Nicol Elizabeth Powell is the current Miss Utah USA. She was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and began modeling at the age of 14, signing with an L.A. agency at 16. She is a singer/songwriter and was in a group with her sister (Miss Utah USA 2013, Marissa Powell) for many years. Nicol is a contender for the Miss USA 2015 Pageant.

She is a volleyball player- receiving a First Team All-State Award her senior year at Skyline High school and was the 4A MVP for the state of Utah in 2011. As a sports lover she hopes to someday become a sports reporter for a television network. Nicol plans on continuing her studies of American Sign Language at Utah Valley University.

Adoption is a topic that is heavy on Nicol’s heart. Both her father and her younger brother are adopted. Nicol acknowledges how much she has been blessed by adoption and wants to help promote awareness by making the Adoption is Beautiful Campaign a central part of her platform for the Miss USA 2015 Pageant. 

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