The Miss Utah competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss America competition. Two Miss Utah titleholders have won the Miss America pageant.
Sarah Sun of Cedar City, Utah was crowned Miss Utah 2023 on June 10, 2023 at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Gallery of past titleholders
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Utah titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements
Miss Americas: Colleen Kay Hutchins (1952), Sharlene Wells (1985) 2nd runners-up: Muriel La Von Goodspeed (1938), Carolyn DeAnn Lasater (1962) 4th runners-up: Armelia Carol Ohmart (1946) Top 10: Janet Carolyn Secor (1959), Marian Faye Walker (1961), Frances Yvonne Vernon (1966), Jonelle Smith (1982), Jaclyn Hunt (2002), Katie Millar (2007), Sasha Sloan (2021) Top 15: Marilyn Robinson (1948), Christina Lowe (2011) Top 16: Jill Stevens (2008), Kara Arnold (2013)
Awards
Preliminary awards
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Sharlene Wells (1985), Elizabeth Anne Johnson (1992), Amy Davis (2005), Julia Bachison (2006), Danica Olsen (2012) Preliminary Talent: Muriel La Von Goodspeed (1938), Marilyn Robinson (1948), Colleen Kay Hutchins (1952), Marian Faye Walker (1961), Carolyn DeAnn Lasater (1962), Sophia Symko (1989), Amanda Moody (1996), JessiKate Riley (2018)
Non-finalist awards
Non-finalist Talent: Suzanne Storrs Poulton (1956), Francine Louise Felt (1958), Sally Peterson (1973), Brenda Richardson (1974), Lynn Lambert (1984), Sophia Symko (1989), Jacque Dawn Tingey (1990), Jennifer Nakken (1991), Jennifer Ward (1993), Amanda Moody (1996), Mary McDonough (1998), Michele Mobley (1999), Vanessa Ballam (2000), Jami Leilani Palmer (2001), Stacy Johnson (2004), Kayla Barclay (2009), JessiKate Riley (2018), Jesse Craig (2019), Lindsey Larsen (2023)
Other awards
Miss Congeniality: Sally Peterson (1973), Ciera Pekarcik (2014) America's Choice: Jill Stevens (2008) Bernie Wayne Talent Scholarship: Amanda Moody (1996) Charles & Teresa Brown Award: Krissia Beatty (2015) Equity and Justice Winner: Sasha Sloan (2022) Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative 1st runner-up: Sasha Sloan (2022) Miss Photogenic: Amy Davis (2005) Quality of Life Award Winners: Jaclyn Hunt (2002) Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Mary McDonough (1998) Quality of Life Award/Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Finalists: Dexonna Talbot (2020) Women in Business Finalist: Sasha Sloan (2022)