KIRSTEN HAGLUND

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on September 28, 2016. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Former Miss America Explains Why Trump's Fat-Shaming Is So Hurtful
By Sam Levine
"This is about more than the next election; it’s about the world I want the daughter I’ll have someday to grow up in."
WELLNESS
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Get in the Know
By Kirsten Haglund, Contributor
Political Commentator, Miss America 2008, Community Relations ...
Eating disorders happen behind closed doors. Signs are frequently overlooked (particularly among minorities), even by medical professionals... until the damage is undeniable.
NEW YORK
Why I Walk? Speak Up and Speak Out: Finding My Voice in Recovery
By Kirsten Haglund, Contributor
Political Commentator, Miss America 2008, Community Relations ...
I walk because the average age a girl begins to diet today 8-years-old and 42 percent of first through third grade girls want to be thinner. I walk because 30 million people in the United States, men and women, will struggle with an eating disorder in their lifetime.
STYLE & BEAUTY
Miss America 2008: I Think 2014 Winner Nina Davuluri Anticipated The Backlash (VIDEO)
A look at Nina's big win: Added Haglund, "I knew from the moment I met this young woman and I saw her compete that she was
WOMEN
Miss America's Eating Disorder
Kirsten Haglund was thrust into the spotlight when she won the 2008 Miss America crown in front of more than 19 million viewers
COLLEGE
Eating Disorders: Colleges Highlight Quiet Problem
By Leah Finnegan
Eating disorders are the silent scourge of college campuses. They affect men and women. They cause people to overeat, undereat
WELLNESS
Attend National Eating Disorder Week Events
By Dr. Susan Albers, Contributor
Psychologist and New York Times Bestselling Author
This is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Eating Disorders Organization. There are a number of events taking place all across the country in honor of this week.