JACOBI CHRISTENSEN MISS UINTAH BASIN

Hometown

Vernal

TALENT

Native American Jingle Dance

EDUCATION

Incoming freshman at Weber State University

Career Ambition

Become a chiropractor

Community Service Initiative

Kindness - Pass It On

I promote my CSI by going around to the elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Uintah Basin and putting on assemblies about showing kindness to others and giving them ideas of how to spread kindness to their peers and their community. One of my favorite things is randomly giving kindness cards (gift card attached) when I see others doing something kind for someone else.

WHAT DOES STYLE MEAN TO YOU?

Style to me means that you are always dressed for success. When you are representing the MAO brand you have so many women and younger girls looking up to you that you should hold yourself to a higher standard.

WHAT DOES SUCCESS MEAN TO YOU?

To me, success is the most important pillar of the MAO brand. I am a firm believer that if you wake up every morning and decide to better yourself for you, good things will start to happen. Its important to recognize that by being successful it starts with accomplishing little goals everyday. No one just wakes up successful one day you have to work for it.

Jordyn Bristol Miss Utah County

Hometown

Talent

Broadway Vocal - “They Just Keep Moving the Line”

Education

Graduate of Utah Valley University with a B.S. in Public Relations and Strategic Communications

Career Ambition

Pursue a career in the music industry, working in public relations and marketing

Community Service Initiative

Food Insecurity: Outnumber Hunger

Every day there are 1 in 10 Utahns who are unsure of where their next meal will come from, 104,840 of those individuals being children. Food insecurity is linked to decreased overall health, homelessness, and behavioral challenges among children. As Miss Utah County, I have had the opportunity to be certified in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) training and conducted six educational videos with Utah County’s Health Department serving immigrants, students, and low-income families.

WHAT DOES SCHOLARSHIP MEAN TO YOU?

My education has always been something my parents taught me to value. Being a student with ADD, having supportive parents helped me discover what I loved and wanted to pursue a career in which helped me transition from a degree in Theater and Performing Arts to a degree in Communication and Marketing. I heavily relied on my Miss America Scholarships to graduate Cum laude from Utah Valley University with a plan to be debt free.

WHAT DOES SISTERHOOD MEAN TO YOU?

My fellow titleholders are the women who will be part of my wedding. These women have lifted me up in all situations, empowered me when I feel like I have nothing else to give, and hyped me up in everything I do. I have had very unique opportunities to be involved in competitions since I was young and my competition friends, while most live in other states, have truly changed my life for the better.