"Pageants were like the Super Bowl in my household," Cooper told Business Insider after she won the Miss USA title in August. "This really all started from watching at home and being inspired by other women who have walked that same stage."
"Being able to be intrinsically motivated, to have personal courage, is one of the Army values," she said. "And to get onstage in front of millions of people, a nationally televised audience, and wear a swimsuit - that, in and of itself, is one way to display personal courage and believe in oneself."
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