Friday, March 16, 2012 4:00 am

2012 Tennessee National Teenager Scholarship Pageant Winners (L-R) Tyronecia Thomas, Maddie Smith, Emily Grayson Hamby, Katie Schimmel, and Sadie Prater. Also pictured far right: 2012 Arkansas National Teenager Jordan Lovett.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee National Teenager Scholarship Pageant crowned its 2012 titleholders Saturday night, March 10 at MTSU. The winners will travel to San Antonio, Texas to represent Tennessee in the America’s National Teenager Scholarship Organization (ANTSO) Pageant this coming July.

The 2012 winners are as follows:

• Miss Tennessee National Teenager (ages 16-18) – Katie Schimmel (Brentwood)

• Tennessee ANTSO Miss (ages 19-25) – Tyronecia “Ty” Thomas (Nashville)

• Miss Tennessee Junior National Teenager (ages 13-15) – Emily Grayson Hamby (Murfreesboro)

• Miss Tennessee Preteen National Teenager (ages 9-12) – Maddie Smith (Rock Springs)

• Miss TNT Princess (ages 6-8) – Sadie Prater (Woodbury)

For more information, visit www.tnnationalteenager.com and www.nationalteen.com.