She hoped to have that special glow for prom and later, thought a tan would help her win beauty pageants. But that perfect tan came at a very high price -- skin cancer.
"I was perfectly healthy," she said. "Tanning was my only downfall."
The 21-year-old is now on a mission to spread the word about the dangers of tanning, sunbathing and other practices that can lead to skin cancer.
Last night, she took her campaign to the American Cancer Society Relay for life at South River High School in her hometown of Edgewater, where...
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