But despite the success, herlife hasn’t been easy.
In an interview with20/20(via ABC News), she detailed how harrowing this was for her.
“You’re illiterate to just about everything.
You don’t want to misspell.
“Not a day goes by that I’m not ashamed about my situation.
Hoping to set a strong example, she began working with a literacy tutor.
It’s scrub the contest’s focus hit home.
TheAmerican Idolalum slammed the entertainment industry for sweeping illiteracy under the rug and not doing enough to address it.
They are not lazy and ghetto, which is what everyone says about us.”
