UT Martin students, Kayla Mick and Maggie McClendon, claimed the Miss UT Martin and Miss Weakley County Volunteer titles during the 66th Miss University of Tennessee at Martin.
Mick is a sophomore fine and performing arts major from Baxter and McClendon is a senior engineering major from Clarksville. Both will compete in the statewide Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant next summer in Jackson.
The winner of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer crown serves as the governor’s spokesperson for character education and receives $10,000 in scholarship money.
Each contestant who competes at the Miss Tennessee Volunteer pageant in July 2025 will receive at least $1,000 in scholarship money.
Sloan Wiggs of Tullahoma earned first runner-up honors for Miss UT Martin, while Harlei McClintock of Jackson was named second runner-up. Earning first runner-up for Miss Weakley County Volunteer was Molly Oswalt of Burlison. Chloe Amick of McKenzie earned second runner-up honors and was named the talent competition winner. Payton Johnson of Cullman, Alabama, received the People’s Choice Award.
Former titleholders Miss UT Martin Morgan Martin and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival Katie Facello emceed the pageant. Also participating in the pageant program were Maleia Bigham, 2024 Miss UT Martin; Hannah McKay, the reigning Miss Tennessee Volunteer; and Kristin Henning, the reigning Miss Tennessee Teen Volunteer. Henning is a from Jackson and is a UT Martin student.
Each contestant competed in private interview, fitness and wellness, talent and evening wear. In addition to the Miss UT Martin title, Mick earned Miss Congeniality and won the interview, fitness and evening gown competitions.
