However, after playing in Europe for a season, she returned to her state of Maine and decided to enter the Miss Maine USA contest in the Fall of 2008 as a "new challenge", having no previous pageant experience.
However, after playing in Europe for a season, she decided that she was ready for something new and exciting for her life. That's when in the fall of 2008, she decided to enter the Miss Maine USA contest as a "new challenge", having no previous pageant experience.