Miss Tennessee Teen USA


The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kimberly Payne Greenwood, since 1992.
Tennessee is in the top 5 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements . In the 1990s, they were placed first . They have the third highest number of semi-finalist placings and are one of only five states to have received more than three awards .
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.
Ansley Ecker of Memphis was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2020 on October 12, 2019 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. She will represent Tennessee for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020 on the spring of 2020.

Results summary

Placements

Tennessee holds a record of 20 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2020Ansley EckerMemphis18TBAPreviously Miss Tennessee High School America 2017, Miss Kansas High School America 2018, Miss Connecticut High School America 2019
2019Bailey GuyHendersonville16Top 151st runner-up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2018
2018Sofie Grace RovenstineFranklin18Top 10Later Victoria's Secret model
2017Megan Ski HollingsworthLewisburg17
2016Savannah Faith ChrisleyNashville18Top 15Daughter of Todd Chrisley. Appears on Chrisley Knows Best.
2015Hannah Faith GreeneChattanooga173rd runner-up4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014
2014Morgan MoseleyJohnson City15Top 15
2013Emily SuttleFranklin16Top 16
2012Shanese BrownMadison16Was 1st runner-up; took over for Samara Ham
2012Samara HamCrossville, Tennessee17Resigned
2011Kaitlin WhiteNashville18
2010Kristen RoseBristol18Top 15
2009Stormi Bree HenleyCrossville18Miss Teen USA 2009
2008Natalie PhillipsMurfreesboro16
2007Macy ErwinChattanooga17Top 15Contestant on ABC's America's Prom Queen
2006Ashley Elizabeth DurhamAdamsville16Later Miss Tennessee USA 2011, 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2011
2005Tessa ReyesBrentwood18
2004Tiffany StroudLimestone164th runner-up
2003Alicia SelbySparta171st runner-up
2002Rachel Renee SmithClarksville17Semi-FinalistMiss PhotogenicLater Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2007, 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 2007
2001Jessica MyersMaryville19
2000Casey PorterMcMinnville17Top 5
1999Rachel BostonChattanooga17Semi-FinalistActress best known for her portrayal of Beth Pryor in the NBC series American Dreams
1998Bridgett JordanCollierville181st Runner-upWinner of Miss Oktoberfest 1999, Miss Teen All American 1996
1997Shelly MooreKnoxville18Miss Teen USA 1997Best in Swimsuit
1996Adrienne ParkerNewport18
1995Lynnette ColeColumbia17Top 6Miss PhotogenicLater 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
1994Allison AldersonJackson18Top 6Triple Crown winner, later Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002
1993Jaime DudneyWhites Creek17Semi-FinalistDaughter of Barbara Mandrell. Played Georgia Tucker on As the World Turns.
1992Angela ShouldersCarthage17
1991Tris SaxMemphis18
1990Kristen Leigh CassellBlountville18
1989Amy SimsMemphis15
1988Missy PierceReelfoot Lake17Miss Congeniality
1987Shannon CastleMcMinnville17
1986Wendy AlaoseMemphis17
1985Tammy WoodsBartlett18
1984Molly Diane BrownLoretto162nd runner-upLater Miss Tennessee USA 1987
1983Cheri DotsonWaverly16

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant