Miss Tennessee 2018: Miss Chattanooga Christine Williamson

Miss Tennessee 2017 Caty Davis crowns the brand-new Miss Tennessee 2018 Christine Williamson at the final thought of the 2018 contest, Saturday, June 23, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson. Christine Williamson will currently stand for the state of Tennessee in the Miss America Pageant for a chance to be crowned Miss America 2019.
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Christine Williamson has contended for Miss Tennessee for five years without a lot of success in preliminaries in previous four years.

That all changed over the course of this week, yet loss is a remote memory currently as Miss Tennessee Christine Williamson will certainly stand for the state in the Miss America Pageant.

Williamson won her group's skill competitors as well as lifestyle as well as health and fitness competitors previously in the week.

While that had not been a certain sign of success on the last night, she said late Friday it was a confidence-builder entering into the final night.

" I've placed in a lot of work to get prepared for this week, and it seems like it's paid off," Williamson said. "I aren't sure how points will certainly wind up (Saturday), however it really feels wonderful to have this up until now."

Williamson's skill was singing "Never Enough," a tune from the movie "The Greatest Showman." She said that movie truly relocated her to attempt to accomplish great points, consisting of competing in this pageant.

Her platform is Alzheimer's Awareness: Advocating, Fundraising and Providing Hope, which she will certainly talk about through looks all year once she's ended up preparations and also completing in Miss America this fall.

The contest's first runner-up is Miss Gallatin Samantha Havenstrite, and also the top five rounded out with Miss Knoxville Brianna Mason, Miss Mid-South and also Union University grad Amber Reed as well as Miss Lexington Madison Snipes.

4 of the leading 5 were preliminary winners previously in the week; one didn't advance to the top 5, Miss Dixie PAC Lauren Dickson, who won Wednesday's skill competitors. She finished in the leading 10.