Miss Tennessee Teen USA

Stormi Henley, Miss Tennessee Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 2009

Natalie Phillips, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008

Macy Erwin, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2007

Rachel Smith, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 and Miss USA 2007 (image taken in 2007)

The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Tennessee is among the most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements [1]. In the 1990s, they were placed first [2]. They have the third (equal) highest number of semi-finalist (or better) placings and are one of only five states to have received more than three awards [3]. Additionally, Tennessee is one of only three states (the other two being Oregon and Texas) to have won the Miss Teen USA title more than once.

Five Tennessee teens have gone on to win the Miss Tennessee USA title and compete at Miss USA, including Lynnette Cole, who won the Miss USA title in 2000 and Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007. Both Cole and Smith won Miss Photogenic awards at Miss Teen USA, each five years prior to their Miss USA win. This makes Miss Tennessee Teen USA the only state and pageant to have two Miss USAs win the Miss Photogenic award at Miss Teen USA.

The pageant has been directed by former Miss Tennessee USA Kimberly Payne Greenwood since 1992.

Results summary

Placements

• Miss Teen USA's: Shelly Moore (1997), Stormi Henley (2009)
• 1st runners-up: Bridgett Jordan (1998), Alicia Selby (2003)
• 2nd runners-up: Molly Brown (1984)
• 4th runners-up: Tiffany Stroud (2004)
• Top 5: Casey Porter (2000)
• Top 6: Allison Alderson (1994), Lynnette Cole (1995)
• Top 10: Rachel Boston (1999), Rachel Smith (2002)
• Top 12: Jaime Dudney (1993)
• Top 15: Macy Erwin (2007), Kristen Rose (2010)

Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Missy Pierce (1988)
• Miss Photogenic: Lynnette Cole (1995), Rachel Smith (2002)
• Best in Swimsuit: Shelly Moore (1997)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2012	Shanese Brown	Madison	16			Was 1st RU; Took over for Samara Ham
	Samara Ham					resigned
2011	Kaitlin White	Nashville	18
2010	Kristen Rose	Bristol	18	Top 15
2009	Stormi Henley	Crossville	18	Winner
2008	Natalie Phillips	Murfreesboro	16
2007	Macy Erwin	Chattanooga	17	Top 15		Contestant on ABC's America's Prom Queen
2006	Ashley Durham	Adamsville	16			Later Miss Tennessee USA 2011, 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 2011
2005	Tessa Reyes	Brentwood	18
2004	Tiffany Stroud	Limestone	16	4th runner-up
2003	Alicia Selby	Sparta	17	1st runner-up
2002	Rachel Smith	Clarksville	17	Semi-Finalist	Miss Photogenic	Later Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2007, 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 2007
2001	Jessica Myers	Maryville
2000	Casey Porter	McMinnville	17	Finalist
1999	Rachel Boston	Chattanooga	17	Semi-Finalist		Actress best known for her portrayal of Beth Pryor in the NBC series American Dreams
1998	Bridgett Jordan	Collierville	18	1st Runner-up		Winner of Miss Oktoberfest 1999, Miss Teen All American 1996
1997	Shelly Moore	Knoxville	18	Winner	Best in Swimsuit
1996	Adrienne Parker	Newport	18
1995	Lynnette Cole	Columbia	17	Finalist	Miss Photogenic	Later Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2000 and finished 5th at Miss Universe 2000, 3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1998, Miss Teen All American 1997
1994	Allison Alderson	Jackson	18	Finalist		Triple Crown winner, Later Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002
1993	Jaime Dudney	Whites Creek	17	Semi-Finalist		Daughter of Barbara Mandrell. Played Georgia Tucker on As The World Turns
1992	Angela Shoulders	Carthage
1991	Tris Sax	Memphis
1990	Kristen Leigh Cassell	Blountville	18
1989	Amy Sims
1988	Missy Pierce	Reelfoot Lake			Miss Congeniality
1987	Shannon Castle	McMinnville
1986	Wendy Alaose
1985	Tammy Woods	Bartlett
1984	Molly Brown	Loretto	16	2nd runner-up		Later Miss Tennessee USA 1987
1983	Cheri Dotson	Waverly

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

External links

• Official Website