One of my Miss America judges called me a "God-clutcher" way back when because I spoke about my faith being an important part of my life during my interview.

At my age I can handle people writing junk about me on social media, but I sometimes air "mean tweets" on my show to highlight how destructive this meanness and bullying is to young people. I know how devastating it is for a young person to be the victim of such ugliness.

The first time I was asked whether women can "have it all" was at the Miss America pageant. I said no. I didn't mean that women shouldn't fully pursue their dreams, only that we need to be honest with ourselves.

I'm a person who likes to give 100 percent to everything I do. I want to be the best at my job and as a mother.

I believe giving back is one of the greatest life lessons we can teach our children; that the world isn't all about them, and that through our actions people will really discover what kind of a person we truly are.

I learned that I had to work triply hard every time I started a new job in a newsroom to prove my value and worth.

Social media has allowed people to ramp up their personal attacks on people in the public eye - because there is a sense they can do it anonymously.