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Miss America opens up about anorexia

Published 1:08 PM EDT, Thu March 15, 2012
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Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund reacts as she is named Miss America 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 26.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund reacts as she is named Miss America 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 26.
Haglund, at the time 19 years old, is crowned Miss America 2008.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund, at the time 19 years old, is crowned Miss America 2008.
A young Kirsten strikes a ballet pose. She once dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
A young Kirsten strikes a ballet pose. She once dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina.
Haglund dances in a production of "The Nutcracker."
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund dances in a production of "The Nutcracker."
Haglund takes time to pose with some young girls at a fair in Michigan as Miss Oakland County in 2007.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund takes time to pose with some young girls at a fair in Michigan as Miss Oakland County in 2007.
Haglund speaks at the National Press Club in Washington in 2008.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund speaks at the National Press Club in Washington in 2008.
Haglund waves to the crowd at the 2009 Miss America Pageant where she turned the crown over to Miss Indiana Katie R. Stam.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund waves to the crowd at the 2009 Miss America Pageant where she turned the crown over to Miss Indiana Katie R. Stam.
Haglund visits children in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2010 with a volunteer organization called One Hundred Days.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund visits children in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2010 with a volunteer organization called One Hundred Days.
Haglund speaks about her battle with anorexia at a National Girl Scouts Meeting in Miami, Florida,  on October 15, 2011.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund speaks about her battle with anorexia at a National Girl Scouts Meeting in Miami, Florida, on October 15, 2011.
Haglund walks to raise money for the awareness and treatment of eating disorders. The Freedom Walk was held by the Kirsten Haglund Foundation in Michigan in 2011.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund —
Haglund walks to raise money for the awareness and treatment of eating disorders. The Freedom Walk was held by the Kirsten Haglund Foundation in Michigan in 2011.

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