Taylor Hale

Former Miss Michigan and Miss USA contestant Taylor Hale was the pariah of the house in the first days of Big Brother 24 for no discernable reason other than being pre-judged for being a ““pageant girl”“ Despite being put on the block seemingly every week and facing bullying and direct harassment, Taylor proved herself to be thoughtful, kind and gracious, beating the odds to beat the block over and over. She became part of the dominant alliance, which formed in part as a response to the way others in the house treated her unfairly. She also won the notorious Wall Comp through sheer force of will. Her story touched a huge portion of the BB fandom, creating a massive fanbase rooting for her each week. She even won E!'s TV Scoop Award for Favorite Reality Star in the middle of the season. It will be a huge shock if she doesn't win America's Favorite Houseguest and at this point, she could even win the whole thing. Taylor is the queen of Big Brother this summer and her fans are behind her every step of the way.

The world of reality television needed Taylor as a representative of kindness and strength in the face of derision and bullying. She set an example that has empowered the fanbase in an increasingly divisive society.

Besides the obvious winning of the show, watching Taylor interact with all the fans she didn't realize she had after coming out of the house was immense. Social media was a trip in the days and weeks that followed.