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in the

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. Utah has been quite successful at Miss USA, with 20 placements as of 2009. Their most consistent period was in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah has produced one Miss USA in 1960 (

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, who went on to win the Miss Universe 1960 title). Miss Utah USA 1957,

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and was crowned on May 28, 2022 at Capitol Theatre in

. She represented Utah for the title of Miss USA 2022.

Results summary

Placements

*Miss USA:

(1960) *1st runners-up: Charlotte Sheffield (1957) *2nd runners-up: Susan Gasser (1982) *3rd runners-up: Janet Joy Erikson (1964), Laura Chukanov (2009), Marissa Powell (2013) *4th runners-up: Shauna Wood (1953) *Top 5/6: Temple Taggert (1997), Melissa Leigh Anderson (1998) *Top 10/12: Tracy Kennick (1996), Margo Flynn (1978), Heather Anderson (2007) *Top 15/16: Cheryl Brown (1956), Sandra Puch (1958), Janet Marie Hawley (1961), Patricia Profaizer (1962), Janice Sadler (1965), Denice Blair (1966), Marin Poole (2005), Julia Bachison (2008), Jamie Crandall (2011), JessiKate Riley (2021) Utah holds a record of 22 placements at

Awards

* Miss Congeniality: Peggy Moore (1972) * Miss Photogenic: Marissa Powell (2013) * Best State Costume 2nd Place: JessiKate Riley (2021)

Winners

;Color key

Notes

References

External links

* {{Miss USA state

Utah culture Women in Utah 1952 establishments in Utah