{"id":1601,"date":"2026-03-09T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2026-03-09T01:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:00:45","slug":"miss-teen-volunteer-america-2027-celebrates-milestone-victory-in-west-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=1601","title":{"rendered":"Miss Teen Volunteer America 2027 celebrates &#8216;milestone victory&#8217; in West Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/video\/AA1XNlcN\" data-reference=\"video\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">JACKSON, Tenn. (WKRN) \u2014 For the second year in a row, a contestant from a state starting with \u201cMiss\u201d was crowned Miss Teen Volunteer America in Tennessee after competing against dozens of young women, all showing off their glamour, talent, fitness, interview skills, and passion for volunteerism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Saturday, March 7, Miss Teen Volunteer America 2026 Izzy Karns passed her title on to Julianna Fallon, the reigning Miss Missouri Teen Volunteer, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson, according to organizers. <\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\"> <b style=\"text-align: justify\">JUNE 2025: Miss Volunteer America 2026 crowned in Jackson<\/b> <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ahead of the emotional crowning ceremony, Karns \u2014 who was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Southern Mississippi when she won last year \u2014 posted a farewell message on the official Miss Teen Volunteer America Instagram account: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The night I won Miss Mississippi Teen Volunteer, and this journey started, I remember feeling like I had all of these expectations to live up to. To be perfect, to fit a mold, &amp; to be what everyone \u201cexpected\u201d of me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Over the last 609 days, and especially during the last 365, I\u2019ve learned that being me, 100% and unapologetically, is all I\u2019ve ever needed to be. To be present and joyful in all that this experience has presented to me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The things that mean the most to me that I\u2019m taking away from this year, are the relationships I\u2019ve gained and the lessons that I didn\u2019t even know I needed to learn. These seemingly small \u201cthings\u201d have shown me that it\u2019s about the lives I can touch and the people who touch mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Tonight I\u2019m feeling overwhelmed with gratitude.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thank you for the moments &amp; for an experience that has made me \u201cme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Forever your Miss Teen Volunteer America 2026, Izzy Karns<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\"> <b style=\"text-align: justify\">JUNE 2025: Miss Tennessee, Miss Tennessee\u2019s Teen 2025 crowned in Nashville<\/b> <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Officials described Fallon\u2019s win as a \u201cmilestone victory,\u201d making her Missouri\u2019s first national titleholder in the Miss Teen Volunteer America competition. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Organizers said this 18-year-old, a senior at St. Teresa\u2019s Academy in Kansas City, impressed the judges in several key moments leading up to Saturday\u2019s finale. That included the talent competition on the second night of preliminaries, which Fallon won after singing a number that she said was about \u201clove and unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As Miss Teen Volunteer America 2027, Fallon will reportedly become a national spokesperson for the organization\u2019s partnership with St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital and a national partner with The Salvation Army, in addition to receiving a $10,000 scholarship and other exclusive opportunities as part of her reign. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Allison DeMarcus, the founder and CEO of the Miss Volunteer America pageant system, praised this year\u2019s competition and its 51 participants: \u201cThis year\u2019s class of state titleholders was truly something special. The talent, poise, and heart these young women brought to Jackson left me speechless. Julianna is an extraordinary young woman and I have no doubt she will shine in this role. And while there can only be one national titleholder, every single young woman who competed this week will go home and continue making a real difference in their communities. That\u2019s what this program is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XMXsO\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XMXsO.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to officials, Fallon is a \u201cdedicated leader, entrepreneur, and advocate for community service\u201d who consistently demonstrates initiative, communication, and a passion for serving others. She is the lead anchor and executive producer of the St. Teresa\u2019s Academy broadcasting program, co-founder and vice president of the Small Business Club, and two-year team leader at Waterway Carwash. After high school, she plans to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration in Communication and Professional Sales at the University of Mississippi. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Organizers said Fallon\u2019s S.E.R.V.E. Initiative,\u00a0\u201cHope for Every Heart,\u201d is \u201crooted in her personal experience with hardship and the transformative power of kindness and hope.\u201d Through the initiative, Fallon has hosted donation drives, read to youth, mentored young women in self-worth and kindness, made hats for people in need, and supported charitable causes through public appearances and fundraising. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Fallon posted her own statement on Sunday, March 8, sharing her appreciation and eagerness for the role: \u201cI cannot begin my reign without expressing my gratitude for the people around me. To the Miss Teen Volunteer national board for welcoming me with open arms and love. Not only to the executive board but to the entire Miss Volunteer America Organization for all of your support. To my Missouri board and directors for pushing me to where I am and believing in my mission. And lastly to my family for supporting me, pushing me to be the best version of myself, and making me the young woman I am today. None of this would be possible without my people. I love you all. Thank you. I cannot wait to see what\u2019s in store this year.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\"> <b style=\"text-align: justify\">JULY 2025: Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Georgia USA 2025 crowned in Clarksville<\/b> <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based on the competition\u2019s social media, the following contestants rounded out the top five or earned other forms of special recognition over the past few days:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">First runner-up<\/strong> and <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">preliminary fitness and wellness winner<\/strong>: Miss Maryland Teen Volunteer Tess Bond<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Second runner-up<\/strong>: Miss Texas Teen Volunteer Lily Roberts<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Third runner-up<\/strong>: Miss Wisconsin Teen Volunteer Ella Bey<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Fourth runner-up<\/strong>: Miss Rhode Island Teen Volunteer Lola Paolissi<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Non-finalist talent winner<\/strong>: Miss Illinois Teen Volunteer Lucy Kuelper<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">People\u2019s Choice Award winner<\/strong>: Miss Michigan Teen Volunteer Evelynne Hew-Lan<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Non-finalist interview winners: <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Miss Tennessee Teen Volunteer Alexa MacArthur<\/strong>, <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Miss Louisiana Teen Volunteer Isabella Anne Gray<\/strong>, and <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Miss Georgia Teen Volunteer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Non-finalist recognition<\/strong>: Miss California Teen Volunteer Genesis Quiette, Miss Virginia Teen Volunteer Addison Rhudy, Miss Connecticut Teen Volunteer Ella Perillo, Miss New Jersey Teen Volunteer Ariana Scott, and Miss New Hampshire Teen Volunteer Isabel Dwyer<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Preliminary fitness and wellness winners: <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Miss Kansas Teen Volunteer Averie Mountain<\/strong>, <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Miss District of Columbia Teen Volunteer MaKenzie Winters<\/strong>, and <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Miss North Carolina Teen Volunteer Chesney Pounders<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Preliminary talent winner<\/strong>: Miss Indiana Teen Volunteer Sterling Buzsa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a release about the event, \u201cThe competition was a testament to the strength and diversity of the Miss Teen Volunteer America program, with runners-up and special award recipients from states across the nation earning recognition for their remarkable talent, service records, and stage presence. Each young woman who took the stage this week embodied the heart of this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">\u23e9\u00a0Read today\u2019s top stories on wkrn.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Officials described Miss Teen Volunteer America as a Tennessee-based, service-oriented program that aims to empower young women across the U.S. through educational scholarships and extraordinary opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The founder and CEO of the Miss Volunteer America system is the only woman in history to represent Tennessee at the Miss Teen USA, Miss America, and Miss USA pageants. Allison is also married to Jay DeMarcus of the legendary country music group, Rascal Flatts. In addition, this television personality is the current president of the Board of Directors of Vanderbilt Children\u2019s Hospital, which is one of many Middle Tennessee boards on which she has served over the years, and volunteers for numerous local organizations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, the contestants for\u00a0Miss Volunteer America will be traveling to Jackson in just over three months to compete for that title.<\/p>\n<p> <i style=\"text-align: justify\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">      For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKRN News 2.      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSON, Tenn. (WKRN) \u2014 For the second year in a row, a contestant from a state starting with \u201cMiss\u201d was crowned Miss Teen Volunteer America in Tennessee after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}