Night one of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant is underway – WBBJ TV

JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s pageant time once again in the Hub City as night one of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant kicks off.

This pageant is all about the Volunteer State, and more importantly about crowning a new Tennessee representative for the next national pageant.

Night one of the 5th annual Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant began Wednesday night at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The competition sees 35 contestants from across the state vying for the title of Miss Tennessee Volunteer.

“They’re so excited. We’re so excited to see who the next Miss Tennessee Volunteer is,” said Emily Anne Sparks, executive director for Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant.

From Wednesday to Friday each contestant will participate in three categories of preliminary competition: Fitness and Wellness, Talent, and Evening Gown.

A fourth category, Interview, was completed Tuesday.

“When you come and you support this program, on stage you are seeing girls that go to school here, that were born here, that wills start their families here,” said Sparks.

In the previous years, the pageants would have the same production each night, however, this year they decided to have a different production each night that correlates with a themed song and dance routine.

“Jackson is very fortunate, they have the national pageant in June and then turn around in July and have the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant, so how can we not do the same thing so you’re not watching the same pageant,” said Sparks.

So, night one is a 70s theme, night two is ‘Christmas in July’ and night three is a ‘Night of Hope.’ A night about what the contestants have overcome to get where they are.

“So a Night of Hope and Friday night, I promise you, you want to be at the Carl Perkins Civic Center because it is going to blow your socks off,” said Sparks.

Current title holder, Jada Brown, will crown the new Miss Tennessee Volunteer on Saturday night.

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