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Miss Utah USA 2006 is Soben Huon, 22 years old, from Provo. She is the daughter of Matthew and Sambath Huon. Soben graduated with High Honors from Millikan High School ranking in the top fifteen percent in her class. Currently a senior at Brigham Young University, she is majoring in Political Science with an emphasis on International Relations. Her goal is to attend Stanford Law and study International Law.

As a Cambodian Classical Ballet Principle Dancer, Soben has received several awards. She also plays the violin and is a self-taught piano player. She is Cambodian and speaks fluent Khmer, the official language of Cambodia. She is also learning Spanish and French.

Soben has accumulated over 1500 hours of community service in 2004-2006. Some of her charities and associations include the United Way, Red Cross, MAC AIDS Fundraiser, and Sub-for-Santa. She will spend a month in Cambodia and Thailand speaking against and raising awareness for Human Trafficking.

Soben will spend her year as Miss Utah USA advocating the importance of higher education in the twenty-first century. She will also continue to render service in the state of Utah and prepare to compete in Miss USA 2006 in April.