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

I believe every child is born with a gift from God - big or small - and that we should all make the most of our talents.

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

My hope is that when people read my story, it will inspire them to reach for their goals and not give up. The real story is this: if I can do it, you can too.

I felt like it was a sense of duty for me to give these women a voice.

In the Miss America system talent is worth 50 percent of a contestant's points so my mom encouraged me to give it a try. And once I decided to do it, like anything else, I gave it 110 percent.

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.