No other contestant wore a dress with sleeves or a one-piece swimsuit. Even her own father lamented, "She is not what they are looking for."

But Anna Nelson was. This Mormon from Rock Springs, Wyo., was crowned Miss Wyoming over the summer in the Miss Wyoming USA Pageant.

From the very first day, Nelson stood out. When aspiring contestants had to show up in a pink dress at the "Legally Crowned" pageant, modeled after the movie "Legally Blonde," Nelson draped a white half-sweater over the top of her dress.

"I could not find a modest pink dress," she said.

Organizers originally thought she was self-conscious about showing bare skin, but Nelson explained it was because of her religion. They were understanding but said more appropriate alterations would have to be made.

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