Miss Tennessee
Winners

Miss Tennessee

Section Title: Winners
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Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes

2018	Christine Williamson	Chattanooga	22	Miss Chattanooga	Vocal, "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman	Quality of Life Award Finalist Women in Business Scholarship Finalist

2017	Caty Davis	Knoxville	22	Miss Lexington	Vocal, "I Have Nothing"	Top 12

2016	Grace Burgess	Memphis	22	Miss Mid-South	Vocal, "Desperado" by The Eagles	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award Quality of Life Award Finalist	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2015 pageant

2015	Hannah Robison	Paris	21	Miss Scenic City	Piano, "El Cumbanchero" by Rafael Hernández Marín	Top 7	America's Choice Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up STEM Scholarship Award

2014	Hayley Lewis	Nashville	21	Miss Tennessee Valley	Vocal, "I (Who Have Nothing)"	Top 10

2013	Shelby Thompson	Franklin	23	Miss Capital City	Vocal, "Time to Say Goodbye"

2012	Chandler Lawson	Tullahoma	22	Miss Chattanooga	Vocal, "Turning Tables"	Top 10	Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011 pageant

2011	Erin Hatley	Bartlett	20	Miss Collierville	Classical Vocal, "Piano"	Top 10

2010	Nicole Jordan	Cordova	21	Miss Lexington	Vocal, "All by Myself"

2009	Stefanie Wittler	Soddy-Daisy	22	Miss Hamilton County	Vocal, "I Will Always Love You"	2nd runner-up	Quality of Life Award Finalist

2008	Ellen Carrington	Jackson	21	Miss Scenic City	Vocal, "Vole Mon Ange" from Svengali	Top 7

2007	Grace Gore	Nashville	24	Miss Lexington	Vocal, "What a Wonderful Day"	Top 16	Quality of Life Award Finalist	Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2002

2006	Blaire Pancake	Chattanooga	24	Miss Metropolitan	Vocal "Attitude"

2005	Tara Burns	Nashville	22	Miss Music City	Classical Vocal "Art Is Calling For Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert	Non-finalist Talent Award

2004	Ashley Eicher	Nashville	24	Miss Murfreesboro	Vocal "Take My Hand, Precious Lord"	Non-finalist Talent Award

2003	Jamie Watkins	Soddy-Daisy	23	Miss Scenic City	Vocal "If I Can Dream"	4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2001 pageant

2002	Valli Kugler	Rutherford	22	Miss UT Martin	Vocal "At Last"

2001	Stephanie Culberson	Knoxville	21	Miss Cleveland	Classical Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu"	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Evening Wear Award Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Later Miss Tennessee USA 2004 4th runner-up at Miss USA 2004 pageant

2000	Beth Hood	Cleveland	21	Miss Cleveland	Vocal "Desperado"	Non-finalist Talent Award	Later Miss Tennessee USA 2003 4th runner-up at Miss USA 2003 pageant

1999	Allison Alderson	Jackson	22	Miss Memphis	Piano / Vocal Medley "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" & "River Deep – Mountain High"	Waterford Scholarship for Business Marketing & Management	Triple Crown winner Previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1994 Top 6 at Miss Teen USA 1994 Later Miss Tennessee USA 2002 Married to Rascal Flatts musician Jay DeMarcus

1998	Heather Heath	Nashville	21	Miss Heart of Tennessee	Vocal "Think of Me"	Quality of Life Award Finalist	Previously Missouri's Junior Miss 1995

1997	Lanna Keck	Knoxville	23	Miss Milan No-Till	Gospel Vocal "Go Light Your World"

1996	Jeni Stephens	Memphis	23	Miss Memphis	Popular Vocal "Operator"

1995	Alison Shumate	Union City	21	Miss Knoxville	Vocal Medley "Crazy for You" & "I Got Rhythm"	Non-finalist Interview Award	Daughter of Miss Tennessee 1967, Linda Workman

1994	Lori Smith	Ocoee	21	Miss Tennessee Tech	Piano Solo "The Firefly" by Anton Bilotti

1993	Kathleen Brang	Greeneville	24	Miss Historic Jonesborough	Popular Vocal "Dare to Dream"

1992	Leah Hulan	Murfreesboro	24	Miss Knoxville	Clogging "Can't Stop Now"	Later Miss Tennessee USA 1994

1991	Jill Horn	Memphis	23	Miss Memphis	Vocal "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"

1990	Dana Brown	Memphis	25	Miss Frontier Days	Vocal & Piano "The Glory of Love" & "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby"	2nd runner-up

1989	Lisa Robertson	Collegedale	23	Miss Cleveland	Violin Solo "Orange Blossom Special"

1988	Carrie Folks	New Johnsonville	20	Miss Bluegrass Festival	A Capella Vocal "Sweet Dreams"	Non-finalist Talent Award

1987	Regina Athnos	Clarksville	23	Miss Tennessee Peach Festival	Flute Medley "I'll Fly Away" & "Amazing Grace"

1986	Kris Beasley	Memphis	Miss Memphis	N/A	Assumed the title after Cash was named Miss America 1987

Kellye Cash	Milan	21	Miss Milan Crown and Scepter	Piano / Vocal "I'll Be Home"	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award

1985	Sonya Pleasant	Mountain City	22	Miss Wautauga Valley	Vocal "I Fall to Pieces"

1984	Shelly Mangrum	Nashville	23	Miss West Tennessee State Fair	Vocal "And the World Goes 'Round"	Top 10

1983	Moira Kaye	Oak Ridge	23	Miss Roane County	Vocal "Memory"	Non-finalist Talent Award

1982	Desiree Daniels	Chattanooga	22	Miss Hamilton County	Popular Vocal "Don't Cry Out Loud"	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Later Miss Tennessee USA 1984, 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 1984

1981	Angelina Johnson	Jackson	20	Miss Madison	Ventriloquism "Laverne & Shirley"

1980	Sarah Leonard	Jonesborough	20	Miss Historic Jonesborough	Popular Vocal "We Could Have Had It All"

1979	Elise Neal	Paris	21	Miss Okra	Piano Solo "Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C minor"	Non-finalist Talent Award

1978	Jill Beshears	Memphis	22	Miss Memphis State University	Vocal Medley "You'll Never Walk Alone" & "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"

1977	Linda Moore	Madison	22	Miss Nashville	Vocal "Evening Gowns Are Not For Children"	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award

1976	Terry Alden	Memphis	21	Miss Memphis	Classical Piano "Toccata"

1975	Marion Burgess	Memphis	21	Miss Bells	Tap Dance "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"	Toured with Miss America USO Troupe

1974	Deborah Kincaid	Memphis	21	Miss Memphis State University	Vocal Medley "Once In a Lifetime", "In My Own Lifetime", & "This Is My Life"	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award

1973	Anne Randle Galloway	Knoxville	20	Miss Memphis	Piano "Rhapsody in Blue"

1972	Debbie Cathey	Nashville	20	Miss Nashville	Semi-classical Vocal "Amazing Grace"

1971	Marsha McDonald	Nashville	21	Miss Memphis State University	Ballet "Over And Over Again"

1970	Carol Ferrante	Memphis	21	Miss Memphis	Vocal Medley of Popular Songs

1969	Mary Cox	Johnson City	20	Miss Johnson City	Semi-classical Vocal "One Kiss" from The New Moon	Non-finalist Talent Award	Toured with Miss America USO Troupe

1968	Brenda Seal	Kingsport	19	Miss East Tennessee State University	Popular Vocal "What Now My Love"	Top 10	Contestant at National Sweetheart 1967 Featured performer on Miss America 1970 telecast

1967	Linda Workman	Martin	18	Miss UT Martin	Vocal "I Don't Care"	Mother of Miss Tennessee 1995, Alison Shumate

1966	Vicki Hurd	Kingsport	19	Miss Carter County	Original Vocal "I'm In a Pageant"	2nd runner-up	Previously National Sweetheart 1965 Featured performer on Miss America 1968 telecast

1965	Marcia Murray	Paris	19	Miss Paris	Popular Vocal "Spellbound"

1964	Rita Munsey	New Tazewell	20	Miss Knoxville	Vocal Medley & Accordion "You Don't Know Me" & "Walkin' After Midnight"

1963	Martha Truett	Tiptonville	Miss Bells	Piano Solo "Rhapsody In Blue"	3rd runner-up

1962	Margaret Petty	Nashville	19	Miss Nashville	Vocal "Something Wonderful"

1961	Rita Wilson	Humboldt	20	Miss Bells	Vocal "I'm Doing Alright For a Mountain Gal"	Previously National Sweetheart 1959

1960	Jenny Thomas	Nashville	19	Miss Nashville	Modern Ballet "Porgy and Bess"

1959	Marion "Mickey" Wayland	Knoxville	18	Miss Knoxville	Piano / Vocal "Près des remparts de Séville" from Carmen & "I Cain't Say No"	Top 10

1958	Patricia Eaves	Cookeville	Miss Putnam County	Dramatic Monologue "Viola's Ring Scene" from Twelfth Night

1957	Amanda Whitman	Nashville	Miss Davidson County	Trampoline / Tumbling "The Third Man Theme"

1956	Shelby Bailey	Humboldt	Miss Gadsden	Vocal "It Takes Two To Tango"

1955	Patty Williams	Jackson	Miss Lambuth College	Vocal "The Student Prince"

1954	Gerry Johnson	Nashville	Miss Nashville	Vocal / Character Pantomime "The Deadwood Stage"	Top 10

1953	Ruth Ann Barker	Trenton	Miss Gibson County	Vocal

1952	Gloria Williams	Chattanooga	Miss Chattanooga	Vocal "Lover When You're Near Me"

1951	Jean Harper	Memphis	Miss Shelby County	Vocal "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"	Top 15	Later Miss Tennessee USA 1952, 3rd runner-up at Miss USA 1952

1950	Greta Graham	Memphis	Miss Memphis	Organ Solo "Tico-Tico"

1949	Adelyn Sumner	Knoxville	Modeling / Speech

1948	Lois Jeanette Welch	Memphis	Miss Memphis	Vocal & Fashion Design "Gianni Mia"	Top 15	Multiple Tennessee representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant

Dorothy Free	Chattanooga	Miss Tennessee	Vocal Medley "Let My Song Fill Your Heart" by Ernest Charles & "Embraceable You"	Preliminary Talent Award

1947	Dorothy Cunningham	Miss Chattanooga	Tap Dance

Barbara Jo Walker	Memphis	21	Miss Memphis	Art Display & Vocal Medley "One Kiss" & "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly	Winner	Preliminary Talent Award

Georgia Cunningham	Miss Tennessee	Tap Dance	Top 15

1946	Wilda Bowman	Chattanooga

1945	Lee Henson	Chattanooga	Vocal Medley "Dreams" & "I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded"	Top 13	Preliminary Swimsuit Award

1944	Marian Weller	Chattanooga	Vocal "Some Day I'll Find You"

1943	Frances Eakes	Chattanooga	Miss Chattanooga

1942	No Tennessee representative at Miss America pageant

1941	Katherine Gammon	Knoxville	Miss Knoxville	Multiple Tennessee representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant

Martha McKinney	Nashville	Miss Tennessee	Acrobatic / Tap Dance

1940	Thelma McGhee	Knoxville	Miss Knoxville

Christine Webb	Centerville	Miss Tennessee	Dramatic Monologue "The Waltz"

1939	Judy Jones	Tracy City	Miss Tennessee	Vocal Medley "I Surrender" & "Come True"

Louise Bussart	Etowah	Miss West Tennessee

1938	Victoria Ann Motlow	Mulberry	Miss Fayetteville	Vocal "You Turned the Tables on Me"	Original winner, Isobel Carter, resigned due to illness

1937	No Tennessee representative at Miss America pageant

1936

1935	Sarah Beard	Dickson

1925-1934	No pageant was held

1924	Ann Werner	Miss Nashville	Competed under local title at Miss America pageant

1923	Elizabeth Mallory	Miss Memphis	Top 23

1922	Ruth Doughty	Miss Memphis	Multiple Tennessee representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant

Sue Burton	Miss Nashville	1st runner-up

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Tennessee Barbara Jo Walker won the title of Miss America in 1947, and represented the city of Memphis.

final_sentence: Tennessee Barbara Jo Walker won the title of Miss America in 1947, and represented the city of Memphis.