# Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen

The Miss Utah's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Utah in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant.
Brynn Lindley of Salem was crowned Miss Utah's Teen on February 15, 2025, at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo, Utah. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant went from Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen, to Miss Utah's Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.

## Placements

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.
* 1st runners-up: Lindsey Brinton (2008)
* 4th runners-up: Jennifer Gulbrandsen (2006)
* Top 10: Meredith Gaufin (2010), Tiare Keeno (2012)
* Top 11: Charlee Sorensen (2022), Jocelyn Osmond (2023), JayLynn Lindley (2024)
* Top 15: Marisa Nielsen (2011)

## Awards
### Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Jessica Richards (2013)
* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Lindsey Brinton (2008), McKenna Lewis (2009)
* Preliminary Talent: Jennifer Gulbrandsen (2006), Jessica Richards (2013), Charlee Sorensen (2022)

### Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Jessica Richards (2013)
* Non-finalist Talent: Jessica Richards (2013), JessiKate Riley (2015)

### Other awards

* Academic Life: Meredith Gaufin (2010)
* America's Choice: Jocelyn Osmond (2023)
* Outstanding Instrumental Talent: Claire Inouye (2020)
* Random Acts of Kindness Award: Claire Inouye (2020)
* Teens in Action Award Winners: Tiare Keeno (2012)
* Top Vocal Talent Award: Charlee Sorensen (2022)

## Winners

* Declared as winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
| 2025 | Brynn Lindley | Salem | 16 | Miss Valley's Teen | | | | Sister of Miss Utah's Teen 2023, Jaylynn Lindley |
| 2024 | Kira Gardner | | 17 | Miss Timpanogos’ Teen | Hip Hop | | | |
| 2023 | JayLynn Lindley | Salem | 17 | Miss South Valley's Teen | Dance | Top 11 | | Sister of Miss Utah's Teen 2025, Brynn Lindley |
| 2022 | Jocelyn Osmond | Alpine | 15 | Miss Alpine's Outstanding Teen | Piano | Top 11 | America's Choice | Later Miss Utah Teen USA 2023 Top 20 Miss Teen USA Later Miss Utah Distinguished Young Woman 2024 Granddaughter of Virl Osmond, great-niece of Donny and Marie Osmond |
| 2020–21 | Charlee Sorensen | Aurora | 17 | Miss Panoramaland's Outstanding Teen | Operatic Vocal | Top 11 | Preliminary Talent Award Top Vocal Talent Award | Younger sister of Savvy Sorensen, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2015 |
| 2019 | Claire Inouye | Orem | 16 | Miss Vineyard's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6" by Franz Liszt | | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award Random Acts of Kindness Award | 1st runner-up at Distinguished Young Woman of Utah 2021 Later Top 7 at Miss Utah 2022 |
| 2018 | Axuray Talbot | Spanish Fork | 16 | Miss Spanish Fork's Outstanding Teen | Dance, "This is Me" | | | |
| 2017 | Addelyn Brotherson | Wales | 14 | Miss Sanpete County's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance, "Keep Me" | | | |
| 2016 | Madeline Pettit | Bountiful | 16 | Miss Davis County's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Etude Op. 72, No. 6" by Moritz Moszkowski | | | |
| 2015 | Savvy Sorensen | Aurora | 16 | Miss Central Utah's Outstanding Teen | Jazz Lyrical Dance, "I Got You" from Bring It On | | | Older sister of Charlee Sorensen, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2020 |
| 2014 | JessiKate Riley | Beaver | 16 | Miss Southern Utah's Outstanding Teen | Violin | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Utah 2017, Miss Utah USA 2021 & Top 16 at Miss USA 2021 |
| 2013 | Jessica Coomb | Draper | 16 | Miss Wasatch Front's Outstanding Teen | Piano | | | |
| 2012 | Jessica Richards | Sandy | 16 | Miss Draper's Outstanding Teen | Piano | | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | Daughter of Miss Utah USA 1986, Stephanie Reber Richards |
| 2011 | Tiare Keeno | Spanish Fork | 15 | | Contemporary Dance, "Spirit of the Earth" | Top 10 | Teens in Action Award | |
| 2010 | Marisa Nielsen | Hyrum | | | Vocal, "I Will Fly" from Little Women | Top 15 | | |
| 2009 | Meredith Gaufin | Provo | | | Harp | Top 10 | Academic Life Award | Later Utah's Junior Miss 2010 1st runner-up at America's Junior Miss 2010 |
| 2008 | McKenna Lewis | Smithfield | | | | | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| 2007 | Lindsey Brinton | Salt Lake Valley | 16 | | Piano | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later America's Junior Miss 2008 |
| 2006 | Tasha Smedley | Syracuse | | | Modern Lyrical Dance | | | Later Miss Utah Teen USA 2009 Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys between 2016 and 2018 |
| 2005 | Jennifer Gulbrandsen | Provo | 17 | | Piano | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |