. >> reporter: for bree boyce, becoming a beauty queen was beyond her wildest dreams. >> i was so unhappylooked, i continued to eat unhealthy, lack of physical activity. >> reporter: at 17 years old, boyce weighed 234 points. >> i would come home from school, sit on the couch for hours, watch tv and snack all day long. >> reporter: it was nagging pain in her knees that led her to go see her doctor. what he said led her to change her life. >> he said this weight has to come off. at that moment i knew he's right. it's up to me, and only me to change it. >> reporter: she didn't try a quick fix to losing weight. >> i completely threw out all the junk food. i joined the gym. i educated myself. i went to a nutritionist. i did all the right steps. >> reporter: three years later boyce transformed her body from pudgy duckling to beauty queen. in july she was crowned ms. south carolina. even winning an early round of the bathing suit competition. >> are you really excited? >> i'm a big fan. >> reporter: every beauty queen has a platform. hers, as you might guess, is eating healthy and fighting obes

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