Miss Tennessee Teen USA

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Natalie Phillips, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008

Macy Erwin, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 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: they are ranked second behind Texas 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].

Four 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 Tennssee USA Kimberly Payne Greenwood since 1992.^[1]

[edit] Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age¹	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2008	Natalie Phillips^[2]	Murfreesboro	16
2007	Macy Erwin^[3]	Chattanooga	17	Top 15^[4]		Contestant on ABC's America's Prom Queen
2006	Ashley Durham	Adamsville	16
2005	Tessa Reyes	Brentwood	18
2004	Tiffany Stroud	Limstone	16	4th runner-up
2003	Alicia Selby	Sparta	17	1st runner-up
2002	Rachel Smith	Clarksville		Semi-Finalist	Miss Photogenic	Later Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2007, 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 2007
2001	Jessica Myers^[5]
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^[6]	Best in Swimsuit
1996	Adrienne Parker
1995	Lynnette Cole	Columbia		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
1992	Angela Shulders
1991	Kris Sett
1990	Kristen Leigh Cassell	Blountville	18
1989	Amy Sims
1988	Missy Pierce				Miss Congeniality
1987	Shannon Castle	McMinnville
1986	Wendy Alaose
1985	Tammy Woods
1984	Molly Brown	Loretto	16	2nd runner-up		Later Miss Tennessee USA 1987
1983	Cheri Dotson

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

[edit] References

^ Business Wire (1992-05-28). "Kimbery Payne Greenwood named as Miss Tennessee USA Director". Press release.
^ Dexter, Jamie. "Natalie Phillips crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA", The Leaf Chronicle, 2007-10-06.
^ "Tyner Academy student is Miss Tennessee Teen USA/Macy Erwin will represent state at Miss Teen USA pageant next August", Chattanooga Times, 2006-10-21.
^ King, Wendy. "Macy Erwin Scores Top 15 Finish at Teen USA", The Chattanoogan, 2007-08-24. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
^ "Crossville, Maryville natives win pageants", The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 2000-11-09, p. A2.
^ Lange, Linda. "Portrait of a beauty queen; Shelly Moore is dazzled, and dazzling, as she begins her year as Miss Teen USA", The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 1997-09-30, p. B1.