One contestant walks away with the crown of Miss Tennessee when the 65th annual Scholarship Pageant comes to a close at 8 p.m., tonight, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center.

Thirty-six contestants are vying for the title of Miss Tennessee, $92,000 in scholarship funds, and the opportunity to represent the state in the Miss America Pageant.

In Friday’s final night of preliminaries, Caty Davis (pictured), Miss Lexington, won the swimsuit competition, and Miss Chattanooga Sarah Taylor was named winner in the talent competition.

Kailey Jordan, Miss Jackson, won the swimsuit competition in the preliminaries, Thursday, and Aria Stiles, Miss Shelby County, was the winner in the talent competition.

Wednesday, Miss Dixie PAC, Yvannah Garcia, who won the swimsuit competition, and Miss Gallatin, MaryGrace Wolkonoski and Miss Greene County, Hannah Everhart, who tied in the talent competition.

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