Kirsten Haglund, who was crowned Miss America Saturday night, revealed that she used to be anorexic. A beauty pageant contestant who suffered from an eating disorder — there's something you don't see every day.
Just three years ago, [she] was eating tiny portions of food and became so thin her concerned parents "dragged me to the doctor."
Haglund was diagnosed with anorexia, and the lack of nutrition caused her collar bones to stick out, her heart rate to drop and her relationships to suffer.
"I would feel fatigued walking up six stairs," the 19-year-old Haglund said Sunday, a day after being crowned Miss America 2008. "I was a completely different person. It's not a pretty sight."
She went on to say that she gave up on her original dream of becoming a professional ballerina to escape an environment that rewarded her for being slim. … So she moved on to beauty pageants. A logical choice.
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You can tell she was a ballerina. Look at that turnout. What? Yes, pageants, bad. But where else do you get to see such big hair. Besides, Texas. It just means your close to God.
commies? please?
Didnt we inform Whitney that we wanted them by 5?
Can we, as Hags, dock her pay?
Sidenote. I like that Miss America is muscley.
Oh, snap! They're up!
They are up! Good job Whitney!
Her hair isn't that big. I've seen bigger. I've had bigger. Don't make fun of her, she's the only bright spot we have going for us in Michigan! Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's hussy resigned today and…. the governor is giving her state of the state address tonight to remind us we're still all fucked, so GO MISS AMERICA! WOO WOO… or whatever. blah. Atleast she didn't have World Peace as her platform.
None of them had typical pagent hair this year… not that I watched it or anything.
ps… Miss Indiana got 1st runner up!
If only she were still anorexic chelsea could have a new hero.
LEAVE MISS AMERICA ALOOONE. Yes, I brought that tired old phrase back.
So she thought that she wouldn't have the same attention brought to her body in a beauty pagent? Unless she's going for "Miss Saudi Arabia" she should have known that bathing suit competition is what it's all about.
woa thunder thighs!
Thunder thighs? Man, I'm in trouble then. I think her legs look sexy as hell. I only wish I could look that good in a bikini.
I believe the thunder thighs comment was for….shit, that Destinys child-girl woman. Unless I am completly drunk on 2 beers?
OOPS, I just read marias comment. Silly me I made a thunder thighs comment on another thread.
I am somewhat wondering while chelsea isn't commenting.
She is 19?! I thought she was 32.
well queencrone she'll be back . they always do.
nothings worst than a reformed smokers, proana,
drinkers, they want everyone to follow suit.
they say they were wrong before but now they found the way.