CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The 2022 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants began with preliminaries on Friday at the Austin Peay State University Music and Mass Communications Building.

On Saturday, March 12, the final event will take place at 4 p.m., where reigning Miss Tennessee USA Elizabeth Graham Pistole and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Annie Zhao will crown their successors. Finalists will be named at Saturday’s event.

Both the Miss and Teen winners will represent the State of Tennessee at the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants in 2022. Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageants are part of the Miss Universe Organization and have been hosted in Clarksville since 1999. 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.

Organized and produced by Greenwood Productions, the pageant is returning to Clarksville for the 21st year.