- Miss Utah USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Utah.
Heather Anderson, Miss Utah USA 2007
The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant.
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 (Linda Bement, who went on to win the Miss Universe 1960 title). Miss Utah USA 1957, Charlotte Sheffield, also won the Miss USA 1957 crown after the original titleholder (Leona Gage of Maryland) was dethroned. Utah has a strong recent record, having placed in four out of five pageants between 2005 and 2009.
Britt Boyse, the Executive Director of Casting Crowns Productions, is currently the director for Miss Utah USA and Miss Utah Teen USA along with Miss Arizona USA and Miss Arizona Teen USA.
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.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Jamie Crandall Salt Lake City 23 Top 16 2010 Katya Feinstein Centerville 19 Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2008 2009 Laura Chukanov Salt Lake City 22 3rd runner-up 2008 Julia Bachison North Ogden 24 Top 15 Previously Miss Utah 2005 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 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 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 1994 Vanessa Munns Provo 1993 Natalie Pyper Salt Lake City 1992 Nichelle Mickelson West Valley City 1991 Patti Jo Bender Sandy 1990 Debra Linn Tingey Centerville 1989 Zanetta van Zyverden South Jordan 1988 Suzie Lundell Park City 1987 Patty Thorpe Clawson 1986 Stephanie Reber Salt Lake City 1985 Kim Thompson Salt Lake City 1984 Michele Lynn Brown Roy 1983 Launa Lewis Heber City 18 13th 1982 Susan L. Gasser Salt Lake City 2nd runner-up 1981 Tonya Anderson Orem 1980 Tamara Parsons Salt Lake City 1979 Victoria Scott Salt Lake City 1978 Margo Flynn Semi-finalist 1977 Michele Miner Provo 1976 Debbie Drecksel Salt Lake City, Voted Best Evening Gown by Richard Blackwell; Most Beautiful Eyes and Best Legs! 1975 Andrea Felt Logan 1974 Halene Petersen 1973 Julia Nebeker 1972 Peggy Moore Miss Congeniality 1971 Janey Montgomery 1970 Tamina Roark 1969 Anne Meuller 1968 Shelle Cannon 1967 Marilyn Christiansen 1966 Denice Blair Semi-finalist Miss World USA 1966, 6th runner up at Miss World 1966 1965 Janis Sadler Semi-finalist represented Utah in Miss World USA 1965, did not place 1964 Janet Joy Erikson 3rd runner-up 1963 Carla Ann Dinius 1962 Patricia Profaizer Semi-finalist 1961 Janet Marie Hawley Semi-finalist 1960 Linda Bement Winner Miss Universe 1960 1959 Melanie Canfield 1958 Sandra Puch Semi-finalist 1957 Charlotte Sheffield 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 Semi-finalist 1955 Myrna J. Rasmussen 1954 Laverna Laub 1953 Shauna Wood 4th runner-up 1952 Carol Jean Isbell 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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