I never had becoming Miss America on my radar screen. But when I was 17, I decided to quit the violin and my parents were devastated.

The discipline learned from putting in time and effort as a child is a skill and a talent you carry with you for the rest of your life in trying to achieve goals.

I've never understood why it's a negative to showcase a talented, smart woman who also happens to be attractive.

I'm the ultimate organizer! My major at Stanford was "Organizational Behavior" so I love to multi-task and stay extra busy.

We need to stand together with all of the victims [ of sexual harassment] and make sure they are not silenced.

Gratitude needs to come back in a big way and I hope to encourage people to get involved.

My messaging is not just to empower women, it's actually more directed at men because I think it's important for the men on college campuses to hear a women's perspective on how you shouldn't behave in the workplace.