The 2015 Miss Utah Scholarship Competition features 51 of Utah’s most dynamic women from all corners of the state. Each candidate brings talent, intelligence, and poise to the Miss Utah stage. Over the four-night competition, these accomplished women will compete in the areas of talent, on-stage question, evening wear, and social impact initiative. Tens of thousands of scholarship dollars are awarded for excellence in academics, service, and artistic expression. After three nights of preliminaries, the judges will narrow down the group to a Top 12, who will compete for the job of a lifetime – Miss Utah 2015. The Miss Utah Competition is the official state preliminary to Miss America.
The Miss Utah 2015 competition is the official preliminary competition for the state of Utah for the Miss America 2016 competition. A new Miss Utah 2015 will have the opportunity to represent Utah at the Miss America 2016 competition. Krissia Beaty was selected as Miss Utah 2015.
The Top 5 finalists at Miss Utah 2015 were:
First Runner-up: Lizzy Palmatier
Second Runner-up: Maddi Millard
Third Runner-up: Hannah Harkness
Fourth Runner-up: Kassie Nielson
The Top 12 finalists at Miss Utah 2015 were:
Katina Burt
Shannon Oveson
Natalie Jaco
Lauren Wilson
Brynn Christensen
Madeline Larsen
Additional Awards for the Miss Utah 2015 pageant were:
People's Choice Madeline Larsen