Skip to main content
Thursday, October 29, 2026Oct 29

This story is free to read.

Ree Drummond cook charms crowd at She: An Expo for Women in Chattanooga

ree-charms-she
ree-charms-she ree-charms-she
photo People shop for clothes at a vendor booth at the She Expo on Saturday at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
photo Angelica Holmes applies makeup to Janet Mahaffey at a booth at the She Expo at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
photo Breast cancer survivor Darlene Smith, one of the Chattanooga “Fab 15,” walks the runway for the Susan G. Komen Survivor fashion show at the She Expo.

IF YOU GOWhat: She: An Expo for WomenWhere: Chattanooga Convention Center, noon-6 p.m.Admission: $15 at doorSchedule:* 1 p.m. — Southern Charm fashion show, Dazzling Divas stage* 2 p.m. — Susan G. Komen survivor fashion show, Dazzling Divas stage* 2-3 p.m. — “Property Brothers” fan photos* 3 p.m. — Southern Streak fashion show, Dazzling Divas stage* 3:30 p.m. — “Property Brothers” Drew and Jonathan Scott on Memorial Stage

Southern women of all ages filled the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday to attend She: An Expo for Women.

The annual expo, produced by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, provided a Saturday full of activity. Women browsed and shopped at more than 150 booths, ate food, saw a fashion show by Susan G. Komen cancer survivors and watched celebrity guest Ree Drummond cook.

Ree Drummond, known to many as the “Pioneer Woman” of blog and Food Network fame, met with local fans and did her first-ever live cooking demonstration.

“I can get nervous,” Drummond said, laughing, in an interview before her appearance. “I hope I remember how to cook this afternoon.”