When Rachel Slawson was crowned Miss Utah 2020 in January this year, she also became the state's first openly bisexual woman to compete and win the pageant.
What many people didn't know was that Rachel had participated in Miss Utah before and lost six times.
By winning the title and qualifying for Miss USA, the beauty queen also inspired several youngsters and taught an important lesson to the world -- to never give up on your dreams.
But that is not the only reason why she's having a steady stream of followers cheering for her on social media.
Here are just some reasons why Rachel Slawson is a youth icon already:
1. She fought bipolar disorder
'The last time I tried to end my life I was 19 years old, and it was the night I lost Miss Utah USA,' Rachel wrote in her post on Instagram after winning the crown.
'Why wasn’t I enough?' This is my 7th pageant, my 5th time competing at Miss Utah USA, and tonight I finally experienced hands down the biggest dream of my life, she continued.
'After a few trips to the psych ward, being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (the reason I had such an extreme reaction to losing a pageant) and finally coming to terms with who I am as a queer woman.
'And the only difference between tonight, and the night I left broken hearted wishing I wasn’t alive, is that I knew I was enough before I arrived.'
'I am so grateful for this crown. And I promise to do right by Utah and spend this year sharing my truth.
'But if I'm being honest with you, this crown is a new job, not an answer to the question I spent the last 9 years asking. 'Why am I even here?' I am why,' explained the young Miss Utah 2020.