She became the second service member to compete in the Miss America pageant, and 22-year-old Sgt. Theresa Vail also became the first contestant in a major pageant to display a tattoo during competition.
Reina Almon is from Yakima and needs your vote to be a finalist in the Miss American competition and become 'America's Choice'.
Watch on ABC on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 9:00pm.
Earlier this morning we had the opportunity to meet a local gal who is making good when former west Valley High School graduate Reina Almon stopped by on her way to this year's Miss America Pageant.
Nobody would have ever guessed that a 16-year old Bree Boyce would one day become Miss South Carolina.
That’s because the 22-year old brunette from Florence, South Carolina, weighed 230 pounds during her teenage years. She was able to drop 110 pounds not by dieting, but instead embracing a lifestyle of moderate eating.