[Miss Tennessee]] 2008
| Later 2nd runner-up at [[Miss Tennessee]] 2008
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
| [[Miss USA 2004|2004]]
| [[Miss USA 2004|2004]]
| [[Stephanie Culberson]]
| Stephanie Culberson
| [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
| [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
| 24
| 24
|
| 4th runner-up
| 4th runner-up
|
|
| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 2001, 2nd runner up at [[Miss America 2002]]
| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 2001, 2nd runner-up at [[Miss America 2002]]
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
| [[Miss USA 2003|2003]]
| [[Miss USA 2003|2003]]
| [[Beth Hood]]
| Beth Hood
| [[Cleveland, Tennessee|Cleveland]]
| [[Cleveland, Tennessee|Cleveland]]
| 24
| 24
|
| 4th runner-up
| 4th runner-up
|
|
| [[Miss Tennessee]] 2000
| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 2000
|-
|-
| [[Miss USA 2002|2002]]
| [[Miss USA 2002|2002]]
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| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| 25
| 25
|
|
|
|
|
| Triple crown winner
| ''[[Triple Crown (Beauty Pageants)|Triple Crown]]'' winner: Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]], top 6 at [[Miss Teen USA 1994]] and [[Miss Tennessee]] 1999
*Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 1994
**Top 6 at [[Miss Teen USA 1994]]
*Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 1999
Sister of [[Miss District of Columbia USA]] 1999, Amy Alderson
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
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| [[Crossville, Tennessee|Crossville]]
| [[Crossville, Tennessee|Crossville]]
| 24
| 24
|
| Top 10
| Top 10
|
|
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|-
|-style="background-color:GOLD;"
|-style="background-color:GOLD;"
| [[Miss USA 2000|2000]]
| '''[[Miss USA 2000|2000]]'''
| [[Lynnette Cole]]
| '''[[Lynnette Cole]]'''
| [[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]]
| [[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]]
| 21
| 21
|
| '''Miss USA 2000'''
| '''Miss USA 2000'''
| Best in Swimsuit
| Best in Swimsuit
|
| Top 5 finalist at [[Miss Universe 2000]]<br>Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 1995 (3rd RU & Miss Photogenic at [[Miss Teen USA 1995]]), 3rd runner up at Miss [http://thenashvilleoktoberfest.com Oktoberfest] 1998, [[Miss Teen All American]] 1997
*Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 1995
**3rd runner-up & Miss Photogenic at [[Miss Teen USA 1995]]
*3rd runner up at Miss [http://thenashvilleoktoberfest.com Oktoberfest] 1998
*Miss Teen All American 1997
*Top 5 finalist at [[Miss Universe 2000]]
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
| [[Miss USA 1999|1999]]
| [[Miss USA 1999|1999]]
| [[Morgan High|Morgan Tandy High]]
| Morgan Tandy High
| [[Nashville]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
|
| 25
|
| 1st runner-up
| 1st runner-up
|
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|-
| [[Miss USA 1998|1998]]
| [[Miss USA 1998|1998]]
| [[Amy Neely]]
| Amy Neely
| [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon County]]
| [[Lafayette, Tennessee|Lafayette]]
|
|
|
|
|
| Honorable Mention
| Honorable Mention
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|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
| [[Miss USA 1997|1997]]
| [[Miss USA 1997|1997]]
| [[Towanna Stone]]
| Towanna Stone
| [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]]
| [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]]
| 24
| 24
|
| 2nd runner-up
| 2nd runner-up
|
|
| First Black woman to win Miss Tennessee USA
|
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
| [[Miss USA 1996|1996]]
| [[Miss USA 1996|1996]]
| [[Becca Lee]]
| Becca Lee
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| 24
| 24
|
| 2nd runner-up
| 2nd runner-up
| Finesse Style Award
| Finesse Style Award
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|-
| [[Miss USA 1995|1995]]
| [[Miss USA 1995|1995]]
| [[Lee Ann Huey]]
| Lee Ann Huey
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| [[Obion, Tennessee|Obion]]
|
|
|
|
|
| Style Award
|
|
|
|-
|-
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 1994|1994]]
| [[Miss USA 1994|1994]]
| [[Leah Hulan]]
| Leah Hulan
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]
|
| 25
|
| Semi-finalist
| Top 12
|
|
| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 1992
| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 1992
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|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 1993|1993]]
| [[Miss USA 1993|1993]]
| [[Cammy Gregory]]
| Camila "Cammy" Gregory
| [[Paris, Tennessee|Paris]]
| [[Paris, Tennessee|Paris]]
| 22
| 25
|
| Semi-finalist
|
| Top 12
|
|
| The Kentucky native died on January 3, 2003, of a sudden brain aneurysm in [[Jackson, Tennessee]]
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| [[Miss USA 1992|1992]]
| [[Miss USA 1992|1992]]
| [[Natalie Bray|Natalie Ann Bray]]
| Natalie Bray
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| [[Miss USA 1991|1991]]
| [[Miss USA 1991|1991]]
| [[Angela Johnson (pageant titleholder)|Angela Johnson]]
| Angela Johnson
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| [[Miss USA 1990|1990]]
| [[Miss USA 1990|1990]]
| [[Charita Moses]]
| Charita Moses
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 20
| 23
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| Top 12
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| 1989
| [[Miss USA 1989|1989]]
| [[Kim Greenwood|Kimberly Payne]]
| Kimberly Payne
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| 21
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*Previously Tennessee's Junior Miss 1985
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| Previously Tennessee's Junior Miss 1985; Current director of the [[Miss Georgia USA]], [[Miss Georgia Teen USA]], [[Miss Mississippi USA]], [[Miss Mississippi Teen USA]], Miss Tennessee USA, and [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] pageants under her married name, [[Kim Greenwood]]<ref name="Producers"/>
*Current director of Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee (both Miss & Teen) pageants under her married name, Kim Greenwood<ref name="Producers"/>
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| 1988
| [[Miss USA 1988|1988]]
| [[Stephanie Potts|Stephanie Jane Potts]]
| Stephanie Jane Potts
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| 23
| 23
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| 1987
| [[Miss USA 1987|1987]]
| [[Molly Brown (pageant titleholder)|Molly Diane Brown]]
| Molly Brown
| [[Loretto, Tennessee|Loretto]]
| [[Loretto, Tennessee|Loretto]]
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| Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 1984 (2nd runner-up at [[Miss Teen USA]])
*Previously [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] 1984
**2nd runner-up at [[Miss Teen USA 1984]]
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| 1986
| [[Miss USA 1986|1986]]
| [[Karen Compton]]
| Karen Compton
| [[Lawrenceburg, Tennessee|Lawrenceburg]]
| [[Lawrenceburg, Tennessee|Lawrenceburg]]
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| 1985
| [[Miss USA 1985|1985]]
| [[Martha Browning|Martha Elizabeth Browning]]
| Martha Browning
| Chattanooga
| [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
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| 24
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| [[Miss USA Special Awards#Miss Congeniality|Miss Congeniality]]
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| Miss Congeniality
| First deaf Miss USA contestant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=OpUsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0vsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2042,5207572&dq=miss-usa&hl=en|title=New Language|work=The Times-News|date=1985-04-27}}</ref>
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| 1984
| [[Miss USA 1984|1984]]
| [[Desiree Daniels|Desiree Denise Daniels]]
| Desiree Daniels
| Chattanooga
| [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
| 24
| 24
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| 2nd runner-up
| 2nd runner-up
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| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 1982 and finished 1st runner up to [[Miss America]] 1983
*Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 1982
**Finished 1st runner up to [[Miss America]] 1983
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| 1983
| [[Miss USA 1983|1983]]
| [[Ladonna Friday]]
| Ladonna Friday
| Jonesborough
| [[Jonesborough, Tennessee|Jonesborough]]
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| 1982
| [[Miss USA 1982|1982]]
| [[Sherly Levy|Sherly Deanice Levy (aka Nise Levy)]]
| Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
| Nashville
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
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| 21
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| Appeared on Australian series of [[World's Strictest Parents]]
*Producer of ''[[I'm Not Ashamed]]''
*Appeared on Australian series of ''[[The World's Strictest Parents]]''
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|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1981
| [[Miss USA 1981|1981]]
| [[Sharon Steakly|Sharon Kay Steakly]]
| Sharon Kay Steakley
| Nashville
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
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| 24
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| Mother of Alexandra Harper, Miss Tennessee USA 2018
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| 1980
| [[Miss USA 1980|1980]]
| [[Diane Hunt]]
| Diane Hunt
| [[Etowah, Tennessee|Etowah]]
| Chattanooga
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| 1979
| [[Miss USA 1979|1979]]
| [[Sandy Nuismer]]
| Sandy Nuismer
| Nashville
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
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| 1978
| [[Miss USA 1978|1978]]
| [[Suzanna Timberlake]]
| Suzanna Timberlake
| Chattanooga
| [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
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| [[Miss USA Special Awards#Miss Photogenic|Miss Photogenic]]
| Miss Photogenic
| semifinalist in [[Miss World USA]] 1980
| Semifinalist in [[Miss World USA]] 1980
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| 1977
| [[Miss USA 1977|1977]]
| [[Rene Smith (beauty contestant)|Rene Jean Smith]]
| Rene Smith
| [[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville]]
| [[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville]]
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| 1976
| [[Miss USA 1976|1976]]
| [[Jana Kerr]]
| Jana Kerr
| [[Savannah]]
| [[Savannah, Tennessee|Savannah]]
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| 1975
| [[Miss USA 1975|1975]]
| [[Shelly Smith (pageant contestant)|Shelly Smith]]
| Shelly Smith
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| Previously [[Miss Memphis State]] 1975
| Previously Miss Memphis State 1975
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| 1974
| [[Miss USA 1974|1974]]
| [[Brin Hendrix|Brin Annette Hendrix]]
| Brin Hendrix
| [[Counce, Tennessee|Counce]]
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| 1973
| [[Miss USA 1973|1973]]
| [[Tommye Hooker]]
| Tommye Hooker
| [[Memphis]]
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 1972
| [[Miss USA 1972|1972]]
| [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Diane Thompson]]
| [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]]
| [[Memphis]]
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| 21
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*Placed 3rd runner-up at [[Miss Tennessee]] 1970
| actress and songwriter
*Actress and songwriter
*Married (and then divorced) to [[Caitlyn Jenner|Bruce Jenner]] and [[David Foster]]
*Mother of [[Brandon Jenner|Brandon]] and [[Brody Jenner]]
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| 1971
| [[Miss USA 1971|1971]]
| [[Sue Collins (pageant contestant)|Sue Collins]]
| Sue Collins
| [[Strawberry Plains, Tennessee|Strawberry Plains]]
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| [[Miss USA 1970|1970]]
| [[Donna Ford|Donna Marie Ford]]
| Donna Marie Ford
| [[Trenton, Tennessee|Trenton]]
| [[Trenton, Tennessee|Trenton]]
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| 23
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| 3rd runner-up
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| 1969
| [[Miss USA 1969|1969]]
| [[Suzie Richardson]]
| Suzie Richardson
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| [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]
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| [[Miss USA 1968|1968]]
| [[Sandra Force]]
| [[Sandra Force]]
| [[Memphis]]
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 23
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| [[Miss USA 1967|1967]]
| [[Nancy Brackhahn]]
| Nancy Brackhahn
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| [[Miss USA 1966|1966]]
| [[Mary Margaret Smith (beauty queen)|Mary Margaret Smith]]
| Mary Margaret Smith
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
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| 20
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| 1965
| [[Miss USA 1965|1965]]
| [[Bonnie Perkins]]
| Bonnie Perkins
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
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| 23
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| Miss Congeniality
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| 1964
| [[Miss USA 1964|1964]]
| [[Pat Kerr]]
| Pat Kerr
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| 19
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| Best State Costume
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| [[Miss USA 1963|1963]]
| [[Bobbie Lynn Morrow]]
| Bobbie Morrow
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| [[Miss USA 1962|1962]]
| [[Gail White]]
| Gail White
| Chattanooga
| [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
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| 21
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| 2nd runner-up
| 2nd runner-up
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| 1961
| [[Miss USA 1961|1961]]
| [[Anita Atkins]]
| Anita Atkins
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
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| 25
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| 1960
| [[Miss USA 1960|1960]]
| [[Christine McSwain]]
| Christine McSwain
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 21
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| 1959
| [[Miss USA 1959|1959]]
| [[Marcia Daniels]]
| Marcia Daniels
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| [[Miss USA 1958|1958]]
| [[Martha Boales]]
| Martha Boales
| Memphis
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 23
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| 1st runner-up in the 1959 Miss Dixie Pageant
| 1st runner-up in the 1959 Miss Dixie Pageant
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| 1957
| [[Miss USA 1957|1957]]
| [[Patricia Prather]]
| Patricia Prather
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| [[Miss USA 1956|1956]]
| [[Stella Wilson]]
| Stella Wilson
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 22
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| 1955
| [[Miss USA 1955|1955]]
| [[Barbara Gurley]]
| Barbara Gurley
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 1954
| [[Miss USA 1954|1954]]
| [[Barbara Holly]]
| Barbara Holly
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
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| 21
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| 1953
| [[Miss USA 1953|1953]]
| No representative
| No representative
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| 1952
| [[Miss USA 1952|1952]]
| [[Jean Harper]]
| Jean Harper
| Memphis
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| 18
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| 3rd runner-up
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| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 1951
| Previously [[Miss Tennessee]] 1951
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<sup>1</sup> Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 20 November 2024

"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
MembershipMiss 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 University in Clarksville, 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.

  • Sandra Force, Miss Tennessee USA 1968
    Sandra Force, Miss Tennessee USA 1968
  • Karen Compton, Miss Tennessee USA 1986
    Karen Compton, Miss Tennessee USA 1986
  • Allison Alderson, Miss Tennessee USA 2002 (pictured in 2008)
    Allison Alderson, Miss Tennessee USA 2002 (pictured in 2008)
  • Stephanie Culberson, Miss Tennessee USA 2004
    Stephanie Culberson, Miss Tennessee USA 2004
  • Rachel Smith, Miss Tennessee USA 2007 and Miss USA 2007
    Rachel Smith, Miss Tennessee USA 2007 and Miss USA 2007
  • Allee-Sutton Hethcoat, Miss Tennessee USA 2017
    Allee-Sutton Hethcoat, Miss Tennessee USA 2017

Results summary

  • Miss USAs: Lynnette Cole (2000), Rachel Smith (2007)
  • 1st runners-up: Morgan Tandy High (1999), Ashley Durham (2011)
  • 2nd runners-up: Gail White (1962), Desiree Daniels (1984), Becca Lee (1996), Towanna Stone (1997)
  • 3rd runners-up: Jean Harper (1952), Donna Marie Ford (1970), Christell Foote (2024)
  • 4th runners-up: Beth Hood (2003), Stephanie Culberson (2004)
  • Top 10/12: Sharon Kay Steakley (1981), Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy (1982), Stephanie Jane Potts (1988), Charita Moses (1990), Camila "Cammy" Gregory (1993), Leah Hulan (1994), Lisa Tollett (2001), Hailey Laine Brown (2008), Kristen Motil (2009), Tucker Perry (2010), Allee-Sutton Hethcoat (2017), Alexandra Harper (2018), Emily Suttle (2022)
  • Top 15/16/20: Stella Wilson (1956), Martha Boales (1958), Bobbie Lynn Morrow (1963), Mary Margaret Smith (1966), Nancy Brackhahn (1967), Sandra Force (1968), Lauren Grissom (2006), Jessica Hibler (2012), Kristy Landers Niedenfuer (2014), Elizabeth Pistole (2021)

Tennessee holds a record of 36 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

  • Miss Photogenic: Suzanna Timberlake (1978)
  • Best State Costume: Pat Kerr (1964), Elizabeth Pistole (2021)
  • Miss Congeniality: Bonnie Perkins (1965), Martha Browning (1985)
  • Style Award: Becca Lee (1996)
  • Best in Swimsuit: Lynnette Cole (2000)
  • Best in Evening Gown: Christell Foote (2024)

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 3rd runner-up Best in Evening Gown
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.
  2. ^ Age at the time of crowning

References

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