Miss Colorado Blair Griffith Homeless, Soon To Be Jobless (VIDEO)

It's been a pretty dismal fairy tale for the reigning Miss Colorado USA Blair Griffith.

The 23-year-old and her mother were evicted from their home last November -- a month after winning the pageant -- and have been homeless since, Colorado's 9News reports. They're staying with a family friend after a series of setbacks, including her mother's heart attack and major surgery that caused financial troubles.

What's more, Griffith, a magna cum laude graduate of the Art Institute of Colorado, will be out of a job next month. She works at Saks Fifth Avenue, and her store is closing. Still, she keeps herself collected.

"I hope people will see this and realize, 'Wow, she is a real person,' or 'Hey, I didn't think there was someone out there going through something similar to me," said Griffith.

It was her father who encouraged Griffith to take a shot at beauty pageants when she was younger. His early death from pancreatic cancer encouraged her to enter the Miss Colorado Teen USA. After much persistence, she paved the road for her future success by winning on her fourth try.

Griffith plans to compete in the Miss USA competition in June.

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Comments

[detroitblkmale30]

08:21 AM on 04/11/2011

ok, say she isnt HOMELESS, like Pursuit of Happyness homeless in a shelter. I wonder if homelessness will be her "issue" in the pageant.

Great personality and life outlook. I wish her the best.

[Colorado Native]

09:50 PM on 03/07/2011

Good luck to Blair as she represents Colorado. I read this article about another woman who was Miss Colorado long ago. It should have been titled Before There Was Blair!
http://jene-misscoloradousa.blogspot.com/

[XFilesTheTruthIsOutThere]

01:00 PM on 03/05/2011

Blair Griffith's Fan Page on Facebook:

http://www­.facebook.­com/?ref=h­ome#!/pages/B­lair-Griff­ith-Fan-Pa­ge/1055180­16195276

[freegeg]

02:16 PM on 02/28/2011

if you want to get paid for being beautiful you are going to have to take off your clothes.

[feyangel]

11:22 AM on 02/28/2011

You go Girl! I wish you lots of luck and good things. I think it is important for people to see and realize that this stuff isn't just happening to slackers and addicts-- etc.-- all the stuff folks with a home and job say about the folks being hit by what is going on in the business/economic world.

[XFilesTheTruthIsOutThere]

12:57 PM on 03/05/2011

If you're interested in visiting Blair's Fan Page on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Blair-Griffith-Fan-Page/105518016195276

[Isabel Churchill]

04:38 PM on 02/27/2011

She should have moved to NYC and become a model.

[RockyMissouri]

04:44 PM on 02/26/2011

Bless her...another sad and very human story...

[XFilesTheTruthIsOutThere]

05:54 PM on 02/25/2011

If you want to send some love and support, there's a fan page on Facebook for Ms. Griffith.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blair-Griffith-Fan-Page/105518016195276#!/pages/Blair-Griffith-Fan-Page/105518016195276

[Raquel Casillas]

05:07 PM on 02/25/2011

If you get sick in this country, watch out! Where can we send her a donation or a letter of support? Or better yet, perhaps someone like Mr. Trump, will step up and help Ms Griffith and her family. I am grateful that she is getting the word out about homelessness and hunger. The growing problem is just too sanitized in this country and a lot of people just don't think or help do anything about it. Ms. Griffith is a real beauty, inside and out.

[ChoppyBob]

08:25 AM on 02/25/2011

What a beautiful spirit she has! She is going to have a bright future.

[Sonyx575]

04:50 PM on 02/24/2011

All these hardships is what creates a dynamic person, which Ms. Blair Griffith is. People love the underdog! Hopefully she'll nab Miss America and then Miss Universe.

In the meantime, I'm surprised that Ford or Wilhelmina or some other big modeling agency hasn't signed her. I'm sure they will after this story gets out.

[CaptRuby]

03:59 PM on 02/24/2011

As usual, folks aligned with right came out heavily against "HC for all" concept. That is despite the fact that we have over 50 million w/o it, and millions loose the life savings, go bankrupt, or simply loose their life.

So, I am just wondering, as this number is growing, steeply and steadily, at what point we will start demanding for Medicare for all, when we hit 100Million or 150 Mil.

Because, you know, if this country has 150Mil people w/o HC hurting, and they are voters, GOP can't keep demonizing HC for all as "socialism", just like Medicare of seniors.

So, in my view, just a matter of time, may be another 5-10 years or so, before we hit the tipping point.

[Absolute]

03:18 PM on 02/24/2011

More Americans who are homeless due to serious illness. My heart goes out to this exemplary young woman and to her mother too.

[booboo111]

03:09 PM on 02/24/2011

I'd consider taking her in but is the mother part of the package?

[Harold Kramer]

02:06 PM on 02/24/2011

I would like to help out by sending some $$$. Blair, please contact a bank where folks can send a check. Let us know how we can contact the bank. God Bless. Harold