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 23 placements as of 2024. 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 Alayzia Christopher of Park City, was crowned Miss Utah USA 2026 on June 7, 2026, at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Jeanné Wagner Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. She represented Utah at Miss USA 2026, finishing as 4th runner-up.

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary

Placements Miss USA: Linda Bement (1960), Noelia Voigt (2023) 1st runner-up: Charlotte Sheffield (1957) 2nd runner-up: Susan Gasser (1982) 3rd runners-up: Janet Joy Erikson (1964), Laura Chukanov (2009), Marissa Powell (2013) 4th runners-up: Shauna Wood (1953), Alayzia Christopher (2026) Top 5/6: Temple Taggart (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

Year Name Hometown Age Local title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2026 Alayzia Christopher Park City 22 Miss Park City 4th runner-up 2025 Elle Hinojosa Salt Lake City 24 Miss Central Utah 2024 Alyssa Chandler American Fork 21 Miss Timpanogos 2023 Mariluz Cook Salt Lake City 25 Miss Salt Lake colspan=3 Noelia Voigt Park City 23 Miss Park City Miss USA 2023Top 20 in Miss Universe 2023 2022 Madison Jonely Salt Lake City 25 Miss Topaz State colspan=3 Elisabeth Bradley 27 Miss Utah County colspan=1 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 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 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) 20042004Kyla Faye DickersonMidvale23 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 Marie 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 Lorraine 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 Maria 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 21 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. 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

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