The Miss Utah competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
in the
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...
competition. 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 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...
pageant.
Paris Matthews of
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake Ci ...
was crowned Miss Utah 2024 on June 15, 2024, at the Capitol Theatre in
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake Ci ...
, Utah. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.
Gallery of past titleholders
File:Jill Stevens.jpg, Jill Stevens,
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 (
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, ...
),
Sharlene Wells (
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
)
* 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 (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 (1985), Elizabeth Anne Johnson (1992), Amy Davis (2005),
Julia Bachison (2006), Danica Olsen (2012)
*
Preliminary Talent: Muriel La Von Goodspeed (1938), Marilyn Robinson (1948),
Colleen Kay Hutchins (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:
Jill Stevens (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 – "unofficial" 1939 winner
References
External links
Miss Utah official websiteG.I. Jill Stevens Site – Miss Utah 2007
{{Miss America state
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
Utah culture
Women in Utah
1926 establishments in Utah
Annual events in Utah
Recurring events established in 1926