Janine Johnson, Roy, was crowned the new Mrs. Utah United States in a ceremony in Sandy earlier this summer.
Twenty-three women competed for the honor and a prize package valued at $10,000.Kim Gunnell, American Fork, was named first attendant; Rachelle Joseph, Murray, second attendant; Billie Stark, Hooper, Weber County, third attendant; and Tracy Schlauch, Salt Lake City, fourth attendant.
Johnson is the mother of three children and the wife of Jay Johnson, a contractor. She has been assistant director and a counselor in the Birthright organization, which assists women with problem pregnancies, and hopes in her new role to inform young women of the consequences of premarital sex and teenage pregnancy.
She will compete for the national crown in a Las Vegas pageant.