Sponsored by the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, the pageant was established in 1959 to offer an undergraduate, female students the opportunity to earn scholarships through participation in the annual pageant. In 2013, the state-wide title Miss Queen City was added. Talent, interviewing skills, fitness, confidence, and stage presence are the primary tenants of the pageant. Those crowned go on to compete in the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant in Jackson, Tennessee each June. Previous winners:
1959 Dani Wink
1960 Laura Swift
1961 Kay Ray
1962 Trudy Rice
1963 Barbara Gail Smith
1964 Dottie Sue Stone
1965 Diane Willard
1966 Judi Grammer
1967 Becky Scott
1968 Cathy Della-Guistina
1969 Cathy Smith
1970 Debra Kesler
1971 Barbara Oscarson
1972 Viva Smith Wallace
1973 Donna Cogdill
1974 Kathy Stone
1976 Tabby Camgan
1975 Linda Moore
1977 Jan Massey
1978 Kala Sue Parker
1979 April Woodward
1981 Brenda Miller
1982 Suzanne Norris
1983 Sharon Bell
1985 Reggie Athnos
1986 Amanda Hudson
1987 Denise Johnson
1988 Nicole Sykes
1989 Shonda Humphreys
1990 Mirtha Vaca
1991 Kasi Stinson
1992 Gena King
2002 Somer Neumann
2011 Katie Neely
2012 Katie Kennedy
Lesleigh Stanfill (Governors Pride)
2013 Lesleigh Stanfill
2014 Victoria Davis
Aria Stiles (Queen City)
2015 Elizabeth Upshur
Marybeth Arnett (Queen City)
2016 Hannah Johstono
Laura Ann Higgs (Queen City)
2017 Anna Tucker
Chloe Hubbard (Queen City)
Executive Director: Victor Felts
Pageant Director: Trent Denton
Board Member: Austin McKain
Board Member: Tommy Wilkins
