Career
This was her first attempt at the title. In August 2004 she represented Nevada in the Mission Teen United States of America 2004 pageant broadcast live from Palm Springs, California where she placed second runner-up to Shelley Hennig of Louisiana. This was Nevada"s highest placement since Victoria Franklin placed second runner-up to Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina in 1998.
Franklin, Salas" sister titleholder, held the Mission Nevada United States of America 2004 title.
After placing first runner-up in the pageant in October, Salas was crowned Mission Nevada United States of America on December 21, 2006 after the previous titleholder Katie Rees was dethroned the previous day amid allegations of indecent and immoral behavior in a Florida nightclub, with several photographs of Rees exposing her breasts, kissing other women, and simulating sexual acts released to the media. This followed a scandal involving then-current Mission United States of America Tara Conner.
Salas" "sister" titleholder, Mission Nevada Teen United States of America 2007, is Danielle Hashimoto.