Miss Utah USA


The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA 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 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. Miss Utah USA 1957, Charlotte Sheffield, also won the Miss USA 1957 crown after the original titleholder was dethroned. Utah has a strong recent record, having placed in four out of five pageants between 2005 and 2009.
Three Miss Utah USAs are former Miss Utah Teen USAs who competed at Miss Teen USA. All 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.
Rachel Slawson of Park City was crowned Miss Utah USA 2020 on January 18, 2020 at George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. She will represent Utah for the title of Miss USA 2020.

Results summary

Placements

Utah holds a record of 21 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

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YearNameHometownAgePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2020Rachel SlawsonPark City25TBATBA
  • Previously Miss Utah Earth 2019
  • First openly LGBT person to compete in Miss USA
2019Amanda Renée GirouxRiverdale22
2018Narine IshhanovBluffdale24
  • Born in Turkmenistan
    • 2017Baylee Lynn JensenSouth Jordan22
  • Daughter of Miss USA 1989 Gretchen Polhemus
    • 2016Teale Shawn MurdockSalt Lake City26
  • 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
    • 2015Nicol Elizabeth PowellSalt Lake City21
  • Sister of Marissa Powell, Miss Utah USA 2013
    • 2014Angelia Nichole LaytonSalt Lake City22
  • Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2010 and 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA
  • Contestant on '
    • 2013Marissa PowellSalt Lake City203rd runner-upMiss Photogenic
  • Sister of Nicol Powell, Miss Utah USA 2015
    • 2012Kendyl Carol BellSandy25
    2011Jamie Lynn CrandallSalt Lake City23Top 16
    2010Katya Dmitrievna FeinsteinCenterville19Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2008
    2009Laura ChukanovSalt Lake City223rd runner-up
    2008Julia Marie BachisonNorth Ogden24Top 15Previously Miss Utah 2005 and Preliminary Swimsuit Winner at Miss America
    2007Heather AndersonSandy26Top 10Top 10 in Miss Utah MAO 2001
    2006Soben HuonProvo23
    2005Marin PooleProvo21Top 15Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2002Previously Miss Days of '47 2007
    2004Kyla Faye DickersonMidvale23
    2003Kelly ChapmanSouth Jordan24
    2002Abbie Jane SmithWest Jordan19
    2001Tiffany SeamanSalt Lake City21
    2000Keri HatfieldBountiful22
    1999Rachel RasmussenSalt Lake City21
    1998Melissa Leigh AndersonProvo24Top 5Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 1990, Won Miss Teenage California 1986
    1997Temple TaggartCenterville21Top 6
    1996Tracy KennickPrice24Top 10Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 1989
    1995Melanie MittonSalt Lake City21
    1994Vanessa MunnsProvo23
    1993Natalie PyperSalt Lake City24
    1992Nichelle MickelsonWest Valley City26
    1991Patti Jo BenderSandy26
    1990Debra Linn TingeyCenterville25
    1989Zanetta van Zyverden]South Jordan24
    1988Suzie LundellPark City20
    1987Patty ThorpeClawson20
    1986Stephanie ReberSalt Lake City23Mother of Jessica Richards, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2013
    1985Kim ThompsonSalt Lake City19
    1984Michele Lynn BrownRoy18
    1983Launa LewisHeber City18
    1982Susan L. GasserSalt Lake City222nd runner-up
    1981Tonya AndersonOrem19
    1980Tamara ParsonsSalt Lake City20
    1979Victoria ScottSalt Lake City25
    1978Margo FlynnSalt Lake City25Semi-finalist
    1977Michele MinerProvo23
    1976Debbie DreckselSalt Lake City22
    1975Andrea FeltLogan24
    1974Halene PetersenRiverton20
    1973Julia NebekerNephi20
    1972Peggy MooreProvo21Miss Congeniality
    1971Janey MontgomeryHooper19
    1970Tamina RoarkSalt Lake City25
    1969Anne MeullerSalt Lake City23
    1968Shelle CannonSalt Lake City24
    1967Marilyn ChristiansenSalt Lake City19
    1966Denice BlairSalt Lake City19Semi-finalistMiss World USA 1966, 6th runner-up at Miss World 1966
    1965Janis SadlerSalt Lake City18Semi-finalistrepresented Utah in Miss World USA 1965, did not place
    1964Janet Joy EriksonSalt Lake City223rd runner-up
    1963Carla Ann DiniusSalt Lake City22
    1962Patricia ProfaizerSalt Lake City26Semi-finalist
    1961Janet Marie HawleySalt Lake City25Semi-finalist
    1960Linda BementSalt Lake City18Miss USA 1960Miss Universe 1960
    1959Melanie CanfieldSalt Lake City20
    1958Sandra PuchSalt Lake City19Semi-finalist
    1957Charlotte SheffieldSalt Lake City201st runner-upLater Miss USA 1957''' after Leona Gage was disqualified. Miss World United States 1957, competed at Miss World 1957.
    1956Cheryl BrownSalt Lake City24Semi-finalist
    1955Myrna J. RasmussenSalt Lake City21
    1954Laverna LaubSalt Lake City22
    1953Shauna WoodSalt Lake City234th runner-up
    1952Carol Jean IsbellSalt Lake City20