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Miss Utah USA 2015 is Nicol Powell, from Salt Lake City, and Miss Utah Teen USA 2015 is Brooke Skabelund of Logan! Nicol and Brooke both won the Photogenic awards on preliminary night (and Brooke was also Miss Photogenic in last year’s pageant).
Both have past experience, Nicol was 2nd runner-up last year and third runner-up in Miss Utah Teen USA 2015 and Brooke was a semi-finalist last year. If Nicol’s surname looks familiar, it should be! Her sister Marissa was Miss Utah USA 2013 and third runner-up at Miss USA 2013. Nicol will be one of two sisters of Miss USA runners-up to compete at Miss USA this year (the other is Miss Virginia USA Laura Puleo whose sister Ashley was 2RU at Miss USA 2004).
Nicol has continued the trend of recent Miss Utah USA winners having past experience in Miss or Teen USA state pageants; the last newbie to win was in 2008. On the flip side, Brooke is the first returning contestant to win since 2009!
In a rare occurrence, both 2014 first runners-up placed 1RU again: Teale Murdock in the Miss division and Dasha Semina in Teen.. I don’t think my heart has ever sunk so fast, because as much as I love Nicol, I was really puling for Teale to take it this year. Her record is now 1RU 15, 1RU 14, SF 13, 2RU 12, 4RU 11, 4RU 10, 4RU 09, NF TX TUSA 08. Hopefully 2016 is the charm!
Second runner-up to Miss Utah USA was 2014 semi-finalist Narine Ishhanov. Third runner-up went to 2013 and 2014 semi-finalist Andrea Jackson, and newcomer Alecsy Christensen placed fourth runner-up. I was really surprised that 2013 & 2014 runner-up Dani Braun did not make the top five (she finished in the top 10) as I had her in my final two.
In Teen, it was a battle between two standout competitors, Brooke and Dasha, both wearing the same gown, which made for a funny top two moment. Second runner-up was Nicole Smith of South Ogden, another 2014 semi-finalist. Both the third and fourth runners-up were newcomers: Shandlie Bodilyand Brittnee Thornockrespectively.
Full results:
Miss Utah USA 2015 - Nicol Powell(2RU 14, 3RU UT TUSA 12, SF UT TUSA 11)
1RU: Teale Murdock (1RU 14, SF 13, 2RU 12, 4RU 11, 4RU 10, 4RU 09, NF TX TUSA 08)
2RU: Narine Ishhanov (SF 14, NF 13)
3RU: Andrea Jackson (SF 14, SF 13, SF UT TUSA 12)
4RU: Alecsy Christensen
Top 10:
Andrea Barrett
Dani Braun (4RU 14, 3RU 13, 2RU UT USA 11)
Paris Fisher (SF 14, SF 13)
Kimberly Smith
Kiara Smith (SF 14)
Top 20:
Hannah Cross
Gentry Everill (NF 14, NF 13, NF 12)
Cassie Flanders (NF 13)
Jordan Halling (SF UT TUSA 12)
Tricia Haywood
Madison Hunter
Victoria Lynn (2RU UT TUSA 14, 1RU 13, SF 12)
Marikh Mathias
Alexis Riddle
Xela Sanborn
Mickenzie Willis
Congeniality: Gentry Everill
Photogenic:Nicol Powell
Nicol Powell, Teale Murdock, Narine Ishhanov, Andrea Jackson, Alecsy Christensen
Miss Utah Teen USA 2015 - Brooke Skabelund (SF 14)
1RU: Dasha Semina (1RU 14)
2RU: Nicole Smith (SF 14)
3RU: Shandlie Bodily
4RU: Brittnee Thornock
Top 13:
Desiree Anderson (SF 14, SF 13)
McKennah Bybee
Maddie DeLoach
Ciearra Everill
Madilen Kellogg
Diana Pogosyan
Raquel Erika Reese
Gabrielle Rojas
Congeniality: Desiree Anderson
Photogenic: Brooke Skabelund
Brooke Skabelund, Dasha Semina, Nicole Smith, Shandlie Bodily, Brittnee Thornock
Update! Congratulations to Nicol Powell, the new Miss Utah USA 2015 and Brooke Skabelun, Miss Utah Teen USA 2015! Click their names to view their profiles, and there’s more coverage on my Facebook page. Full results post is here.
Miss Utah USA and Teen USA 2015 kicks off at 4.30pm on Sunday as Utah farewells Angelia LaytonandSavannah Lancaster and prepares to crown their 2015 titleholders. In true Utah fashion there are many returning contestants in the Miss division! It has been seven years since a contestant with no Miss or Teen USA state pageant experience has won Utah, and that winner, 2008’s Julia Bachison, was a former Miss Utah!
2014 first runner-up Teale Murdock will be competing for the seventh year. She has made top five in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, was a semi-finalist in 2012, and a non-finalist at Miss Texas Teen USA 2008. Also returning is last year’s second runner-up Nicol Powell, sister of Miss Utah USA 2013 Marissa Powell and a runner-up at Miss Utah Teen USA 2012 also, and Dani Braun, fourth runner-up last year, third runner-up in 2013 and a Teen runner-up in 2011. Victoria Lynn, second runner-up at Miss Utah USA 2014, and first runner-up in 2013, is competing in Miss for the first time. Semi-finalists who are back are Paris Fisher (2013 & 2014), Narine Ishhanov(2014),Andrea Jackson (2013 & 2014) and Kiara Smith. Gentry Everill won her third consecutive Miss Congeniality award on prelim night and Nicol Powell won Photogenic.
2014 Miss top five (2015 contestants in bold) - Dani Braun(4RU), Angelia Layton, Melina Clawson (3RU), Nicol Powell(2RU),Teale Murdock (1RU)
In the Teen division the only runner-up who is competing is last year’s first runner-up Dasha Semina. There are three semi-finalists returning: Desiree Anderson (2013 & 2014), Brooke Skabelund (2014) and Nicole Smith (2014). Miss contestant Gentry Everill’s sister Ciearra is competing with her this year.
I’m sad not to see 2014 runners-up Jenna Beatonand Sierra Kener back, I’m hoping they’ve just aged out of Teen and will be back for Miss in a year or two :)
2014 Teen top five (2015 contestants in bold) - Jenna Beeton (3RU), Savannah Lancaster, Sierra Kener (4RU), Dasha Semina(1RU),Victoria Lynn (2RU) (competing in Miss)
MISS CONTESTANTS (42)
Andrea Barrett
Dani Braun (4RU 14, 3RU 13, 2RU UT USA 11)
Courtney Burns
Alexis Chew
Alecsy Christensen
Rylee Coggins
Hannah Cross
Brandy Delatorre (SF UT USA 14)
Mercedes Dritlein
Gentry Everill (NF 14, NF 13, NF 12)
AubriAnn Finch
Summer Finkelstein (NF 14)
Paris Fisher (SF 14, SF 13)
Cassie Flanders (NF 13)
Karena Foust
Samantha Furden
Brianna Giles
Jordan Halling (SF UT TUSA 12)
Tricia Haywood
Zoe Herzig
Lexie Hick (NF 14)
Karrie Hunt (NF 14)
Madison Hunter
Narine Ishhanov (SF 14, NF 13)
Andrea Jackson (SF 14, SF 13, SF UT TUSA 12)
Amelia Johnson
Kori Laurel
Angelina Lujan
Victoria Lynn (2RU UT TUSA 14, 1RU 13, SF 12)
Marikh Mathias
Teale Murdock (1RU 14, SF 13, 2RU 12, 4RU 11, 4RU 10, 4RU 09, NF TX TUSA 08)
Hillarie Murray
Nicol Powell (2RU 14, 3RU UT TUSA 12, SF UT TUSA 11)
Angela Price
Alexis Riddle
Nichole Romney
Xela Sanborn
Crystal Siegel
Rachel Slawson (NF 14)
Kimberly Smith
Kiara Smith (SF 14)
Mickenzie Willis
TEEN CONTESTANTS (23)
Desiree Anderson (SF 14, SF 13)
Shandlie Bodily
Z. Karina Brothers
Jada Brunson
McKennah Bybee
Maddie DeLoach
Ciearra Everill
Alondra Guzman
Talia Hanks
Madilen Kellogg
Mylee Macdonald
Azilee Meadows
Kayler Poglajen
Diana Pogosyan
Samantha Poole
Raquel Reese
Gabrielle Rojas
Dasha Semina (1RU 14)
Brooke Skabelund (SF 14)
Nicole Smith (SF 14)
Courtney Thompson
Brittnee Thornock
Skye Timmins
