Miss Tennessee 2011 Pageant

This past weekend I had the chance to attended the Miss Tennessee 2011 pageant. My brother's sweet girlfriend, Kyndall, was a contestant. She was Miss Metropolitan. I've never been to a state level pageant before so I didn't know what to expect. There was so much excitement in the air. It was really neat! This was Kyndall's first time in the Miss Tennessee pageant. Kyndall was the 4th runner-up which means she finished in the Top 5 which is a huge accomplishment. Congratulations Kyndall! I'm so proud of you.

Pageant Week 2011 started off with a "Meet and Greet" at the mall in Jackson, TN. The contestants were introduced and then they signed autographs (in the pageant program books).



Kevin talking to Miss Metropolitan 2011



The preliminaries started on Wednesday and ran through Friday. The final night was Saturday. Each night, the girls arrived in a tour bus escorted by police cars. The security guys would unload all the luggage off the bus and after each girl waved to her fans, friends, and family, she picked up her luggage and went inside to finish getting ready.

Kyndall arriving at the Carl Perkins Civic Center



After the opening number, the contestants introduced themselves.

"A 20 year old Junior at the University of Memphis. I'm Kyndall Covington, your Miss Metropolitan!"

The first night Kyndall was judge on her talent. She sang "Note to God". Kyndall has a beautiful voice! She did an outstanding job.


Kyndall performing "Note to God"





The second night Kyndall competed in the swimsuit competition. Once again, Kyndall did an awesome job. She looked great! She looked as though she had been doing this for years. Apparently, she's a natural.

Kyndall competing in the swimsuit portion of the pageant.

We were all so proud of Kyndall on Thursday night because she won the swimsuit preliminaries!

"The winner of tonight's swimsuit competition is Miss Metropolitan!"

Swimsuit winner Miss Metropolitan and Talent winner Miss Shelby County for Thursday night

The final night of the preliminaries Kyndall competed in Evening Gowns and the on-stage interview. Kyndall looked so elegant and sophisticated in her evening gown. I'm not sure why, but the evening gown winner was not announced during the week.


Doesn't she look stunning?

After the evening gown, she did a quick change and came back on stage for her on stage interview which was basically a question about something each girl wrote on their questionnaire.

Kyndall is telling the judges why she is the "chicken" in her family.

Thus ended the preliminaries. The next night, Saturday, was the final night. Kyndall made it to the top 5 which meant she competed in talent, swim, evening gown, and an additional interview question.

Kyndall answering her interview question from Alison Demarcus (Yes, she's married to Jay from Rascal Flatts).

After the interview question, the top 5 held hands while they waited on the announcement of the Miss Tennessee 2011.

The Top 5 (the winner is on the far left).
Apparently the blondes got a memo telling them to wear beige/cream dresses. ha ha ha

Although Kyndall did not win Miss Tennessee 2011, I am very proud of her for finishing in the top 5 (and she should be very proud of herself). I think she should have won but I'm also biased.
Kyndall is a beautiful girl but her beauty doesn't even come close to her beauty on the inside. Kyndall has a sweet spirit and people are just drawn to her!

Congratulations Kyndall!