Kimberly Payne Greenwood, director of the Miss Tennessee USA and Teen USA pageants, announces that applications are being accepted for the pageants, which will be held Oct. 2-3 in Clarksville, Tenn., at Austin Peay State University.

Mrs. Greenwood, an alumna of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is a former Miss Tennessee USA and wife of entertainer and Grammy winner Lee Greenwood.

Eligible women must be residents of Tennessee, a single female, have never married nor given birth to a child, a United States citizen and between the ages of 14 and 26.

To express interest in becoming a contestant in the Miss Tennessee USA or Teen USA Pageants, log onto www.misstennesseeusa.com. Be prepared to submit a brief biography and upload a recent photo or snapshot.

For more information, contact Janet Parkes, director of operations, at 913-642-8989.

A seminar for contestants will be held in Clarksville on Sunday, Aug. 23.