On Saturday, Miss Timpanogos Jordyn Bristol, of Lehi, was crowned Miss Utah 2025.
The honor came after nearly a week filled with various competitions and events held at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City for the Miss Utah Scholarship Competition.
Bristol, 26, competed against 46 other community service-oriented women, with two of the top finalists also representing cities in Utah Valley.
But Bristol’s road to winning the title of Miss Utah has been one of grit, determination and resilience.
She’s competed in the Miss Utah competition and within the Miss Utah Organization for the past four years.
Prior to winning Miss Timpanogos in 2024, Bristol served as Miss Utah County, Miss Zion and Miss Greater Salt Lake.
In 2022, she was selected as the fourth runner-up in the Miss Utah competition, then first runner-up the following year. While that may have left others discouraged, she vowed to keep aiming toward her goal.
“A big motto of mine this year was to ‘do it scared,’” Bristol said. “I think that there’s so much power in growing through uncertainty and so much power in growing through trials. You know, I’ve competed for Miss Utah four times, and so I really think going into this year with the mantra of ‘do it scared’ has really helped me to find that grit and to find that determination.”
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