Middle TN contestants win Miss Tennessee, Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WKRN) – Carley Vogel started her Saturday as Miss Music City, but by the end of the night, she became Miss Tennessee 2024, earning a new crown and sash, a purse of 17,500 $ and the opportunity to compete. in the Miss America pageant.

After she and 34 other young women spent days demonstrating their talents, social impact initiatives, interview skills, fitness and glamorous gowns, Vogel was crowned by Miss Tennessee 2023 Brandee Mills at the Martin Center for the Arts from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. on Saturday, June 22, just one day after being named one of the winners of the talent portion of the preliminary competition.

The scholarship competition finals were broadcast live on News 2 and News 2's sister station, ABC Tri-Cities, allowing viewers across the Volunteer State to watch the contestants strut, sing, dance and even twirl batons and fans around the stage as they competed for the title. Plus, the TriStar princesses got to show off their own sparkly style during the night.

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The following contestants were also recognized for reaching the coveted top five in the Miss Tennessee 2024 pageant and/or winning other awards:

Although Vogel did not compete for Miss Tennessee 2023, three of her four co-finalists did. Scheiderich competed as Miss Memphis and Sanders competed as Miss Historic Jonesborough last year, but they did not receive any awards. Maddison, however, competed as Miss Robertson County and she was named first runner-up and winner of the Patricia Holmes Global Interview Award in 2023.

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Meanwhile, Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen for 2023, Anna Grace Parlapiano, also passed on her title on Saturday. Of the 24 contestants, Parlapiano crowned Teen Leela Beaty of Miss Central Tennessee as her successor. Like Vogel, Beaty was one of the winners of the talent portion of the preliminary competition.

Other contestants who made the top five in the Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2024 pageant and/or won other awards during the pageant are listed below:

Beaty was actually the first runner-up in the Miss Tennessee Outstanding Teen pageant in 2023, when she competed as a Miss Middle Tennessee teen. Only one of this year's other Beaty finalists competed alongside her last year: Thomas, who was second finalist in 2023 when she competed as a Miss Robertson County teenager.

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This is the second year in a row that contestants representing Middle Tennessee – either a specific city or the region in general – have won the Miss Tennessee and Miss Tennessee Outstanding Teen crowns. In 2023, Mills won the state title as Miss Middle Tennessee and Parlapiano won the Miss Nashville's Teen title.

You can watch recordings of different nights of the 2024 pageant on the Miss Tennessee website.

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