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Griffith reached national and international headlines when she revealed she and her mother were homeless and that Griffith was out of a job after winning the title in November 2010.
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According to Griffith, her mother Bonita"s sudden heart attack, and major surgery led to the family"s economic situation and bankcruptcy. 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.
Her father died when she was fourteen years old of prostate cancer.
In early April fashion designer Mac Duggal revealed he had agreed to design all the gowns that Griffith will need to be in the pageant free of charge. In 2013, she represented United States of America at the first edition of Mission Grand International 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand where she placed in the Top 20.
