Desiree daniels miss tennessee biography

Tennessee has competed in every single Miss USA pageant except 1953. From the early 1960s until the end of the 1970s the title was styled “Miss Tennessee Universe”, a common practice at the time.  In the early years there was a strong connection to Memphis, with the majority titleholders coming from the city and its suburbs.  In recent years there has been a power shift to the Nashville area – Miss Tennessee USA 1992 Natalie Bray is the most recent Miss titleholder from Memphis.  There were no Miss Tennessee Teen USA titleholders from Memphis from 1991 until Ansley Ecker in 2020, and there have now been three in a row from the Memphis suburbs!

1960s-1970s

Check out the news clippings in the photo gallery section for a gorgeous photo of Pat Kerr Tigrett Miss Tennessee Universe 1964 and her 8 year old sister Jana Kerr who competed in and won the “Little Miss USA” pageant held alongside Miss USA that

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Miss Tennessee USA

Year Name Hometown Age^[b]Local title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2024Christell Foote Rocky Top23 Miss Rocky Top 3rd runner-up Best in Evening Gown 2023Regan Ringler Nashville25 Miss Downtown Nashville 2022Emily Suttle Franklin25 Miss Franklin Top 12 2021Elizabeth Graham Pistole Franklin20 Miss Historic Franklin Top 16 Best State Costume 2020Justice Enlow Nashville26 Miss Belle Meade Longest reigning Miss stat i usa USA at 1 year, 5 months and 1 day 2019Savana Hodge Nashville25 Miss Davidson County 2018Alexandra Harper^[4]Brentwood25 Miss Williamson County Top 10 Daughter of Sharon Kay Steakley, Miss stat i usa USA 1981 2017Allee-Sutton Hethcoat Franklin25 Miss Williamson County Top 10 2016Hope Stephens Livingston20 Miss Upper Cumberland Previously 1st runner-up a

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2023
Brandee Mills 
Miss Middle TN

2022
Lauren Dickson
Miss Lexington

2021
Tally Bevis
Miss Nashville

2019
Brianna Mason
Miss Greene County

2018
Christine Williamson 
Miss Chattanooga

2017
Caty Davis
Miss Lexington

2016
Grace Burgess 
Miss Mid-South

2015
Hannah Robison
Miss Scenic City

2014
Hayley Lewis 
Miss Tennessee Valley

2013
Shelby Thompson 
Miss Capital City

2012
Chandler Lawson 
Miss Chattanooga

2011
Erin Hatley
Miss Collierville
Miss America Top 10 Finalist

2010 
Nicole Jordan Lay
Miss Lexington

2009
Stefanie Wittler
Miss Hamilton County
Miss America 2nd Runner Up

2008
Ellen Carrington Shelton  Miss Scenic City
Miss America Top 7 Finalist

2007 Grace Gore Sturdivant  Miss Lexington
Miss America Top 15 Finalist

2006 Blaire Pancake
Miss Metropolitan

2005 Tara Burns
Miss Music City
Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award