Miss Utah Teen USA
 | This article possibly contains original research. (February 2018) |
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Shanna Moakler (executive director) |
| Website | Official website |
Miss Utah Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss Teen 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.[1]
Utah is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed five times. The first placement came in 1995, when Loni Sorden placed 2nd runner-up to Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas. Utah was the fourth-to-last state (equal) to place at Miss Teen USA. Utah's second placement was in 2009, with Tasha Smedley making the top 15. The third placement was the following year, when Angelia Layton placed 3rd runner-up. In 2012, Keilara McCormick finished in the top 16, in 2017 Rachel Bell placed in the top 15, and in 2018 Madilen Kellogg placed top 10.
Four Utah teens have won the Miss Utah USA title and competed at Miss USA. The most recent of these is Marin Poole, Miss Utah Teen USA 2002 and Miss Utah USA 2005, who is also part of Red Curtain Productions. All three Miss Utah Teen USA winners who won the Miss Utah Teen USA titles went on to place at Miss USA like the Miss North Carolina USA titleholders.
Anjolie Karmen of Salt Lake City was crowned Miss Utah Teen USA 2023 on July 8, 2023 at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City. However, she relinquished the title and was replaced by her first runner-up Jocelyn Osmond of Alpine on August 4, 2023, and she will represent Utah for the title of Miss Teen USA 2023.
Results summary
[edit]Placements
[edit]- 2nd runners-up: Loni Sorden (1995)
- 3rd runners-up: Angelia Layton (2010)
- 4th runners-up: Ayzjiahna Wood (2021)
- Top 10: Madilen Kellogg (2018)
- Top 15: Tasha Smedley (2009), Rachel Bell (2017)
- Top 16: Keilara McCormick (2012)
- Top 20: Jocelyn Osmond (2023), Sofia Forrest-Turner (2024)
Utah holds a record of 9 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
[edit]- Best State Costume: Ayzjiahna Wood (2021)
Winners
[edit]- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sofia Forrest-Turner | Provo | 18 | Top 20 | ||
| 2023 | Jocelyn Osmond | Alpine | 16 | Top 20 |
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| Anjolie Karmen | Salt Lake City | 19 | Did not compete | Relinquished the title on August 2, 2023 due to residency issues. | ||
| 2022 | Maizy Abbott | Pleasant View | 19 | |||
| 2021 | Ayzjiahna Wood | Clearfield | 16 | 4th runner-up | Best State Costume | Later Miss Utah Teen Volunteer 2023 and Miss Teen Volunteer America 2023 |
| 2020 | Brooklyn Baton | Corinne | 17 | |||
| 2019 | Kaylyn Slevin | Salt Lake City | 18 | |||
| 2018 | Madilen Kellogg | Layton | 18 | Top 10 | ||
| 2017 | Rachel Bell | Sandy | 18 | Top 15 | Best Sense of Humor | Younger sister of Miss Utah USA 2012, Kendyl Bell |
| 2016 | AbbyJade Larson | Salt Lake City | 16 | |||
| 2015 | Brooke Skabelund | Logan | 17 | |||
| 2014 | Savannah Lancaster | Salt Lake City | 18 | |||
| 2013 | Chloe Crump | Highland | 17 | |||
| 2012 | Keilara McCormick | Lehi | 17 | Top 16 | ||
| 2011 | Maqael Knight | Salt Lake City | 17 | |||
| 2010 | Angelia Layton | Manti | 18 | 3rd runner-up | Contestant of Survivor: Philippines Later Miss Utah USA 2014 | |
| 2009 | Tasha Smedley[2] | Syracuse | 18 | Top 15[2] | Previously Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2006[3] Resigned from Utah Teen USA title for personal reasons on September 17, 2009 | |
| 2008 | Kate Feinstein | Centerville | 17 | Later Miss Utah USA 2010 | ||
| 2007 | Kelsey Brigel[4] | Draper | 17 | |||
| 2006 | Liz Leyda | Logan | 18 | |||
| 2005 | Julianne Burgener | Orem | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Honey Swift | Riverton | 18 | |||
| 2003 | Jessica Black | Farmington | 18 | |||
| 2002 | Marin Poole | Logan | 18 | Later Miss Utah USA 2005, top 15 at Miss USA 2005 | ||
| 2001 | Nicole Hansen | West Jordan | 18 | |||
| 2000 | Heather Crowther | American Fork | 18 | |||
| 1999 | Laurissa Solomon | Park City | 17 | |||
| 1998 | Trina Seymour | Santa Clara | 18 | |||
| 1997 | Amy Merrill | Layton | 17 | |||
| 1996 | Jodi Webb | Fruit Heights | 18 | |||
| 1995 | Loni Sorden | Virgin | 18 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1994 | Heather Henderson | Provo | 18 |
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| 1993 | Amy Carlson | Sandy | 17 | |||
| 1992 | Susan Kelly | Sandy | 16 | |||
| 1991 | Corinn Peterson | Logan | 16 | |||
| 1990 | Melissa Anderson | Salt Lake City | 16 | Later Miss Utah USA 1998, top 5 at Miss USA 1998 | ||
| 1989 | Tracy Kennick | Price | 17 | Later Miss Utah USA 1996, top 10 at Miss USA 1996 | ||
| 1988 | Kathleen Treadway | Salt Lake City | 18 | |||
| 1987 | Tiffany DeMille | Orem | 17 | |||
| 1986 | Michelle Montgomery | Salt Lake City | 17 | |||
| 1985 | Susan Nelson | Sandy | 18 | |||
| 1984 | Leslie Hunt | Fillmore | 15 | |||
| 1983 | Natalie DeGraw | Farmington | 16 | |||
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
[edit]- ^ "Smoak Productions is pleased to welcome @ShannaMoakler as the 2019 #MissUtahUSA & #MissUtahTeenUSA Executive Director! #MissUSA #MissTeenUSA". Miss Utah USA on Twitter. April 7, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Three LDS teens compete in pageant". Deseret News. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018.
- ^ Chandler, Cammi (July 12, 2006). "Miss Utah County Carly Tooke Placed at Miss Utah". Daily Herald.
A special performance was then given by Tasha Smedley, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen.
- ^ Young, Christine. "Miss Utah Teen USA reign has been rewarding". Intermountain Catholic News.
- ^ "2007 Mrs America". Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.