The 71st edition of Miss Tennessee USA, i.e. Miss Tennessee USA 2023, was held on 11th March 2023 at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall, Clarksville, Tennessee, United States where Regan Ringler was crowned the new queen. She will represent Tennessee at Miss USA 2023.
Regan Ringler is a model and a beauty queen from Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, Ringler originally hails from Clinton, Mississippi, USA. In 2019, she graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
The newly crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2023 Regan Ringler’s court included –
1st Runner-up – Emma Conn
2nd Runner-up – Christell Foote
3rd Runner-up – Madison Kunst
4th Runner-up – Alexis Sanders
Not new to the pageantry, Regan competed at Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2015 and finished in Top 16. In 2015, she competed at Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2016 and finished at Top 12. In 2016, she competed at Miss Mississippi USA 2017 where she was adjudged 4th runner-up. In 2018, she competed at Miss Mississippi USA 2019 where she was adjudged 2nd runner-up.
In 2019, Regan competed at Miss Mississippi USA 2020 where she was adjudged 4th runner-up. In 2021, she competed at Miss Tennessee USA 2021 where she finished in the Top 15. In 2022 as well, she competed again where she was 2nd runner-up. In 2021, she also graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville with a master’s degree in organizational leadership.
Top 16 also included Taylor Gipson (Bluff City), Rosie Westerbeck (Brentwood), Corrin Stellakis (East Nashville), Allyssa Weyant (Lebanon), Livi Self (Middle Tennessee), Sabrina Ponte (Music City), Kinsley Williams (South Nashville), Tatum Sheppard (Tennessee Waltz), Christian Bevere (West Franklin), Emma Hill (West Tennessee), Demi Patonis (Williamson County).
Also at the finale, Blye Allen was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2023 as she became the official representative of her state at Miss Teen USA 2023. Ruthie Richey, Grace Sparkman, Anna Gagliano and Sophia Mendoza finished in the Top 5.
Congratulations to the newly crowned queens!