"“Being a beauty queen is putting your best foot forward. It’s my job to be the best I can be.”"

"“And I like it because it pushes me and it gives me that pressure to be at your peak all the time — to be beautiful p…"

"“It’s not what people think it is. It’s a lot of hard work because it’s not a common job. It’s not the normal path to…"

"“It’s fulfilling because it pushes me, but at the same time, it’s a job. I’m my own person at the end of the day. I g…"

""It takes a lot of emotional and mental strength — but I like it. It’s fun, it’s work, and I wouldn’t do anything els…"

"I wanted to talk about depression and suicide, and how mental illness is affecting the youth, and how suicide rates a…"

"“I wanted to take on mental health because it was something I went through. I know what it’s like to be depressed.”"

"“I was lucky to have a strong support group.""

"I kept my surroundings clean."

"It’s possible to heal depression naturally, but it’s important to seek your doctor’s advice first."