June 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She said unexpected and surprising changes happened to her body during the pregnancy that prompted her to write a parenting book, Full of Life. She is the Muscular Dystrophy Association's National ALS Ambassador. In September 2016, O'Dell filed for legal separation from Zubchevich and in November 2017, they filed for divorce. In May 2013, O'Dell received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Clemson University. At the ceremony, she spoke to the graduates, encouraging them to never give up in pursuing their dreams: "I decided that I would rather fail doing something I enjoyed than be successful doing something that would just be a grind [....] my wish for all of you is that you will do the same. Be who you are because you'll always be right." References External links Nancy O'Dell at Access Hollywood Nancy O'Dell at Miss South Carolina 1966 births Living people American infotainers American television news anchors American women television journalists Clemson University alumni Journalists from South Carolina Miss America 1988 delegates Miss America Preliminary Swimsuit winners People from Sumter, South Carolina People from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Beauty pageant hosts South Carolina television anchors 21st-century American women