Miss Tennessee USA

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.misstennesseeusa.com/producers.html |title=Producers |publisher=Miss Tennessee USA/Teen USA Pageants |access-date=July 10, 2010}} 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.}}{{cite news|title=Next Door to Army Base, Pageant Proudly Goes On |work=New York Times|first=Fox|last=Butterfield|date=2001-10-15}}{{cite news|publisher=The Leaf Chronicle|date=2008-10-01|title=Clarksville to host pageants|first=Jamie|last=Dexter}}

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

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

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

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{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner
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! width=5% | Year

! width=20%| Name

! width=10%| Hometown

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! width=12%| Local title

! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA

! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA

! width=31%| Notes

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| 2024

| Christell Foote

| Rocky Top

| 23

| Miss Rocky Top

| 3rd runner-up

| Best in Evening Gown

2023

| Regan Ringler

| Nashville

| 25

| Miss Downtown Nashville

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| 2022

| Emily Suttle

| Franklin

| 25

| Miss Franklin

| Top 12

Previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2013
Top 16 semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 2013

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| 2021

| Elizabeth Graham Pistole

| 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

2020

| Justice Enlow

| 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}}

2019

| Savana Hodge

| Nashville

| 25

| Miss Davidson County

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| 2018

| Alexandra Harper{{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}}

| Brentwood

| 25

| Miss Williamson County

| Top 10

| Daughter of Sharon Kay Steakley, Miss Tennessee USA 1981

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| 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{{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}}

| Nashville

| 23

| Miss Greater Nashville

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| 2014

| Kristy Landers Niedenfuer{{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}}

| Nashville

| 22

| Miss Nashville

| Top 20

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

2013

| Brenna Mader

| Nashville

| 25

| Miss Davidson County

Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2005
Sister of Jamie Mader, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2002{{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}}

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| 2012

| Jessica Hibler{{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}}

| Brentwood

| 22

| Miss Middle Tennessee State University

| Top 16

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| 2011

| Ashley Durham

| Adamsville

| 20

| Miss East Memphis

| 1st runner-up

| Previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006

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| 2010

| Tucker Perry

| Franklin

| 20

| Miss Tennessee Valley

| Top 10

| Daughter of Kathi Tucker, Miss Washington USA 1983

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| 2009

| Kristen Motil{{cite news|title=Dream comes true for one contestant|publisher=The Leaf Chronicle|date=2008-10-05|first=Jamie|last=Dexter}}

| Franklin

| 24

| Miss Williamson County

| Top 10

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| 2008

| Hailey Laine Brown

| Franklin

| 25

| Miss South Fulton

| Top 10

| Previously 4th runner-up at Miss Tennessee 2003

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| 2007

| Rachel Smith{{cite news|title=Dream comes true for one contestant|newspaper=Washington Post|first=Alex|last=Veiga|date=2007-03-24}}

| Clarksville

| 21

| Miss Clarksville

| Miss USA 2007

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 ABC's On the Red Carpet

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| 2006

| Lauren Grissom

| Shelbyville

| 21

| Miss Shelbyville

| Top 15

Previously dating country singer Jake Owen{{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}}
Participant on VH1's You're Cut Off!

2005

| Amy Colley

| Jonesborough

| 21

| Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Tennessee 2008

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| 2004

| Stephanie Culberson

| Knoxville

| 24

| 4th runner-up

| Previously Miss Tennessee 2001, 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2002