The 66th annual Miss UTM Volunteer Pageant and the Miss Weakley County Volunteer Pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in Watkins Auditorium in the Boling University Center at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Tickets at the door will cost $10.
The pageants are two of the 17 preliminary pageants held throughout Tennessee, with the winners competing in the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant in 2025.
The Miss UTM Volunteer Pageant is closed and available only to UT Martin students. The Miss Weakley County Volunteer Pageant is an open pageant, and anyone may participate, including UTM students.
Maleia Bigham is the reigning Miss UTM Volunteer, while UTM student Sierra Smith is the reigning Miss Weakley County Volunteer.
This year’s 11 pageant contestants are:
• Chloe Amick of McKenzie, a 2024 graduate of Bethel University (Tenn.) and a graduate student at the University of Kentucky studying social work.
• Icesies Darden, a UTM freshman social work major from McEwen; she is a graduate of Dickson County High School.
• Jaida Fann, a UTM sophomore chemistry major from Dickson; she is a graduate of Dickson County High School.
• Faith Godoyo, a UTM sophomore psychology major from Elkville, Illinois; she is a graduate of Elverado High School.
• Payton Johnson, a UTM senior veterinary technician major from Cullman, Alabama; she is a graduate of Cullman High School.
• AK Mayberry, a UTM senior geoscience major from Indian Mound; she is a graduate of Stewart County High School.
• Maggie McClendon, a UTM senior engineering major from Clarksville; she is a graduate of Rossview High School.
• Harley McClintock of Jackson, a graduate of South Side High School attending Arnold’s Beauty School in Milan.
• Kayla Mick, a UTM sophomore fine and performing arts major from Baxter; she is a graduate of Cookeville High School.
• Molly Oswalt, a UTM sophomore agricultural business major from Burlison; she is a graduate of Brighton High School.
• Sloan Wiggs, a UTM senior social work major from Tullahoma; she is a graduate of Tullahoma Senior High School.
PHOTO – Maleia Bigham (front) is crowned Miss UTM Volunteer at the Miss UTM Volunteer Pageant on Sept. 10, 2023, by 2023 Miss UTM Volunteer Caleigh Jo Erwin. Bigham will crown a new Miss UTM Volunteer on Sunday in Watkins Auditorium in the Boling University Center.
