Catherine

But I'm obsessed with all of them. The sisters, they secretly like the show. They secretly had fun filming. Oh, sure. So they secretly like it, but... Yeah. They don't want to do all the fun things that we do. They just don't want to. We invite them. We invite them to everything.

No. No. They didn't want to learn. I really tried to get Sophia to do the teen pageant. I was like, this would be wonderful. She can try for Miss Connecticut. You can be for Miss Connecticut teen. I'll train you both. And she said no. No.

No. No. They didn't want to learn. I really tried to get Sophia to do the teen pageant. I was like, this would be wonderful. She can try for Miss Connecticut. You can be for Miss Connecticut teen. I'll train you both. And she said no. No.

No. No. They didn't want to learn. I really tried to get Sophia to do the teen pageant. I was like, this would be wonderful. She can try for Miss Connecticut. You can be for Miss Connecticut teen. I'll train you both. And she said no. No.

Is that right? Okay.

Is that right? Okay.

Is that right? Okay.

So I was a dancer growing up, and I just thought that pageants would be a good stepping stone from dance. Okay. I was in the Miss America system because dance was 50% of the score at that time. The two different pageant systems. I didn't know that. Miss USA, Miss America. that goes to Miss Universe, and Miss America. So Miss America is the talent. That's the difference between the two.

So I was a dancer growing up, and I just thought that pageants would be a good stepping stone from dance. Okay. I was in the Miss America system because dance was 50% of the score at that time. The two different pageant systems. I didn't know that. Miss USA, Miss America. that goes to Miss Universe, and Miss America. So Miss America is the talent. That's the difference between the two.

So I was a dancer growing up, and I just thought that pageants would be a good stepping stone from dance. Okay. I was in the Miss America system because dance was 50% of the score at that time. The two different pageant systems. I didn't know that. Miss USA, Miss America. that goes to Miss Universe, and Miss America. So Miss America is the talent. That's the difference between the two.

So I was always in the Miss America system, and I just couldn't win.

So I was always in the Miss America system, and I just couldn't win.

So I was always in the Miss America system, and I just couldn't win.

Yeah, I mean, I got tired of being first runner-up, second runner-up. So then I was like, okay, it's pretty clear maybe they don't want me. Hey, that's kind of familiar what happened. Anyway, maybe they don't want me. So I went to the Miss USA system. Okay. And the first year I was first runner-up. The second year I was second runner-up. And then the third year I won. And I don't know.

Yeah, I mean, I got tired of being first runner-up, second runner-up. So then I was like, okay, it's pretty clear maybe they don't want me. Hey, that's kind of familiar what happened. Anyway, maybe they don't want me. So I went to the Miss USA system. Okay. And the first year I was first runner-up. The second year I was second runner-up. And then the third year I won. And I don't know.

Yeah, I mean, I got tired of being first runner-up, second runner-up. So then I was like, okay, it's pretty clear maybe they don't want me. Hey, that's kind of familiar what happened. Anyway, maybe they don't want me. So I went to the Miss USA system. Okay. And the first year I was first runner-up. The second year I was second runner-up. And then the third year I won. And I don't know.

I just thought the world was here. The world was right at my doorstep. Right. After trying so hard and dancing since I was a little girl. And then six weeks after I won Miss Connecticut preparing for Miss USA, my mother died suddenly. So which you'll see on the show. I never really told anybody. I mean, what you saw on the show was very authentic.

I just thought the world was here. The world was right at my doorstep. Right. After trying so hard and dancing since I was a little girl. And then six weeks after I won Miss Connecticut preparing for Miss USA, my mother died suddenly. So which you'll see on the show. I never really told anybody. I mean, what you saw on the show was very authentic.

I just thought the world was here. The world was right at my doorstep. Right. After trying so hard and dancing since I was a little girl. And then six weeks after I won Miss Connecticut preparing for Miss USA, my mother died suddenly. So which you'll see on the show. I never really told anybody. I mean, what you saw on the show was very authentic.

It was the first time that I really opened up and told what really happened. I don't know if I was just like embarrassed. So when I went to Miss USA, I was certainly not in my right headspace. I found my mother dead. And it was really a tragic time for me. And I just, you know, had a hard time coping through that. such loss. Was she a huge support for you in your pageants?