CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- More than 100 delegates from two states are ready to take the stage in Clarksville to compete for the titles of Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Georgia USA, Miss Tennessee Teen USA, and Miss Georgia Teen USA.
According to Visit Clarksville, the Georgia preliminaries will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 27, followed by the Tennessee preliminaries at 8 p.m. Then, the finals will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28 for Georgia and 7:30 p.m. for Tennessee. Tickets must be bought online in advance for both states' shows, which will be held in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University's Music/Mass Communication Building.
The reigning titleholders -- Miss Tennessee USA Christell Foote, Miss Georgia USA Emmaline Farmer, Miss Tennessee Teen USA Townsend Blackwell, and Miss Georgia Teen USA Ava Colindres -- will each crown their successors, who will then go on to compete in the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants this fall. However, the new queens will have some big shoes to fill seeing as Foote was third runner-up for Miss USA 2024 while Colindres was first runner-up and Blackwell was third runner-up for Miss Teen USA 2024.
Organized and produced by Greenwood Productions, Inc. -- which is run by Kimberly Payne Greenwood, Miss Tennessee USA 1989 and wife of Grammy award winner, Lee Greenwood -- the Tennessee pageants have been hosted in Clarksville since 1999, officials said. However, the timing of the 2025 competitions is different than recent years, seeing as both the 2024 event and the 2023 event took place in March.
“We are excited to welcome the Miss Tennessee USA pageant back to Clarksville and also thrilled to host the Georgia delegates and their families this year,” said Charlie Koon, chairman of the Visit Clarksville Board of Directors. “This event is a wonderful opportunity to showcase both Clarksville and Austin Peay State University to visitors from the region. We truly value our long-standing partnership with Mrs. Greenwood and the Miss Tennessee USA program.”
According to organizers, the contestants will compete in three equal phases for the preliminaries: active wear/swimsuit, evening gown, and interview. Then, after the semifinalists are announced Saturday, the delegates will compete again in swimsuit/active wear and evening gown.
Meanwhile, voting for the People's Choice Award -- which guarantees a spot in the semifinals for each Miss and Teen winner -- is open until 8 a.m. Saturday. The following contestants are listed on the voting pages for each pageant:
- Miss Tennessee USA delegates:
- Bradley County: Alexus Callahan
- Brentwood: Dominique Young
- Capital City: Jasmyne Caleb
- Chattanooga: Jessika Rennich
- Clarksville: Sydney Grace Young (who won Most Photogenic in the 2024 Miss Tennessee USA competition)
- Davidson County: Alexis Smith
- Downtown Nashville: Alexandra Andreeva
- Franklin: Samantha Akins
- Greater Nashville: Ashley Mimms
- Heart of Nashville: Mattie Barker
- Heart of Tennessee: Victoria Fuller
- Hendersonville: Celia Bowers
- Madison County: Madison Kunst (who was first runner-up in the 2024 Miss Tennessee USA competition and third runner-up in the 2023 Miss Tennessee USA competition)
- Memphis: Carnecia Avant
- Memphis Metro: Malory Williams
- Middle Tennessee: Taylor White
- Murfreesboro: Savanna Fatony
- Music City: Kelsey Craft
- Music Row: Sabrina Ponte
- Nashville: Amanda Bell
- Paris: Presly Pedigo
- Pride of Clarksville: Isyss Coleman
- Secret City: Kelsi Walters
- Sevier County: Rachel Stacy
- Soulsville: Jayla Kimbro
- Spring Hill: Savannah Maddison (who was first runner-up in the 2025 Miss Tennessee competition less than two weeks ago)
- Tennessee Valley: Desiree Dyson (who was third runner-up in the 2024 Miss Tennessee USA competition)
- Thomas County: Geethika Kondabathini
- Volunteer: Katie Allen
- Volunteer State: Paige Jenkins
- West Meade: Caitlin Spears
- West Nashville: Lyanne Aguilera
- West Tennessee: Kyndal Hayes
- Williamson County: Madison White
- Miss Georgia USA delegates:
- Atlanta: Kiara Tompkins
- Atlanta Metro: Allayjah Meredith
- Capital City: Breonna Ryle
- Clayton County: Zamaria Gray
- Coastal Hope: LaMyla Hill
- Dalton: Adrionna Baker
- DeKalb County: Mary Arinze
- East Atlanta: Kiara Jackson
- Fort Eisenhower: Jazminn Johnson
- Fulton: Dorian Simpkins
- Fulton County: Hannah Leigh Herndon
- Georgia Honeybee: Jaquelin Avila Serrano
- Georgia North: Jasmine Maxwell
- Georgia Olive: Brooke Vanzant
- Georgia Peach: Valarie Wylly
- Georgia South: Savannah Miles
- Heart of Georgia: Teni Bello
- Lake Spivey: Christina Millar
- Macon: Tonisha Moore
- Mid South: Irielle Duncan
- Middle Georgia: Adalyn Guess
- Muscogee County: Jaeden Hamelly
- Newton: Kendyl Maddox
- North Fulton: Kaia Lee
- Peach City: London Summers
- Peach State: Jasmine Basanes
- Phoenix City: DeAudrea Horne
- Rockdale: Kelly Morgan
- Roswell: Faith Dixon
- Sandy Springs: Keisha Mullings
- Southern Grace: Kelise Daniel
- Summerhill: Destynee Payne
- Toccoa Falls: Kristi Webb
- Warner Robins: Denim Lovett
- Miss Tennessee Teen USA delegates:
- Bluff City: Lyla Lawrence
- Bristol: Aniston Barnette
- Chattanooga: Brielle Bullard
- Cumberland County: Alissa Parsons
- Cumberland Valley: Sophia Strahin
- Franklin: Mckinna Ward
- Hamilton County: Caroline Holmes
- Hendersonville: Presley Cavender
- Henry County: Abby Smith
- Knoxville: Lexi Hensley
- Lakeland: Silvanna Ordaz
- Memphis: Ella Cate Haynes
- Nashville: Alexandria Ford (who was just crowned the 2025 National American Miss Tennessee Teen Queen last weekend)
- Rock Island: Elena Rowland Anzoategui (who was fourth runner-up in the 2024 Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition)
- Rocky Top: Claire Willis (who was second runner-up in the 2024 Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition)
- Tristar: Katherine West
- Volunteer State: MacKenzie Dennis
- West Tennessee: London Haines
- Wilson County: Lola Klaire Chappell (who was third runner-up in the 2024 Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition)
- Miss Georgia Teen USA delegates:
- Braselton: Sophie Williams
- Buckhead: Jayla Schultz
- Canton: Kassandra Kwiecien
- Cobb County: Kalysia Negron
- East Atlanta: Gabriela Gray
- Forsyth County: Jaxsen Cone
- Fulton County: Lillian Jones
- Georgia North: Brailyn Bailey
- Georgia Peach: Emma Hiatt
- Georgia South: Kiran Reddy
- Gilmer County: Zeta King
- Heart of the South: Joscelyn Mandall
- McDonough: Gabrielle Samuels
- Newnan: Kennady Duncan
- Nuclear City: Kaytlyn Crapps
- Peach State: Riley Gilham
- Southeast Georgia: Chatham Sarver
- Walker County: Kaitlyn Harris
- Warner Robins: Elena Smith
- Woodstock: Lauren Metcalfe
Visit Clarksville said Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch, the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA in 2018, will be the emcee for this week's pageants.
According to officials, the Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Georgia USA, Miss Tennessee Teen USA, and Miss Georgia Teen USA pageants are part of the Miss Universe Organization. Thousands of young women have been involved in that organization since it was founded in 1952. Follow these links for more information about the Tennessee and Georgia pageants.