And Miss Utah USA 2022 is…

Elisabeth Bradley-Gandara was crowned Miss Utah USA 2022 during a final, held on May 28, 2022 at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Miss Utah County succeeds and was crowned by Miss Utah USA 2021 JessiKate Riley.

Elisabeth and her five brothers grew up in Mexico. She is the daughter of Donald Bradley, a former pastor in Mexico and Kenya, Stephanie Gandara Bradley. She attended kindergarten at Colegio Juárez in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico. Before moving to Utah, Elisabeth lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, in Arizona, USA and in California, USA.

Elizabeth is an opera singer. She also founded a candle company called PINK JACKET Candle Co., which is her first company in 2021.

Not newbie to the pageantry, Elisabeth was adjudged Miss World Arizona 2019 and represented Arizona at Miss World America 2019 to compete against 41 other candidates and placed in Top 10 and won the talent portion where she sang the opera aria “O Mio Babbino Caro“. In 2021, she represented Koreatown at Miss California USA 2021 but remained unplaced.

The 2022 Miss Utah USA’s court included –

1st runner-up – Madison Jonely (Topaz State)

2nd runner-up – Grace Dirig (Wasatch County)

3rd runner-up – McKayla Montgomery (Northern Utah)

4th runner-up – Allison Stillwell (Salt Lake City)