The Miss Utah competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
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 ...
in the
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 ...
pageant. Two Miss Utah titleholders have won the
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 ...
pageant.
Lindsey Larsen of
Lehi was crowned Miss Utah 2021 on June 11, 2022 at the Capital Theatre in
Salt Lake City, Utah
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. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the
Mohegan Sun
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It is in the foothills of southeastern Connecticut, ...
in
Uncasville, Connecticut
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in December 2022 where she was a Non-finalist Talent winner.
Gallery of past titleholders
File:Jill Stevens.jpg, Jill Stevens
Jill Stevens (born February 28, 1983) is a Miss Utah 2007. She was chosen as Miss Southern Utah University and Miss Davis County. She is a combat medic in the Utah Army National Guard and served as a medic during an 18-month tour in Afghanistan ...
,
Miss Utah 2007
File:Whitney Merrifield.jpg, Whitney Merrifield,
Miss Utah 2009
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Utah titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements
* Miss Americas:
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Colleen Kay Hutchins (May 23, 1926 – March 24, 2010) was Miss America 1952.
Early life
Hutchins was a native of Arcadia, California. Her brother, Mel Hutchins, later became a basketball player for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, and N ...
(
1952),
Sharlene Wells
Sharlene Wells (born 16 March 1964) is a Paraguayan-American author, singer, and reporter from Salt Lake City, Utah who was Miss America 1985. She worked with ESPN from 1987 to 2002 and was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Defen ...
(
1985
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)
* 2nd runners-up: Muriel La Von Goodspeed (1938), Carolyn DeAnn Lasater (1962)
* 4th runners-up:
Armelia Carol Ohmart (1946)
* Top 10: Janet Carolyn Secor (1959), Marian Faye Walker (1961), Frances Yvonne Vernon (1966), Jonelle Smith (1982), Jaclyn Hunt (2002),
Katie Millar Katie Millar (married name Millar-Wirig) is a former beauty pageant contestant who was Miss Utah in 2006 and a top ten finisher in Miss America 2007.
Early life and education
Millar-Wirig was born and raised in Utah. Her parents are Bret and Rita M ...
(2007), Sasha Sloan (2021)
* Top 15: Marilyn Robinson (1948), Christina Lowe (2011)
* Top 16: Jill Stevens (2008), Kara Arnold (2013)
Awards
Preliminary awards
*
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness:
Sharlene Wells
Sharlene Wells (born 16 March 1964) is a Paraguayan-American author, singer, and reporter from Salt Lake City, Utah who was Miss America 1985. She worked with ESPN from 1987 to 2002 and was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Defen ...
(1985), Elizabeth Anne Johnson (1992), Amy Davis (2005),
Julia Bachison
Julia Marie Bachison (born April 28, 1983) is an American beauty queen who won the 2008 Miss Utah USA pageant. Bachison also won the Miss Utah pageant in 2005, becoming the first woman in Utah to hold both pageant titles.
Biography
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(2006), Danica Olsen (2012)
*
Preliminary Talent: Muriel La Von Goodspeed (1938), Marilyn Robinson (1948),
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Colleen Kay Hutchins (May 23, 1926 – March 24, 2010) was Miss America 1952.
Early life
Hutchins was a native of Arcadia, California. Her brother, Mel Hutchins, later became a basketball player for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, and N ...
(1952), Marian Faye Walker (1961), Carolyn DeAnn Lasater (1962), Sophia Symko (1989), Amanda Moody (1996), JessiKate Riley (2018)
Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Talent:
Suzanne Storrs Poulton (1956), Francine Louise Felt (1958), Sally Peterson (1973), Brenda Richardson (1974), Lynn Lambert (1984), Sophia Symko (1989), Jacque Dawn Tingey (1990), Jennifer Nakken (1991), Jennifer Ward (1993), Amanda Moody (1996), Mary McDonough (1998), Michele Mobley (1999), Vanessa Ballam (2000), Jami Leilani Palmer (2001), Stacy Johnson (2004), Kayla Barclay (2009), JessiKate Riley (2018), Jesse Craig (2019), Lindsey Larsen (2023)
Other awards
*
Miss Congeniality: Sally Peterson (1973), Ciera Pekarcik (2014)
*
America's Choice
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:
Jill Stevens
Jill Stevens (born February 28, 1983) is a Miss Utah 2007. She was chosen as Miss Southern Utah University and Miss Davis County. She is a combat medic in the Utah Army National Guard and served as a medic during an 18-month tour in Afghanistan ...
(2008)
* Bernie Wayne Talent Scholarship: Amanda Moody (1996)
* Charles & Teresa Brown Award: Krissia Beatty (2015)
*Equity and Justice Winner: Sasha Sloan (2022)
*Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative 1st runner-up: Sasha Sloan (2022)
* Miss Photogenic: Amy Davis (2005)
*
Quality of Life Award Winners: Jaclyn Hunt (2002)
* Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Mary McDonough (1998)
* Quality of Life Award/Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Finalists: Dexonna Talbot (2020)
*Women in Business Finalist: Sasha Sloan (2022)
Winners
*
Marie Windsor
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- "unofficial" 1939 winner
References
External links
Miss Utah official websiteG.I. Jill Stevens Site - Miss Utah 2007
{{Miss America state
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 ...
Utah culture
Women in Utah
1926 establishments in Utah