Blair Griffith - Miss Colorado 2011

I met Blair at the Close to Home campaign launch Event where she was one of the speakers. Close to Home is a campaign to help increase understanding and move Coloradans to speak up and ultimately take actions that make a meaningful difference in addressing homelessness.

Blair, became homeless a month after she won the title of Miss Colorado USA back in 2011. Her father died when she was fourteen years old of prostate cancer. Her mother had a sudden heart attack, and major surgery led to the family's economic situation and bankruptcy Griffith's mother also lost her insurance when her insurer declared that the heart attack was the result of a pre-existing condition. That meant that she had to pay her medical expenses, including $800 a month for medications, on her own.

Now Blair is an advocate for homelessness issues and a motivational speaker. She is absolutely amazing and an inspiration. After the event, I had about 10 minutes to do a portrait, and she is so gorgeous I could not just choose one.