Townsend Blackwell is a lifelong Tennessean and a native of Lakeland, Tennessee. She is a 16-year-old dual enrolled honors student and a junior at Tipton-Rosemark Academy where she is a member of the varsity tennis team. Townsend has held several leadership positions, serves as a peer mentor, and is a member of several national honor societies. Townsend is very excited to enter her senior year of high school, she has narrowed her college decision and will pursue a Business Degree with plans to work in cardiac devices. 

Townsend is a heart health advocate with a focus on nutrition and has always encouraged those around her to be active for at least 60 minutes a day and to take a break from technology. She is also a volunteer in the truest sense of the word, having received multiple Presidential Volunteer Service Awards. Townsend is a founder of Volunteer for Lakeland, a teen service organization in her hometown. She is a third-year member of the St Jude Leadership Society, she loves her involvement with Best Buddies of Tennessee and has helped raise over $85,000 for homeless veterans across the country. 

Townsend co-owns an online clothing boutique and loves modeling and fashion. She is also no stranger to performance as she sings, dances, and is signed to a management firm in Los Angeles for acting. She has served as the executive producer of a teen-focused streaming channel on Amazon Fire TV and Roku and used her love for writing to help produce scripts for the episodes. Her other hobbies include traveling, boating, wakeboarding, playing tennis, staying active, paddle boarding, and working out. 

Townsend has a passion for serving others and encouraging others to be the best version of themselves. She is excited and ready to encourage Tennessee to put down their technology to better their mental and physical health. Townsend is overjoyed and honored to be Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2024 and cannot wait to represent Tennessee at Miss Teen USA.