Clarksville to host 2025 Miss Tennessee, Miss Georgia USA pageants June 27-28
More than 100 delegates from Tennessee and Georgia will take the stage in Clarksville June 27-28 for four 2025 USA pageants.
Pageants represented include the following: Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Tennessee Teen USA, Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA. All will be held at at Austin Peay State University.
The preliminary show for the Georgia pageant will be June 27 at 3 p.m. followed by the Tennessee pageant at 8 p.m. On June 28, the final Georgia pageant will take place at 2:30 p.m. followed by the Tennessee pageant at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for both the preliminary and final shows must be purchased in advance online at https://misstennesseeusa.com/tickets and https://www.missgeorgia.net/miss-georgia-tickets.
Reigning titleholders, Miss Tennessee USA Christell Foote, Miss Tennessee Teen USA Townsend Blackwell, Miss Georgia USA Ludwidg Louizaire and Miss Georgia Teen USA Carrington Manous will each crown their successors.
Both the Miss and Teen winners will represent the State of Tennessee and State of Georgia, respectively, at the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants this fall.
Organized and produced by Greenwood Productions, the Tennessee pageants have been hosted in Clarksville since 1999.
'We are excited to welcome the Miss Tennessee USA pageant back to Clarksville and also thrilled to host the Georgia delegates and their families this year,' said Charlie Koon, Chairman of the Visit Clarksville Board of Directors. 'This event is a wonderful opportunity to showcase both Clarksville and Austin Peay State University to visitors from the region. We truly value our long-standing partnership with Mrs. Greenwood and the Miss Tennessee USA program.'
The events will take place in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University's Music/Mass Communication Building, at 8th and Marion Streets in Clarksville.
Each contestant will compete in three equal phases of preliminary competition: activewear/swimsuit, evening gown and interview. Once the semifinalists are announced during the final shows, they will again compete in swimsuit/active wear and evening gown.
Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch, the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA in 2018, will serve as an emcee for the pageants in Clarksville.
Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Tennessee Teen USA Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA pageants are part of the Miss Universe Organization. Since its founding in 1952, thousands of young women have been involved in the organization.
For more information on the pageant and to see the delegates visit www.misstennesseeusa.com or www.missgeorgia.net.
This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Clarksville to host Miss Tennessee, Miss Georgia pageants June 27-28
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