Katie Beasley from Tennessee held the 2001 title.
The year 2001 stands as a unique crossroads in American culture. It was the dawn of the new millennium, a time of low-rise jeans, chunky highlights, and the lingering aroma of cucumber-melon body spray. For thousands of young women across the United States, however, the spring and summer of 2001 meant something far more structured than watching MTV’s TRL . It meant heels, poise, and a shot at a scholarship. junior miss pageant contest 2001