# Miss Utah USA

The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah for the Miss USA pageant. From 2001 to 2007, it 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 has been successful at Miss USA, with 20 placements as of 2009. The most consistent period was in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah has produced two Miss USA winners, in 1960 (Linda Bement, who went on to win the Miss Universe 1960 title) and in 2023. Miss Utah USA 1957, Charlotte Sheffield, also won the Miss USA 1957 crown after the original titleholder (Leona Gage, Miss Maryland USA) was dethroned. Utah has a strong recent record, having placed in four out of five pageants between 2005 and 2009. The most recent placement and win was Venezuelan-American Noelia Voigt in 2023.
Five Miss Utah USAs are former Miss Utah Teen USAs who competed at Miss Teen USA. Three placed at Miss USA, which eclipsed their Teen performances. They are also very similar to the Miss North Carolina USA titleholders who also placed at Miss USA rather than Miss Teen USA. Two also competed in Miss Utah.
The current titleholder is Alyssa Chandler of American Fork, was crowned Miss Utah USA 2024 on July 6, 2024, at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Jeanné Wagner Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. She will represent Utah at Miss USA 2024.

## Gallery of titleholders

* Charlotte Sheffield, Miss Utah USA 1957, Miss USA 1957 & Miss World United States 1957.
* Linda Bement, Miss Utah USA 1960, Miss USA 1960 & Miss Universe 1960
* Heather Anderson, Miss Utah USA 2007

## Results summary
### Placements

* Miss USA: Linda Bement (1960), Noelia Voigt (2023)
* 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 23 placements at Miss USA.

### Awards

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

## Winners
### Color key

* Declared the Winner
* Finished as a runner-up
* Finished as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
| 2024 | Alyssa Chandler | American Fork | 21 | Miss Timpanogos | | | |
| 2023 | Mariluz Cook | Salt Lake City | 25 | Miss Salt Lake | Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title after Voight win Miss USA | Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title after Voight win Miss USA | Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title after Voight win Miss USA |
| 2023 | Noelia Voigt | Park City | 23 | Miss Park City | Miss USA 2023 | | Top 20 in Miss Universe 2023 |
| 2022 | Madison Jonely | Salt Lake City | 25 | Miss Topaz State | Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title after Bradley resigned | Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title after Bradley resigned | Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title after Bradley resigned |
| 2022 | Elisabeth Bradley | Salt Lake City | 27 | Miss Utah County | | | Resigned |
| 2021 | JessiKate Riley | Beaver | 24 | Miss Utah County | Top 16 | Best State Costume – 2nd Place | Previously Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2014 Previously Miss Utah 2017 Shortest reigning Miss Utah USA at 9 months and 7 days |
| 2020 | Rachel Slawson | Park City | 25 | Miss Park City | | | Previously Miss Utah Earth 2019 First openly LGBT person to compete in Miss USA Longest reigning Miss Utah USA at 1 year, 7 months and 3 days Later Miss Grand Ireland 2023 |
| 2019 | Amanda Renée Giroux | Riverdale | 22 | Miss Riverdale | | | |
| 2018 | Narine Ishhanov | Bluffdale | 24 | Miss Utah County | | | Born in Turkmenistan |
| 2017 | Baylee Lynn Jensen | South Jordan | 22 | Miss South Jordan | | | Daughter of Miss USA 1989 Gretchen Polhemus |
| 2016 | Teale Shawn Murdock | Salt Lake City | 26 | Miss City Creek | | | Joining under the Miss USA system on her 9th consecutive year, including 1 appearance in Miss Texas Teen USA and 8 straight appearances in Utah as Miss, before winning the title in 2016 |
| 2015 | Nicol Elizabeth Powell | Salt Lake City | 21 | Miss Mount Olympus | | | Sister of Marissa Powell, Miss Utah USA 2013 |
| 2014 | Angelia Nichole Layton | Salt Lake City | 22 | Miss Salt Lake | | | Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2010 and 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA Contestant on Survivor: Philippines |
| 2013 | Marissa Powell | Salt Lake City | 20 | Miss Mount Olympus | 3rd runner-up | Miss Photogenic | Sister of Nicol Powell, Miss Utah USA 2015 |
| 2012 | Kendyl Carol Bell | Sandy | 25 | Miss Sandy | | | |
| 2011 | Jamie Lynn Crandall | Salt Lake City | 23 | Miss Salt Lake County | Top 16 | | |
| 2010 | Katya Dmitrievna Feinstein | Centerville | 19 | Miss Davis County | | | Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2008 |
| 2009 | Laura Chukanov | Salt Lake City | 22 | Miss Sandy | 3rd runner-up | | |
| 2008 | Julia Marie Bachison | North Ogden | 24 | Miss North Ogden | Top 15 | | Previously Miss Utah 2005 and Preliminary Swimsuit Winner at Miss America |
| 2007 | Heather Anderson | Sandy | 26 | | Top 10 | | Top 10 in Miss Utah MAO 2001 |
| 2006 | Soben Huon | Provo | 23 | | | | |
| 2005 | Marin Poole | Provo | 21 | | Top 15 | | Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2002 Previously Miss Days of '47 (Utah's Pioneer Days Royalty) 2004 |
| 2004 | Kyla Faye Dickerson | Midvale | 23 | | | | |
| 2003 | Kelly Chapman | South Jordan | 24 | | | | |
| 2002 | Abbie Jane Smith | West Jordan | 19 | | | | |
| 2001 | Tiffany Seaman | Salt Lake City | 21 | | | | |
| 2000 | Keri Hatfield | Bountiful | 22 | | | | |
| 1999 | Rachel Rasmussen | Salt Lake City | 21 | | | | |
| 1998 | Melissa Leigh Anderson | Provo | 24 | | Top 5 | | Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 1990, Won Miss Teenage California 1986 |
| 1997 | Temple Taggart | Centerville | 21 | | Top 6 | | |
| 1996 | Tracy Kennick | Price | 24 | | Top 10 | | Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 1989 |
| 1995 | Melanie Mitton | Salt Lake City | 21 | | | | |
| 1994 | Vanessa Munns | Provo | 23 | | | | |
| 1993 | Natalie Pyper | Salt Lake City | 24 | | | | |
| 1992 | Nichelle Mickelson | West Valley City | 26 | | | | |
| 1991 | Patti Jo Bender | Sandy | 26 | | | | |
| 1990 | Debra Linn Tingey | Centerville | 25 | | | | |
| 1989 | Zanetta van Zyverden | South Jordan | 24 | | | | |
| 1988 | Suzie Lundell | Park City | 20 | | | | |
| 1987 | Patty Thorpe | Clawson | 20 | | | | |
| 1986 | Stephanie Reber | Salt Lake City | 23 | | | | Mother of Jessica Richards, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2013 |
| 1985 | Kim Thompson | Salt Lake City | 19 | | | | |
| 1984 | Michele Lynn Brown | Roy | 18 | | | | |
| 1983 | Launa Lewis | Heber City | 18 | | | | |
| 1982 | Susan L. Gasser | Salt Lake City | 22 | | 2nd runner-up | | |
| 1981 | Tonya Anderson | Orem | 19 | | | | |
| 1980 | Tamara Parsons | Salt Lake City | 20 | | | | |
| 1979 | Victoria Scott | Salt Lake City | 25 | | | | |
| 1978 | Margo Flynn | Salt Lake City | 25 | | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1977 | Michele Miner | Provo | 23 | | | | |
| 1976 | Debbie Drecksel | Salt Lake City | 22 | | | | |
| 1975 | Andrea Felt | Logan | 24 | | | | |
| 1974 | Halene Petersen | Riverton | 20 | | | | |
| 1973 | Julia Nebeker | Nephi | 20 | | | | |
| 1972 | Peggy Moore | Provo | 21 | | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1971 | Janey Montgomery | Hooper | 19 | | | | |
| 1970 | Tamina Roark | Salt Lake City | 25 | | | | |
| 1969 | Anne Meuller | Salt Lake City | 23 | | | | |
| 1968 | Shelle Cannon | Salt Lake City | 24 | | | | |
| 1967 | Marilyn Christiansen | Salt Lake City | 19 | | | | |
| 1966 | Denice Blair | Salt Lake City | 19 | | Semi-finalist | | Miss World USA 1966 6th runner-up at Miss World 1966 |
| 1965 | Janis Sadler | Salt Lake City | 18 | | Semi-finalist | | represented Utah in Miss World USA 1965, did not place |
| 1964 | Janet Joy Erikson | Salt Lake City | 22 | | 3rd runner-up | | |
| 1963 | Carla Ann Dinius | Salt Lake City | 22 | | | | |
| 1962 | Patricia Profaizer | Salt Lake City | 26 | | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1961 | Janet Marie Hawley | Salt Lake City | 25 | | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1960 | Linda Bement | Salt Lake City | 18 | | "Miss USA 1960" | | Miss Universe 1960 |
| 1959 | Melanie Canfield | Salt Lake City | 20 | | | | |
| 1958 | Sandra Puch | Salt Lake City | 19 | | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1957 | Charlotte Sheffield | Salt Lake City | 20 | | 1st runner-up | | Later Miss USA 1957 after Leona Gage was disqualified. Miss World United States 1957, competed at Miss World 1957. |
| 1956 | Cheryl Brown | Salt Lake City | 24 | | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1955 | Myrna J. Rasmussen | Salt Lake City | 21 | | | | |
| 1954 | Laverna Laub | Salt Lake City | 22 | | | | |
| 1953 | Shauna Wood | Salt Lake City | 23 | | 4th runner-up | | |
| 1952 | Carol Jean Isbell | Salt Lake City | 20 | | | | |