She left college for some time to star as Ariel in The Voyage of The Little Mermaid in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.
She received her master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Memphis.
She was a subject of some controversy in July 2007 when compromising photos from her private Facebook account were mailed to the pageant board by a group calling itself "The Committee to Save Miss America.
[5] In addition to The Today Show, Polumbo appeared on The O'Reilly Factor and MSNBC with Dan Abrams.
[6] Polumbo was the winner of the Miss America: Reality Check trivia competition which won the Red Team an advantage in the final stage.