Her first runner up was Jessica Dawn Black, who later won the Miss Utah Teen USA 2003 title.
Poole represented Utah in the Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant held in South Padre Island, Texas in August 2002 but did not place.
In late 2004, Poole won the Miss Utah USA 2005 title, becoming the 3rd former teen titleholder to win this crown.
[2] She competed in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005, and placed in the top fifteen.
Poole placed in the top ten in the Miss Utah state pageant, and won a talent preliminary award.