Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Utah Teen USA.
Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen
Formation2005
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersProvo
Location
MembershipMiss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Amy Rasmussen
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Utah in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant.

JayLynn Lindley of Salem was crowned Miss Utah's Teen on February 18, 2023 at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo, Utah. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024.

In January 2023, the official name of the pageant went from Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen to Miss Utah's Teen.

Placements

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

  • 1st runners-up: Lindsey Brinton (2008)
  • 4th runners-up: Jennifer Gulbrandsen (2006)
  • Top 10: Meredith Gaufin (2010), Tiare Keeno (2012)
  • Top 11: Charlee Sorensen (2022), Jocelyn Osmond (2023), JayLynn Lindley (2024)
  • Top 15: Marisa Nielsen (2011)

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Jessica Richards (2013)
  • Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Lindsey Brinton (2008), McKenna Lewis (2009)
  • Preliminary Talent: Jennifer Gulbrandsen (2006), Jessica Richards (2013), Charlee Sorensen (2022)

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Jessica Richards (2013)
  • Non-finalist Talent: Jessica Richards (2013), JessiKate Riley (2015)

Other awards

  • Academic Life: Meredith Gaufin (2010)
  • America's Choice: Jocelyn Osmond (2023)
  • Outstanding Instrumental Talent: Claire Inouye (2020)
  • Random Acts of Kindness Award: Claire Inouye (2020)
  • Teens in Action Award Winners: Tiare Keeno (2012)
  • Top Vocal Talent Award: Charlee Sorensen (2022)

Winners

  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as a runner-up
  •   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
Year Name Hometown Age Local title Talent Placement at MAO Teen Special scholarships at MAO Teen Notes
2023 JayLynn Lindley[1] Salem 17 Miss South Valley's Teen Dance Top 11
2022 Jocelyn Osmond[2] Alpine 15 Miss Alpine's Outstanding Teen Dance Top 11 America's Choice Granddaughter of Virl Osmond, great-niece of Donny and Marie Osmond
2020–21[a] Charlee Sorensen Aurora 17 Miss Panoramaland's Outstanding Teen Operatic Vocal Top 11 Preliminary Talent Award

Top Vocal Talent Award

Younger sister of Savvy Sorensen, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2015
2019 Claire Inouye[4] Orem 16 Miss Vineyard's Outstanding Teen Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6" by Franz Liszt Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award

Random Acts of Kindness Award 		1st runner-up at Distinguished Young Woman of Utah 2021

Later Top 7 at Miss Utah 2022

2018 Axuray Talbot[5] Spanish Fork 16 Miss Spanish Fork's Outstanding Teen Dance, "This is Me"
2017 Addelyn Brotherson[6][7] Wales 14 Miss Sanpete County's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance, “Keep Me"
2016 Madeline Pettit[8] Bountiful 16 Miss Davis County's Outstanding Teen Piano, "Etude Op. 72, No. 6" by Moritz Moszkowski
2015 Savvy Sorensen[9] Aurora 16 Miss Central Utah's Outstanding Teen Jazz Lyrical Dance, "I Got You" from Bring It On Older sister of Charlee Sorensen, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2020
2014 JessiKate Riley[10] Beaver 16 Miss Southern Utah's Outstanding Teen Violin Non-finalist Talent Award[11] Later Miss Utah 2017, Miss Utah USA 2021 & Top 16 at Miss USA 2021[12]
2013 Jessica Coomb[13] Draper 16 Miss Wasatch Front's Outstanding Teen Piano
2012 Jessica Richards[14] Sandy 16 Miss Draper's Outstanding Teen Piano Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award[15]

Non-finalist Talent Award[15]

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[14][15]

Preliminary Talent Award[14][15] 		Daughter of Miss Utah USA 1986, Stephanie Reber Richards[16]
2011 Tiare Keeno[17] Spanish Fork 15 Contemporary Dance, "Spirit of the Earth" Top 10[18] Teens in Action Award[18]
2010 Marisa Nielsen[19] Hyrum Vocal, "I Will Fly" from Little Women Top 15
2009 Meredith Gaufin[20] Provo Harp Top 10[21] Academic Life Award[21] Later Utah's Junior Miss 2010[22]
1st runner-up at America's Junior Miss 2010
2008 McKenna Lewis[23] Smithfield Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award[23]
2007 Lindsey Brinton[24] Salt Lake Valley 16 Piano 1st runner-up[25] Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Later America's Junior Miss 2008[26][27]
2006 Tasha Smedley[28] Syracuse Modern Lyrical Dance Later Miss Utah Teen USA 2009[29]
Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant[29]

NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys between 2016 and 2018 [30][31]
2005 Jennifer Gulbrandsen[32] Provo 17 Piano 4th runner-up[32] Preliminary Talent Award

Notes

  1. ^ State competition took place in 2020, as national pageant postponed to 2021 for the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

References

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  4. ^ "Miss Orem & Outstanding Teen Royalties". GovServ. March 3, 2019.
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  7. ^ Stevens, Robert (October 13, 2016). "Wales girl wins Utah Teen title". Sanpete Messenger.
  8. ^ "Davis County girl named Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen". Standard-Examiner. November 5, 2015.
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  10. ^ "BYU Senior JessiKate Riley crowned Miss Utah 2017". KSL.com. June 18, 2017. Riley was crowned Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen — the little sister program to the Miss America Organization — in 2014.
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  12. ^ "Winners of 2017 Miss Utah". KUTV.com. June 17, 2017.
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  15. ^ a b c d "2012 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  16. ^ Dicou, Natalie (November 10, 2011). "Miss Outstanding Teen chasing national dream". The Salt Lake Tribune. Stephanie Richards was named Miss Utah in 1986. She then finished in the top 15 at the Miss USA contest...
  17. ^ "Tiare Keeno crowned Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2011". Daily Herald. October 14, 2010.
  18. ^ a b "2011 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  19. ^ "Hyrum girl crowned Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen". Cache Valley Daily. October 8, 2009.
  20. ^ "Congratulations Meredith Gaufin Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen". Veronica Michaels. June 28, 2009.
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  25. ^ Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Super Bowl". Pageantry Magazine.
  26. ^ "Past National Winners". Distinguished Young Women.
  27. ^ "Utah's Lindsey Brinton wins AJM". AL.com. June 28, 2008.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ a b "Three LDS teens compete in pageant". Deseret News. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018.
  30. ^ Comer, Ryan (August 24, 2016). "Syracuse High alum makes Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad". Standard-Examiner.
  31. ^ "Cheerleaders: Tasha". Dallas Cowboys.
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