 On giving up her crown Dascomb said that she had missed school and her friends and was looking forward to returning to college and being with people who "share [her] views".Her farewell speech, delivered off the cuff, spoke of her disillusionment with the pageant and said she learned that beauty contests were "all wrapped up in selling - sell me, sell a swimsuit".She stated that "I was not the best Miss USA but I was the most honest".