A MISS Alabama beauty contest winner has lashed out at trolls who called her unhealthy. Plus-sized model Sara Milliken, 23, won the title over the Memorial Day weekend but she was branded an embarrassment online. She received a barrage of criticism from cruel trolls.
One hater claimed Milliken, who was competing for the third time in the event, was extremely unhealthy and an embarrassment to Alabama . But she has since clapped back at her critics. “'Even something that you type over a screen can have a lasting impression on people,” she told the CBS affiliate WKRG-TV.
“Even though I'm not at that point, it can lead people to do some very dark things to themselves.” Milliken said that some of the abuse that was hurled her way was disgusting. She admitted the hate got to her for around five minutes, but revealed she didn't want to dwell on what haters posted.
In a social media post, she urged people to spread kindness. Milliken said she's blessed to be living out her dream. She will now compete in the national finals that will take place in Orlando in November.
She revealed that winning the NAM Miss Alabama contest was a dream eight years in the making. In her Pageant Planet profile, Milliken revealed she wanted to be the first plus-sized NAM Miss Alabama. "I plan to shatter glass ceilings in pageantry to create a path for other women to chase their dreams - no matter their shape or size," she said.
Milliken admitted that when she was younger she competed just for the t.
