There she is…Miss America. 

Tumblr meet Mallory. 

Mallory was Miss America 2013 and formerly Miss NYC 2012. And even before then she was Miss Alabama Outstanding Teen. 

I don’t “know” Mallory personally, but she grew up in the next town over from where I lived in Alabama. I used to do improv at her mom’s dance studio, I’m facebook friends with her aunt, and I used to supervise her cousin/bestie. I also have a obscure past with the Miss Alabama pageant system (for curious minds, I used to help prep contestants for Miss Auburn University and then help prep our reigning Miss Auburn University for the Miss Alabama pageant for the interview portion of competition. I got to ask them tough questions and then critique their responses. I even attended a Miss Alabama pageant).

ANYWAY. I casually kept up with Mallory when she was Miss NYC and then in the lead up to Miss America and her journey since. Mallory is very active on social media. One thing Mallory has been very open about is her struggles with her weight/body image. You also may have famously heard that Miss America 2014 (who also used to be plus size mind you) allegedly called Mallory “fat as fuck”

In the 6 months since she’s given up her crown she’s found herself lost and unhealthy. She just started a new blog about a 60 day cleanse (paleo, no alcohol, learning french, and doing some soul searching) she is doing. 

I encourage you to follow her blog: http://themalloryhagan.wordpress.com/

You can also find her on Instagram or twitter