Miss Tennessee's Teen
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The Miss Tennessee's Teen competition is the competition that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Tennessee in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
| Formation | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Scholarship Competition |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss America's Teen |
Official language | English |
Key people | Colene Trent (State Executive Director) |
| Website | Official website |
Charlotte Witt of Nashville was crowned Miss Tennessee's Teen on June 20, 2026, at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2027 on September 5, 2026, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Results summary
The results of Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen as they participated in the national Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.
Placements
- 1st runners-up: Lexie Perry (2015)
- 3rd runners-up: Leah Beth Bolton (2007), Taylor Parsons (2020)
- Top 10: Madeline Littrell (2006)
- Top 11: Anna Grace Parlapiano (2024)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness: Leah Beth Bolton (2007), Devin Grissom (2008)
- Preliminary Talent: Lexie Perry (2015), Taylor Parsons (2020)
Non-finalist awards
- Non-finalist Interview: Haley Butler (2013)
Other awards
- Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Lexie Perry (2015)
- Overall Dance Talent: Taylor Parsons (2020)
- Teens in Action Award Finalists: Mary Humphrey (2018)
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as a runner-up
- Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Charlotte Witt | Nashville | 18 | Miss Nashville’s Teen | Jazz Dance | |||
| 2025 | Analee Shaver | Collierville | 16 | Miss Memphis' Teen | Dance | |||
| 2024 | Leela Kate Beaty | McMinnville | 18 | Miss Central Tennessee's Teen | Contemporary Dance | |||
| 2023 | Anna Grace Parlapiano[1] | Greeneville | 18 | Miss Nashville's Teen | Dance | Top 11 | ||
| 2022 | Jane Marie Franks | Clifton | 16 | Miss Lexington's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Piece of Sky" by Barbra Streisand | |||
| 2021 | Taylor Black[2] | Gallatin | 18 | Miss Sumner County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "At Last" by Etta James | First African American crowned Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen | ||
| 2019–20[a] | Taylor Parsons[3] | Mountain City | 16 | Miss Mountain Empire's Outstanding Teen | Clogging, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" | 3rd runner-up[4] | Overall Dance Talent Award[5] Preliminary Talent Award[5] |
Top 12 at Miss Tennessee 2022
Miss Lexington 2023 |
| 2018 | Mary Humphrey[6] | McMinnville | 15 | Miss Jackson's Outstanding Teen | Jazz en Pointe, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz | Teens in Action Award Finalist[citation needed] | Later Distinguished Young Woman of Tennessee 2020
2nd runner-up at Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2021 | |
| 2017 | Autumn Arsenault[7] | Knoxville | 16 | Miss Greater Greenville's Outstanding Teen | Violin, "The Phantom of the Opera" arranged by Lindsey Stirling | |||
| 2016 | Leah Grace Humble[8] | Sevier County | 16 | Miss Music City's Outstanding Teen | Tap, "Great Balls of Fire" | Later Distinguished Young Woman of Tennessee 2018[9]
Top 12 at Miss Alabama 2021[10] Miss Tuscaloosa 2022 | ||
| 2015 | Allie Privitt[11] | Humboldt | 16 | Miss Henderson County's Outstanding Teen | Acro-Jazz Lyrical Dance | |||
| 2014 | Lexie Perry[12] | Dresden | 17 | Miss Jackson's Outstanding Teen | Fiddle, "Devil Went Down to Georgia"/"Orange Blossom Special" | 1st runner-up[12][13] | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[13] Preliminary Talent Award[13] |
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| 2013 | Chandler Booth[14] | Collierville | Miss Collierville's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "I Will Always Love You" | Appeared on America's Got Talent with her high school a cappella group, OneVoice[15] | |||
| 2012 | Haley Butler[16] | Nashville | 17 | Miss Shelby County's Outstanding Teen | Fiddle | Non-finalist Interview Award[17] Top 5 Interview Award |
Featured on 2011 documentary, Somewhere Between[16] | |
| 2011 | Madison Snipes[18] | 16 | Miss Tennessee Valley's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | ||||
| 2010 | Maggie Belew[19] | Lexington | 17 | Miss Henderson County's Outstanding Teen | Baton/Twirl | |||
| 2009 | Victoria Calton[18] | Brentwood | Miss Nashville's Outstanding Teen | |||||
| 2008 | Madyson Foster[20] | Cleveland | 16 | Miss Scenic City's Outstanding Teen | Dance | |||
| 2007 | Devin Grissom[21] | Cordova | 16 | Miss Cordova's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Appeared on season 1 of CMT's Sweet Home Alabama[22] 2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2009 pageant[23] 1st runner-up at the Miss Alabama USA 2013 pageant[24] 3rd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee USA 2014 pageant[25] 3rd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee USA 2015 pageant[26] | |
| 2006 | Leah Beth Bolton[18][27] | Jackson | Tap Dance | 3rd runner-up[28] | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later 2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008[29] | ||
| 2005 | Madeline Littrell[30][31] | Germantown | 16 | At-Large | Vocal, “If I Can Dream” | Top 10[30][32] | ||
| 2004 | Elizabeth Wood[33] | No national pageant | ||||||
Notes
- Titleholder extended to another full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.