Tusculum’s Candace Babb is among the contestants in this weekend’s Miss Tennessee Pageant in Jackson.
Candace is a 20-year-old Junior majoring in Early Childhood & Elementary Education at Tusculum. She is from Greeneville and is the daughter of Curtis and Teresa Babb.
Candace hopes to go to graduate studies in the future and become an administrator in a school system.
Candace is competing for Miss Tennessee as Miss Bristol.
In an interview with The Greeneville Sun, Candace said, “”I’m having a blast! We’ve been really impressed with the amount of security. We’re treated like celebrities. They’ve very protective of us, and they take good care of us.”
In her introductions, Candace has mentioned that she is a Tusculum College student, providing valuable publicity for the College.
The pageant can be viewed each night through Saturday’s finals online at http://www.eplustv6.com at 9 p.m.
More information on contestants can be seen at www.MissTennessee.org. You can post messages for contestants through this site.