At the Miss USA pageant, Miss Utah seemed a little lost for words. A recent report shows that in 40 percent of families with children, women are the primary breadwinners, but earn less than men. When asked what this statistic says about society, Miss Utah wasn't sure how to express her thoughts.

21-year-old Miss Utah Marissa Powell, dressed in a sparkly, skin-tight white dress, stared at the pageant's judge, the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes, before answering:

"I think we can relate this back to education, and how we are continuing to strive to," she said, followed by a long pause, before adding, "figure out how to create jobs right now. That is the biggest problem. And I think, especially the men are, um, seen as the leaders of this, and so we need to try to figure out how to create education better so we can solve this problem. Thank you."

The "create education better" line went viral and made many compare her to Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen USA in 2007, ABC News reports. Upton was asked why a fifth of Americans could not located the United States on a world map. After rambling for a bit, Upton explained that "some people out there in our nation don't have maps."

Miss Utah's nonsensical answer didn't cost her too much though. Despite not winning the crown, Powell finished third in the contest. Erin Brady, Miss Connecticut, took home the crown.

Powell is from Salt Lake City and is a singer, model and actress, according to her profile on the Miss USA website. She is the ambassador for "Healing Hands for Haiti," which aims to bring rehabilitation medicine to the country. Powell attended Westminster College and Brigham Young University.  Her parents adopted her younger brother, and she is a strong advocate for adoption. 

Watch the confusion here: