Miss Utah Teen USA 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 Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...
pageant. From 2001 to 2007, the pageant was produced by Red Curtain Productions. Casting Crowns Productions directed the pageant from 2007 to 2018 under the directorship of former
Miss Missouri USA Britt Boyse. Smoak Productions became the new director for Miss and Teen pageants in 2019 under executive director and
Miss USA 1995 Shanna Moakler.
Utah is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed five times. The first placement came in 1995, when Loni Sorden placed 2nd runner-up to
Keylee Sue Sanders of
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
. Utah was the fourth-to-last state (equal) to place at Miss Teen USA. Utah's second placement was in 2009, with Tasha Smedley making the top 15. The third placement was the following year, when Angelia Layton placed 3rd runner-up. In 2012, Keilara McCormick finished in the top 16, in 2017 Rachel Bell placed in the top 15, and in 2018 Madilen Kellogg placed top 10.
Four Utah teens have won the
Miss Utah USA title and competed at
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020. ...
. The most recent of these is
Marin Poole, Miss Utah Teen USA 2002 and Miss Utah USA 2005, who is also part of Red Curtain Productions. All three Miss Utah Teen USA winners who won the Miss Utah Teen USA titles went on to place at Miss USA like the
Miss North Carolina USA titleholders.
Anjolie Karmen 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 Teen USA 2023 on July 8, 2023 at
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 ...
. However, she relinquished the title and was replaced by her first runner-up Jocelyn Osmond of
Alpine on August 4, 2023, and she will represent Utah for the title of
Miss Teen USA 2023.
Results summary
Placements
*2nd runners-up: Loni Sorden (1995)
*3rd runners-up: Angelia Layton (2010)
*4th runners-up: Ayzjiahna Wood (2021)
*Top 10: Madilen Kellogg (2018)
*Top 15: Tasha Smedley (2009), Rachel Bell (2017)
*Top 16: Keilara McCormick (2012)
*Top 20: Jocelyn Osmond (2023), Sofia Forrest-Turner (2024)
Utah holds a record of 9 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
*Best State Costume: Ayzjiahna Wood (2021)
Winners
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss Teen USA 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 ...
Women in Utah