A change in the age of women missionaries for the LDS Church may be limiting the number of contestants in some area Miss Utah preliminary pageants.
“Pageantry is taking a hit with this one,” said Steffani Nielson, director of the Miss Davis County scholarship pageant.
“If a girl is interested in being in a pageant, this is the year to try out,” she said, noting fewer expected entries and better chances of success.
But some pageant directors aren’t sure the missionary age change is the only reason participation is down.
