Career
Early pageants
She competed as one of 15 finalists in the 2014 Mission Iowa pageant on a platform of "Raising Awareness About the Importance of Early Cancer Detection" and piano playing as her talent. She was a top-10 finalist for the statewide title. Mission Colorado 2015
In November 2014, returning to her home state, Johnson was crowned Mission Northern Colorado 2015 which made her eligible to compete at the 2015 Mission Colorado pageant.
She entered the state pageant at Denver"s Ellie Caulkins Opera House in June 2015 as one of 26 qualifiers.
Johnson"s competition talent was a monologue about nursing, inspired by her experiences with a patient with Alzheimer"s disease. Her platform is "The Health Initiative PLUS: Prevent, Live, Uncover, Study".
As Mission Colorado, her activities include public appearances across Colorado. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she performed an original monologue inspired by a patient she encountered as a nurse during the talent portion of the competition.
In the interview portion, she was asked what woman should appear on the ten-dollar bill and answered "Ellen Degeneres".
Johnson"s personal platform is "The Health Initiative PLUS". She was named second runner-up to Betty Cantrell and awarded a $20,000 scholarship prize. = Comments from The View co-hosts Their comments sparked a social-media backlash, particularly by nurses, and some advertisers pulled their ads from the show.
Johnson was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, and spent her later childhood in Windsor, Colorado.
Johnson also has two older sisters. She is a 2010 graduate of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins.
Johnson attended Colorado Mesa University from 2010 through 2012. She is a 2015 graduate of Grand View University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and was the valedictorian of her nursing class.
Johnson is a registered nurse
