▁fourth ▁runner - up . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Smith ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Miss ▁South ▁Carolina ▁USA , ▁gain ing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁represent ▁her ▁state ▁in ▁Miss ▁USA ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁official ▁representative ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Smith ▁participated ▁in ▁local ▁events ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Miss ▁USA ▁page ant , ▁broadcast ▁live ▁from ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁where ▁she ▁placed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁final ists . ▁ ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Race ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Smith ▁competed ▁in ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Race ▁ 1 7 ▁with ▁then - boy friend ▁Ch ad ▁W alth rip . ▁The ▁show ▁premier ed ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 . ▁Their ▁worst ▁pla cement ▁was ▁an ▁e ighth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁Leg ▁ 1 ▁and ▁their ▁best ▁was ▁a ▁first - place ▁finish ▁in ▁Leg ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁race , ▁W alt rip ▁surprised ▁Smith ▁when ▁he ▁proposed ▁her ▁to ▁marry ▁him ▁and ▁she ▁accepted . ▁In ▁Leg ▁ 9 , ▁they ▁finished ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁and ▁were ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Miss ▁South ▁Carolina ▁USA ▁website ▁- ▁Form er ▁title hold ers ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from