Thanks to my upbringing, I always believed in myself and worked as hard as I could to get where I wanted to be. Nothing was ever handed to me.

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

I'm a big believer in always challenging yourself and learning new skills.

I might even pursue a career in politics. If I do, I will have had great practice dealing with the avalanche of daily criticism from working at Fox News and being a former Miss America. I'm ready for anything!

There's something about winning Miss America that brings out the snark.

The challenging part of parenting is to stick to your ideals and not give in.