1935
Maxine Beard
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1938
Victoria Ann Motlow McLean
Miss Fayetteville
Winner-
Miss Smokey Mountain Festival
Isobel Carter
unable to compete for Miss America due to illness
2nd-Miss Clarksville
Peggy Shelby |
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1939
Judy Jones Hinton
Miss Tracy City
Miss West Tennessee
Anna Louise Bussart McMillen
Miss Etowah
The Miss Tennessee Pageant crowned two
contestants to compete in Atlantic City. Both Judy Jones and
Louise Bussart competed for the Miss America title.
1st-Miss Paris
Doris McCutcheon
2nd-Miss Lenoir City
Mildred Reno
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1940
Christine
Webb Gregory
Miss Centerville
Winner - Miss Pulaski
Marjorie Moon
resigned due to illness
did not compete at Miss America
2nd-Miss Cookeville
Peggy Martin
Top 5
Miss Clarksville
Hilda Vick
Miss Dickson
Violetta Weems |
1941
Martha
McKinney Pesci
Miss Candyland
1st-Miss Tracy City
Judy Jones
2nd (tie)-
Miss Carthage
Justine Maggart
Miss Nashville
Marie Dixon |
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1942
There was NO Miss Tennessee
Pageant held in the year 1942. There were no Tennesseans
represented at Miss America in Atlantic City. There were
only 30 contestants competing for Miss America in 1942.
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1943
Frances
Eakes Valadez
Miss Chattanooga
There was no Miss Tennessee Pageant held in
1943, although Miss Chattanooga was appointed Miss Tennessee
to represent our state at Miss America in Atlantic City.
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1944
Marian
Weller Brickell
Miss Chattanooga
There was no Miss
Tennessee Pageant held in 1944, although Miss Chattanooga was
appointed Miss Tennessee to represent our state at Miss America
in Atlantic City. |
1945...Lee Henson
Preliminary Swimsuit Winner
Top 15 at Miss America
Miss Chattanooga
There
was no Miss Tennessee Pageant held in 1945, although Miss
Chattanooga was appointed Miss Tennessee to represent our state
at Miss America in Atlantic City. |
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1946
Wilda
Bowman Sloan
Miss Chattanooga
There was no Miss Tennessee Pageant held in
1946, although Miss Chattanooga was appointed Miss Tennessee to
represent our state at Miss America in Atlantic City. |
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1947
Jean
Cunningham Sterchi
Top 15 at Miss America
Miss Chattanooga
Jane Cunningham Browning
Miss Chattanooga
Barbara Walker Hummel
Miss Memphis
Miss America
The Miss Chattanooga Pageant was won by
twins. Since no Miss Tennessee Pageant was held, they were
appointed Miss Tennessee. After arriving in Atlantic City, a
coin toss determined which twin would be Miss Tennessee. The
other competed as Miss Chattanooga. Jean won the coin toss.
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1948
Dorothy
Free Thurmond
Preliminary Talent Winner at Miss America
Miss Chattanooga
1st - Miss Nashville
Bettye Bell
2nd-Miss Middle Tennessee State Teacher's College
Virginia Locke
3rd - Miss Knox County
Sarah Gentry
4th - Miss Knoxville
Jane Oliver |
1949...Adelyn
Sumner |
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1950...Greta
Graham |
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1951
Jean
Harper Drumwright
Top 10 at Miss America
Miss Shelby County
1st-Miss Chattanooga
Charlotte Walker
2nd-Miss Memphis
Ann Gilbert
Top 5
Miss Nashville
Pauline Gilbert
Miss Davidson County
Clara Rawlings
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1952
Gloria
Ruthe Williams Ermer
Miss Chattanooga
No pageant was held
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1953
Ruth Ann Barker Smith
Miss Gibson County
1st-Miss Knoxville,
Hannah Elizabeth Roaden
2nd-Miss Davidson County,
Jessie Jean Frye
Top 5
Miss Nashville,
Ann Wan Wolfe
Miss Union City,
Donna Margaret Gardner |
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1954
Gerry Johnson Huffine
Top 10 at Miss America
Miss Nashville
1st-Miss Shelby County,
Barbara Joyce Gurley
2nd-Miss Memphis,
Jean Bridgeforth
Top 5
Miss Knox County,
Gayle Wolffe
Miss Madison County,
Avanette Davidson |
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1955
Patty Williams Woodmansee
Miss Lambuth College
1st-Miss Covington,
Patricia Wilson
2nd-Miss Nashville,
Stella Wilson
Top 5
Miss Chattanooga,
Marilyn Harris
Miss Knoxville,
Doria Bonham |
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1956
Shelby Bailey Spraggins
Miss Gadsden
1st -Miss Madison County,
Anita Marie Wood
2nd-Miss Jackson,
Jane Elizabeth Wyatt
Top 5
Miss Memphis,
Peggy Joyce Person
Miss Nashville,
Beverley Faye Robinson |
1957
Amanda Whitman Henry
Miss Davidson County
1st-Miss Frayser
Bobbye Harris
2nd-Miss Madison County
Harriet Metts
Top 5
Miss Memphis,
Martha Nelle Boales
Miss Newport,
Betty Jean Brabston |
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1958
Patricia Eaves McAnally
Miss Putnam County
1st-Miss Louden County,
Mary Lynn Sharpe
2nd-Miss Davidson County,
Delores Gay
Top 10
Miss Bedford County,
Patricia Parker
Miss Chattanooga,
Jean Lindsey
Miss Franklin County,
Nancy Sue Winton
Miss Maury County,
Vicki Carden
Miss Memphis,
Terry Kay Lane
Miss Nashville,
Linda West
Miss UT Martin,
Nancy Sue Lawson |
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1959
Mickey Weyland
Miss Knoxville
Top 10 at Miss America
1st-Miss Huntingdon,
Dixie Carter
2nd-Miss Humboldt,
Rita Wilson
Top 5
Miss Maury County,
Martha Ann Frakes
Miss Oak Ridge,
Lila Raye Davis |
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1960
Jenny Thomas Oakes
Miss Nashville
1st-Miss Davidson County,
Patricia Terrell
2nd-Miss Knoxville,
Becky Grubbs
3rd-Miss Austin Peay State,
Laura Ann Swift
4th- Miss Union University,
Freddie Karen Sandidge
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1961
Rita Wilson Howard
Miss Bells
1st-Miss Memphis,
Patsy Jones
2nd-Miss Nashville,
Patricia Sue Schmidt
3rd-Miss Frayser,
Freddie Karen Sandidge
4th-Miss Knoxville,
Evelyn Marie Stephens |
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1962
Margaret Petty Denny
Miss Nashville
1st-Miss Bells,
Bonnie Bunkley
2nd-Miss Frayser,
Barbara Jeanne Anderson
3rd-Miss Whitehaven,
Courtney Wynne Agnew
4th-Miss Miss Johnson City,
Schery Jeanne Lodter |
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1963
Martha Truett Noe
3rd Runner Up to Miss America
Miss Bells
1st-Miss Whitehaven,
Nancy Thomason
2nd-Miss Knoxville,
Orsalia Asteris
3rd-Miss Humboldt,
Mary Alice Craig
4th-Miss Morristown,
Priscilla Masengill
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1964
Rita
Munsey Doss
Miss Knoxville
1st-Miss Nashville,
Jayne Ann Owens
2nd-Miss Memphis,
Mary Driver
3rd-Miss Austin Peay State,
Dorothy Susan Stone
4th-Miss Davidson County,
Pamela Jean Parker |
1965
Marcia Murray Moss
Miss Paris
1st-Miss Kingsport,
Vicki Lynn Hurd
2nd-Miss Knoxville,
Patricia Lynn McCampbell
3rd-Miss West Tennessee
Business College,
Cheryl Lee Campbell
4th-Miss Wilson County,
Sherrel Diane Johnson |
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1966
Vicki Hurd Bartholomew
2nd Runner up to Miss America
Miss Carter County
1st-Miss Memphis,
Jeanne Sheffield
2nd-Miss Nashville,
Shirley Griggs
3rd-Miss Knoxville,
Carol Marie Dougherty
4th-Miss Bells,
Sandra Hopper |
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1967
Linda Workman Shumate
Miss UT Martin
1st-Miss Kingsport,
Brenda Joan Seal
2nd-Miss Memphis,
Susan Odney Buchwald
3rd-Miss Bells,
Cecille Sampson
4th-Miss Memphis State University,
Linda Lucille Childress |
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1968
Brenda Seal Kemp
Top 10 at Miss America
Miss East Tennessee State University
1st-Miss Kingsport,
Janice Sproles
2nd-Miss UT Martin,
Nancy Marilyn Hicks
3rd-Miss Weakley County,
Cynthia Vincent
4th-Miss Union University,
Martha Jacqueline Utley |
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1969
Mary Cox Ward
Non Finalist Talent at Miss America
Miss Johnson City
1st-Miss Bells,
Donna Marie Ford
2nd-Miss Memphis,
Suzanne Marie Dennie
3rd-Miss Union University,
Beverly Williams
4th-Miss Knoxville,
Linda Anne Mountain |
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1970
Carol Ferrante Rasberry
Miss Memphis
1st-Miss Nashville,
Marsha Alice McDonald
2nd-Miss Johnson City,
Nancy Carol Luntsford
3rd-Miss Memphis State University,
Linda Diane Thompson
4th-Miss Chattanooga,
Beverly Hartshorn |
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1971
Marsha
McDonald
Miss Memphis State University
1st-Miss Memphis,
Betty Ann Hunt
2nd-Miss Carter County,
Nancy Carol Luntsford
3rd-Miss Weakley County,
Susan Turbeville
4th-Miss Chattanooga,
Wanda Chubbs |
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1972
Debbie
Cathey Burger
Miss Nashville
1st-Miss Jackson State Community College,
Karen Leigh Cooley
2nd-Miss Johnson City,
Carol Ann Hurd
3rd-Miss Rhododendron,
Dianna Marie Warren
4th-Miss Lambuth College,
Carolyn Camille Davis |
1973
Anne Randle Galloway
Miss Memphis
1st-Miss Memphis State University,
Betty Ann Hunt
2nd-Miss Belmont College,
Connie Beatrice Milligan
3rd-Miss Rhododendron,
Diana Marie Warren
4th-Miss Knoxville,
Marian Anthony Gulliford |
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1974
Deborah Kincaid Gooch
Top 10 at Miss America
Preliminary Talent Winner
Miss Memphis State University
1st-Miss Belmont College,
Brenda Joyce Thompson
2nd-Miss Union University,
Kathy Maglivia Bell
3rd-Miss Chattanooga,
Janet Elaine Cochrane
4th-Miss Memphis,
Rebecca Ann Moore |
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1975
Marion
Burgess Flannigan
Miss Bells
1st-Miss Rhododendron,
Linda Gail Little
2nd-Miss Lambuth College,
Jana Lee McDaniel
3rd-Miss Lincoln Memorial University,
Victoria Leigh Vance
4th-Miss Memphis State University,
Connie Jean Kelley |
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1976
Terry Jean Alden
Miss Memphis
1st-Miss Union University,
Mona Ruth Vaughn
2nd-Miss Knoxville,
Janet Maureen Keeton
3rd-Miss UT Martin,
Allison Elise Neal
4th-Miss Tipton County,
Ellen Claire Shankle |
1977
Llynda Faye More
Top 10 at Miss America
Preliminary Swimsuit Winner
Miss Nashville
www.MoreGendel.com
1st-Miss Memphis State University,
Billie Ann Johnson
2nd-Miss Tipton County,
Connie Jean Kelley
3rd-Miss Chattanooga,
Eunice Elizabeth Belew
4th-Miss Bells,
Ellen Claire Shankle |
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1978
Jill Beshears Fant
Miss Memphis State University
1st-Miss Paris,
Allison Elise Neal
2nd-Miss Okra,
Connie Jean Kelley
3rd-Miss Nashville,
Shirley Elizabeth Binkley
4th-Miss Memphis,
Tina Marie Majure
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1979
Elise Neal Davis
Non Finalist Talent at Miss America
Miss Okra
1st-Miss Tipton County,
Billie Ann Johnson
2nd-Miss East Tennessee State University,
JoAnn Peterson
3rd-Miss Knoxville,
Nancijean Dolfi
4th-Miss Chattanooga,
Doris Jeane Knisley |
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1980
Sarah Leonard Vaughn
Miss Historic Jonesborough
1st-Miss Carson-Newman College,
Susan Kay Newman
2nd-Miss Johnson City,
SuEllen Rice
3rd-Miss Memphis,
Billie Ann Johnson
4th-Miss Chattanooga,
Desiree Denise Daniels |
1981
Angelina Johnson Cole
Miss Madison
1st-Miss Union University,
Rita Adair Simpson
2nd-Miss Knoxville,
Susan Kay Newman
3rd-Miss Forest Festival,
Billie Ann Johnson
4th-Miss Roane State Community College,
Sarah Elizabeth Sisk |
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1982
Desiree Daniels Disterdick
1st Runner up to Miss America
Preliminary Swimsuit Winner
Miss Hamilton County
1st-Miss Knoxville,
Moira Alice Kaye
2nd-Milan Crown & Scepter,
Rita
Adair Simpson
3rd-Miss Memphis,
Elizabeth Katherine Johnson
4th-Miss Memphis,
Anita Cozette Knight |
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1983
Moira Kaye Ely
Non Finalist Talent at Miss America
Miss Roane County
1st-Miss Johnson City,
Sonya Elizabeth Pleasant
2nd-Miss Austin Peay University,
Sharon Rae Bell
3rd-Miss Belmont College,
Lisa Ann Tucker
4th-Miss UT Martin,
Laura Ferguson |
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1984
Shelly Mangrum
Top 10 at Miss America
Miss West Tennessee State Fair
1st-Miss East Tennessee Strawberry Queen,
Deborah Denise Cowart
2nd-Miss Chattanooga,
Marty Elizabeth Browning
3rd-Miss Okra,
Elizabeth Katherine Johnson
4th-Miss Forest Festival,
Sharon Rae Bell |
1985
Sonya Pleasant Roth
Miss Wautauga Valley
1st-Miss Nashville
Suzanne VaLee Dewey
2nd-Miss Austin Peay State
Regina Lynn Athmos
3rd-Miss West Tennessee State Fair
Kris Ann Beasley
4th-Miss Lane College
Cynthia Ann McLeod |
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Miss America 1987
1986
Kellye Cash Sheppard
Miss Milan Crown and Scepter
Preliminary
Swimsuit at Miss America
Preliminary Talent at Miss America
Miss America 1987
Kellye's website
1st-Miss Memphis
Kris Ann Beasley MD
2nd-Miss Belmont College
Kristy Hendley
3rd-Miss Memphis State University
Marty Diane Slayton
4th-Miss Johnson City
Carol Lee Meadows |
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1986
Kris Beasley Leventhal
Now! |
|
1987
Regina Lynn Athnos
Miss Tennessee Peach Festival
1st-Miss Libertyland
Mary Ann Mauth
2nd-Miss Knoxville
Julie Ann Watson
3rd-Miss Memphis State University
Tasha Ann Thomas
4th-Miss Frontier Days
Suzanne VaLee Dewey |
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1988
Carrie Folks Strang
Non Finalist Talent at Miss America
Miss Bluegrass Festival
1st-Miss Memphis State University
Mary Ann Mauth
2nd-Miss Tennessee Peach Festival
Betsy Ann Drewry
3rd-Miss Belmont College
Lisa Kaye Stewart
4th-Miss Milan Crown & Scepter
June F M Holmes |
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1989
Lisa Robertson
Miss Cleveland
1st-Miss Johnson City
Paula Jo Jones
2nd-Miss Nashville
Cynthia Diane Owen
3rd-Miss Belmont College
Janet Clowes
4th-Miss Libertyland
Tasha Anne Thomas |
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1990
Dana Brown Shaffer
2nd Runner up to Miss America
Miss Frontier Days
1st-Miss MTSU
Leah Hulan
2nd-Miss Chattanooga
Lisa Kaye Stewart
3rd-Miss Kingsport
Lisa Gray
4th-Miss Okra
Courtney Stewart |
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1991
Jill Horn Mulrooney
Miss Memphis
1st-Miss Johnson City
Susan Leonard
2nd-Miss Memphis State University
Dawn Chimene Baskett
3rd-Miss Forest Festival
Samantha Jane Morton
4th-Miss Nashville
Lacey Wadlington |
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1992
Leah Hulan
Miss Knoxville
1st-Miss Nashville
Kelly Lee Smith
2nd-MissLibertyland
Lacey McCutcheon Wadlington
3rd-Miss Hub City
Jocelyn Raynette Ingram
4th-Miss Davidson County
Wendy Carol Miller |
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1993
Kathleen Brang Mesmer
Miss Historic Jonesborough
1st-Miss Cleveland
Rhonda Denise North
2nd-Miss Nashville
Wendy Nicole Baker
3rd-Miss Milan No-Till
Jeana Elizabeth Maxey
4th-Miss Memphis State University
Tricia Lynn Scott |
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1994
Lori Smith Lankford
Miss Tennessee Tech
1st-Miss UT Martin
Melanie Renee Foley
2nd-Miss Fall Fest
Gina Renee King
3rd-MissTennessee Apple Festival
Gina Kathleen Garren
4th-Miss Milan No-Till
Lee Wilkerson Haney |
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1995
Ali Shumate Fowler
Non Finalist Interview at Miss America
Miss Knoxville
1st-Miss MTSU
Kelly Lee Culbreth
2nd-MissCumberland County TAD
Lanna Suzanne Keck
3rd-Miss Unicoi County
Jennifer Alyssa Colinger
4th-Miss Bluegrass Festival
Tara Elizabeth Boosey |
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1996
Jeni Stephens
Miss Memphis
1st-Miss West Tennessee
Jennifer Kay Baker
2nd-Miss Middle Tennessee Blue Raider
Jenny Fisher Telwar
3rd-Miss Cleveland
Ester Wong
4th-Miss Mufreesboro
Kelly Lee Culbreth |
1997
Lanna Keck Smith
Miss Milan No-Till
1st-Miss Heart of Tennessee
Kerry Leigh Lovelace
2nd-Miss Knoxville
Ashlee Beth Ellis
3rd-Miss MTSU
Allison Hatcher
4th-Miss Nashville
Kelly Lee Culbreth |
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1998
Heather Heath Ryan
Miss Heart of Tennessee
1st-Miss Historic Jonesborough
Brandy Marie Burnette
2nd-Miss Rocky Top
Jessica Ann Lynch
3rd-Miss Northern Tennessee
Allison Hollin
4th-Miss Springfield
Ashley Nicole Gibbons |
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1999
Allison Alderson DeMarcus
Miss Memphis
1st-Miss Murfreesboro
Tara Elizabeth Boosey
2nd-Miss Knoxville
Ashlee Beth Ellis
3rd-Miss Music City
Allison Hatcher
4th-Miss Bristol
Heather Ashley Norman |
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2000
Beth Hood
Non Finalist Talent at Miss America
Miss Cleveland
1st-Miss Cumberland County
Heather Ashley Norman
2nd-Miss Memphis
Tracee Roderick
3rd-Miss Kingsport
Misty Spring Baker
4th-Miss Knoxville
Elizabeth Jane Chedester |
2001
Stephanie Culberson
2nd Runner up to Miss America
Miss Cleveland
1st-Miss Chattanooga
Jamie Watkins
2nd-Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival
Brittney Suzanne Eskew
3rd-Miss MTSU
Ashley Carol Brooks
4th-Miss West Tennessee
Whitney Paige Johnson
>2001 Contestants |
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2002
Valli Kugler Kelly
Miss UT Martin1st-Miss Riverview
Brittney Suzanne Eskew
2nd-Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival
Lindsey Tapper
3rd-Miss Midlander
Christina Lam
4th-Miss Bluegrass Festival
Ashley Carol Brooks
>2002 Contestants |
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2003
Jamie Watkins Davenport
Miss Scenic City
Now!
1st-Miss Tennessee Valley
Ashley Carol Brooks
2nd-Miss Music City
Tiffany Ann Reed
3rd-Miss Central Tennessee
Randi Armour
4th-Miss UT Martin
Hailey Brown
>2003 Contestants |
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2004
Ashley Eicher
Non Finalist Talent at Miss America
Miss Murfreesboro
1st-Miss Scenic City
Ashley Carol Brooks
2nd-Miss Metropolitan
Lindsey Moffett
3rd-Miss Southeast Tennessee
Natalee Beeler
4th-Miss Tennessee Valley
Robyn Forbess
>2004 Contestants
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2005
Tara Burns
Miss Music City
Non Finalist Talent at Miss America
1st-Miss Mid South
Jessica Wheeler
2nd-Miss Capital City
Lindsey Tapper
3rd-Miss Chattanooga
Ansley Reagan
4th-Miss Southeast Tennessee
Jessica Heim
>2005 Contestants |
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2006
Blaire Pancake
Miss Metropolitan
1st-Miss Cleveland
Ansley Reagan
2nd-Miss Pioneer
Rebecca Turner
3rd-Miss Hamilton County
Stefanie Wittler
4th-Miss Memphis
April Lancaster
>2006 Contestants |
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2007
Grace Gore
Miss Lexington
Top 15 at Miss America
Quality of Life Finalist
1st-Miss Hamilton County
Ansley Reagan
2nd-Miss Metropolitan
Tucker Perry
3rd-Miss Capital City
Ashley Cole
4th-Miss Mila No-Till
Ellen Carrington
>2007 Contestants
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2008
Ellen Carrington
Miss Scenic City
Top 7 at Miss America
1st-Miss Watauga Valley
Brooke Waddell
2nd-Miss Pioneer
Amy Colley
3rd-Miss Lexington
Jackie Schwarz
4th-Miss Music City
Ashley Cole
>2008 Contestants |
2009
Stefanie Wittler
Miss Hamilton County
2nd Runnner up at Miss America
1st-Miss Memphis
Cyrena Wages
2nd-Miss Greene County
Brooke Waddell
3rd-Miss City Lights
Kayla Hockett
4th-Miss Metropolitan
Kaley Schwab
>2009 Contestants |
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2010
Nicole Jordan
Miss Hamilton County
1st-Miss Chattanooga
Nicole Mazzio
2nd-Miss UT Knoxville
Shelby Thompson
3rd-Miss Metropolitan
Lacey Alford
4th-Miss Rhythm of Nashville
Hannah Wade Powell
>2010 Contestants |
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2011
Erin Hatley
Miss Collierville
Top 10 at Miss America
1st-Miss Chattanooga
Chandler Lawson
2nd-Miss Tennessee Soybean
Chelsea Chandler
Brooke Waddell
3rd-Miss Lexington
Madeline Littrell
4th-Miss Metropolitan
Kyndall Covington
>2011 Contestants |
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2012
Chandler Lawson
Miss Chattanooga
1st-Miss Capital City
Kristin Mosley
2nd-Miss Bristol
Amy Flynn
3rd-Miss UT Knoxville
Morgan Moore
4th-Miss Scenic City
Kyndall Covington
>2012 Contestants |
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Information courtesy of Jerry Alford
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