CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – More than 70 contestants from around the state competed in the 2023 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageant preliminaries Friday night at Austin Peay State University.

On Saturday, the final event will begin at 4 p.m. Reigning Miss Tennessee USA Emily Suttle and Miss Tennessee Teen USA McKinley Farese will crown their successors.

The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Clarksville Madeline Pufall at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Montgomery County Cameron Robertson at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Montgomery County Sydney Young in the 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Montgomery County Sydney Young in the 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Montgomery County Sydney Young in the 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Montgomery County Cameron Robertson at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Clarksville Madeline Pufall at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
Miss Montgomery County Cameron Robertson, left, at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)
The 2023 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants preliminary on March 10, 2023. (Alicia Archuleta)

Both the Miss and Teen winners will represent Tennessee at the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants in 2023.

Organized and produced by Greenwood Productions, the pageant marks Clarksville’s 22nd year of hosting the event.