`` I would come home from school , sit on the couch for hours , and snack all day long . Miss America struggled as a teenager to lose weight and exercise . She wanted to compete in beauty pageants , but felt her weight prevented her . Miss America lost a mile under 11 minutes and heads to Boyce pageant Five years later .
Miss America struggled as a teenager to lose weight and exercise . She wanted to compete in beauty pageants , but felt her weight prevented her . Miss America lost a mile under 11 minutes and heads to Boyce pageant Five years later .