 Hall first began displaying herself in "strangely glamorous and unflattering ways" while attending Ames High School in Iowa.During her senior year, she entered the homecoming parade, as part of a prom queen campaign, donning a sparkling pink Goodwill gown, neck brace, and a tiara (worn by her mother, who was crowned Miss Auburn, Nebraska in 1970).The next day, her effort made the front page of the local newspaper.