Miss Tennessee USA 2002
| beauty pageant: Miss Tennessee USA |
| edition: 50th date: October 20, 2001 venue: Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States national membership: Miss USA candidates: 32 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME |
Top 15 | Angela Johnson Brooke Jett Charlene Harmon Deondra Roark Erica Hembree Jaime Greene Julia Goza Tiffany Reed Wendy Davenport |
Top 6 | Bridgett Jordan Crystal Glaze Katie Torzewski |
Top 3 | Allison Alderson Amanda Greene Candice Sanders |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2002 | 2001 |
| 4th runner-up | N/A | Jessi Edwards |
| 3rd runner-up | N/A | Amanda Greene |
| 2nd runner-up | Amanda Greene | Stephanie Story |
| 1st runner-up | Candice Sanders | Candice Sanders |
| Miss Tennessee USA | Allison Alderson Jackson | Lisa Tollett Crossville |
Allison Alderson
Allison Leigh Alderson Demarcus is married to Rascal Flatts bassist and pianist Jay DeMarcus. They have two children together.
Before becoming Miss Tennessee USA 2002, Allison was Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1994 and Miss Tennessee 1999. Representing Tennessee, she finished in the Top 6 at Miss Teen USA 1994 and was unplaced at Miss America 2000.
On March 1, 2002, Allison represented Tennessee at Miss USA 2002 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana, USA. She is unplaced.
On May 15, 2004, Jay and Allison got married. On January 18, 2020, she turned 43.
