She won a $50-thousand scholarship grant and a year of title as the newly hailed queen. And according to her, she would like to give her support in mentoring the United States children from incarcerated parents. The competition give a great way for her and to other contestants to be heard not just from their outside complexion but also by their innermost thoughts.
For more, here's the answer of Laura from her interview question which probably earned the attention of the judges and put a higher mark on her:
"Miss America represents everyone, so I think the message to political candidates is that they represent everyone as well. And so in these economic times, we need to be looking forward to what America needs, and I think the pageant needs to represent all."Her point is to promote something for her fellow citizens and to give emphasize everything for the entire people rather than for the goodness of one. She was pointing out this issue to the ongoing political leaders to make a twists to probably solve the economic crisis.