blair griffith this year's miss colorado she just returned from the miss usa pageant i asked her if anything had changed since i last spoke to her when she was struggling to make ends meet and homeless here's what she had to say you know a lot of good. for my mom and i specially think. you last time the most important. things that have occurred for our new job when i was working. miss usa pageant and another important thing that have been we got my mom medical coverage which is really actually considering my mom constantly thinking in the hospital. that's definitely a good thing but i'm wondering you know what i think what you know what if that was just thinking about your position i mean you're educated you're smart but obviously beautiful what about you know other people who may not have be as good looking or as well educated as you are and they're struggling to make it to and you are without a home yet and you can't remember the interesting thing i find about my thoughts you're interested in people want to listen to you need because i do have the title i have. when i say this is what we'r

and where i'm sure it's not very comforting to know but you're certainly not alone out there blair griffith miss colorado twenty eleven just back from the c.s.a. . and coming up new in just about thirty minutes we all know money matters because for talks and it has definitely been tense on capitol hill this week as congress has been trying to find a compromise to the debt ceiling crisis and just moments ago tensions came to a head as members of congress walked out of the bipartisan discussion so what does this mean for the u.s. debt i'll have more on this implosion only when thirty minutes well can't get enough of our t.v. well meet the newest member of the family it's called r.t.d. or our documentary. but. the twenty four hour english language channel was launched earlier today with a little help from president dmitry medvedev from the farthest reaches of the arctic to a close look at russian history r.t. documentary hopes to give viewers an in-depth look at the world's largest country and even russian language lessons only pursued to keep questioning more r.t.d. can be viewed via satellit

. >> reporter: blair griffith is one of those books you just can't judge by the cover. >> the new miss colorado -- >> reporter: in october, she seemed to have it all. brains, beauty. and a crown. but what few people knew that night is the pain behind that smile. >> it was a hard reality to face. like, i don't really have anywhere to go. >> reporter: a month after the pageant, blair found themselves homeless. evicted from their colorado town house. blair had lost her job. and her mother had lost her health insurance after suffering a heart attack. the medical bills took their toll. >> you can't get -- >> reporter: but blair never gave up. >> the most important part of my story is that i am currently homeless. >> reporter: she continued to work as miss colorado, living with friends while acting as a voice for all those who are one paycheck away from being just like her. >> oh. >> reporter: and she's refused to let homelessness hold her back. come this sunday night she'll be on this stage, hoping for yet another crown. this time, miss usa. pretty remarkable in and of itself. but even more