Amid all the usual talk about the dresses and ambiguous Hispanic-ness of the eventual winner, Nevada's Nia Sanchez, commenters immediately latched onto Miss Indiana, Mekayla Diehl, and her “normal” body. First off, the idea of a “normal” body is a
The beauty queen who set social media on fire for her “normal” body says she was “blown away” by the reaction to her more curvaceous figure and hopes it helps both young girls and boys. “I never imagined me competing in Miss USA would do this,” Miss
Miss Indiana USA Mekayla Diehl competes in the 2014 Miss USA Competition at The Baton Rouge River Center on June 8, 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images). She may not have won the
Weesner is the 31st winner of the Miss ISU Scholarship Program, which began in 1958. She received a $1,500 scholarship and the opportunity to compete to become Miss Indiana. The Miss Indiana winner will represent the state in the Miss America
BATON ROUGE, LA – JUNE 04: Miss Indiana USA Mekayla Diehl attends the 2014 Miss USA preliminary competition at The Baton Rouge River Center on June 4, 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)