Seven students or graduates from the University of Tennessee at Martin will take part in the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant, to be held July 23-26 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson. One of those contestants hails from Tullahoma.

Students and graduates from UT Martin competing in the pageant – with their current titles, hometowns, majors or UTM graduation years – are:

• Sloan Wiggs, Miss Queen City Volunteer, a 2025 graduate from Tullahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in social work.

• Maleia Bigham, Miss Shelby County Volunteer, a senior fine arts and performing arts major from Turtletown.

• Maggie McClendon, Miss Weakley County Volunteer, a May 2025 graduate from Clarksville with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering.

• Kayla Mick, Miss UT Martin Volunteer, a junior fine arts and performing arts major from Baxter.

• Molly Oswalt, Miss Carroll County Volunteer, a junior agricultural business major from Burlison.

• Meghan Poore, Miss TriStar Volunteer, a 2023 graduate from Medina with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing.

• Sierra Smith, Miss Murfreesboro Volunteer, a graduate student in agriculture and natural resources systems management from Newland, North Carolina.

• Sloan Wiggs, Miss Queen City Volunteer, a 2025 graduate from Tullahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in social work.

The winner of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant will compete in the Miss Volunteer America Pageant, to be held June 18-21, 2026, also at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson.