Every single model wants to be in Sports Illustrated, and I feel extremely blessed to have that opportunity.

In pageants, you are evaluated from head to toe and its obviously all about looks, and as vain as that is, they can also bring you lots of opportunities to do amazing things.

I'm from Alabama and I have morals and I have class. That's my personality.

Many girls prepare their whole lives for this one moment. For me, I see Miss USA as an opportunity to reach new and greater heights in the future.

I just try to stick to clean foods, anything grilled like salmon, chicken, fish, brown rice, and veggies. I do have a really big sweet tooth, so I try to curb my cravings with fruit instead.

Ive never really been the type to dress up like the other girls do. Im more of a casual, relaxed kind of girl. More athletic.

Modeling and pageants help me overcome feeling insecure about the way that I look and my height.

I've done modeling since I was 18, but it didn't take off until I moved to Los Angeles. Modeling has always been something I've been really good at, and has been something that's helped pay bills.

Pageant makeup is so different from your day-to-day look. When you're on stage you really have to pack it on.

Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.

Why would you come to Italy to see Spanish steps? That's like going to China for Mexican food, isn't it?

Whatever you do in this lifetime, strive to make your parents happy and proud

So many people and institutions are against homosexuals that, as a homosexual, you can't waste your time by trying to convince them that you're a good person.

I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed.

Which one is the most important between trust, hope and love? Loyalty.

There are no boundaries or limits when it comes to love

Every time I toe the rubber, it's no different for me than it was in the World Series.

I’m a believer in luck and think the social conditions you’re born into provide the opportunity for you to prove your luck. And I suppose I’ve been lucky.

I'd like to run for president. Or Prime Minister. I think I could do a better job.