She competed at Miss South Carolina 2002 as Miss Golden Corner and was both a Preliminary Swimsuit and Preliminary Talent winner . This was her third try at the Miss South Carolina title . She was a 23-year-old cum laude graduate of North Greenville College , who was working as spokesperson , at the time that she won the Miss South Carolina title . Her platform was Learning Disabilities , which she chose because she had a learning disability and was told that she would never graduate from high school or go to college . Her talent was Lyrical Ballet . She placed in the Top 15 at the Miss America 2003 pageant . McCorkle is the half-sister of Courtney Cisson , Miss South Carolina 's Outstanding Teen 2008
Miss America 2003
Miss America 2003
Kelly McCorkle