Julia Marie Bachison (born April 28, 1983) is an American beauty queen who won the 2008

Miss Utah USA The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant. From 2001 to 2007, the pageant was produced by Red Curtain Productions. Casting Crowns Productions directed the pageant ...

pageant. Bachison also won the Miss Utah pageant in 2005, becoming the first woman in

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

to hold both pageant titles.

Biography

Bachison was born on April 28, 1983. She graduated from

Weber High School Weber High School is a Utah secondary school located in Pleasant View, Utah, about five miles north of Ogden. It serves the residents of Pleasant View, North Ogden, Harrisville, Huntsville, Eden, and Liberty. It is part of the Weber School ...

and is currently studying

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with a political emphasis at Weber State University. Bachison was involved in a number of athletic and extracurricular organizations during high school including the water polo team, track team, and cross-country team, Chamber Choir and the

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

council. She continues to run and is actively involved with marathons. She is the organizer and producer of the annual Fitness Fun Run in North Ogden and Marketing Director of the 2007 KJZZ/

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Marathon. Bachison has starred in several musicals, including a lead role in

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and played Lola in

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during ...

in spring of 2007. She entertained soldiers and their families for the return of troops from Iraq at Fort Douglas and

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. Bachison has also performed at a variety of sport venues including the Raptors minor league baseball games, ReAL Salt Lake professional soccer games, and the Utah JAZZ NBA games. Bachison's community involvement includes volunteering at Youth Connections department in the Ogden-Weber Action Center, being an Action for Healthy Kids member, and sitting on the Weber County Fair board. As Miss Utah America 2005, she was the Spokesperson for the Utah Department of Health's Gold Medal Schools, a program designed to help students eat healthy, be active and stay tobacco free. She continues to work with the program. Her previous work experience includes working as administrative assistant to the State of Utah Speaker of the House, a bridal consultant for Dawn’s Bridal and Ivy Lane Reception Center, and hiring supervisor for Kelly Services. Throughout 2007, Bachison hosted the Utah’s 24 TV's Community Calendar, a weekly segment highlighting activities and events in the state of

. She has done work as a model as well, working with fashion designers such as Jovani. Bachison is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Pageants

Miss Utah 2005

Bachison won her first major pageant title On June 18, 2005 when she was crowned Miss Utah 2005. This was Bachison's third attempt at the title, having placed in the Top 10 in 2003 and 2004. She first competed in the Miss Utah pageant as Miss North Ogden 2002, then as Miss Weber County 2003, and finally as Miss Utah State Fair 2004 to win the title.

Miss America 2006

On January 21, 2006, Bachison represented the state of

in the national

Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...

2006 pageant, where she won the Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit Award. CMT broadcast the pageant live from the Aladdin Resort and Casino's

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. The pageant was won by

Jennifer Berry Jennifer Berry-Gooden (born July 18, 1983) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss America on January 21, 2006. A resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the time of her investment to sovereignty of beauty, she became the fifth Mi ...

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Miss Utah USA 2008

Bachison was crowned

2008 on October 13, 2007 at

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's Kingsbury Hall, becoming the first woman in the state's history to win both the

and Miss Utah America titles.

Miss USA 2008

2008, Bachison competed in the

Miss USA 2008 Miss USA 2008 was the 57th Miss USA pageant, held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart of Texas was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Rachel Smith of Tennessee. ...

pageant on April 11, 2008 and placed in the Top 15. The pageant was held in

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at the

in the

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and was broadcast live on NBC and distributed internationally.

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bachison Living people Miss America 2006 delegates Miss USA 2008 delegates 1983 births People from North Ogden, Utah Latter Day Saints from Utah