“I had critics call me, ‘Miss Piggy USA’ and ‘The Worst Miss USA ever’ just because I wasn’t a size 2, I laugh at the situation now because I learned a big lesson. I will never look to others to find my happiness. You don’t have to want to be Miss USA or even be interested in pageants for that matter. You just have to have a will to better yourself and make things happen for you.”
Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005