Boatwright is an accomplished model, having worked internationally, and is also an athlete: in 2003, she ran the Country Music Marathon in Tennessee.

During the final competition, Boatwright placed second in the interview and evening gown rounds and fourth in the swimsuit portion.

Overall, she was ranked second going into the final stage of the competition, but dropped a place and so became the second runner-up to the eventual winner Jamie Solinger of Iowa.

She finished first runner-up to Ali Landry of Louisiana,[4] making her one of the most successful delegates to compete in both competitions.

She has traveled as an international model in different countries including Italy, England, Germany, France, Mexico, South Africa, Australia, and Tunisia.

[5][6] She quickly aligned with Rob Mariano, Parvati Shallow and Ethan Zohn as a member of an "Old-School" alliance on the Sele tribe.

However, after accidentally revealing the existence of the alliance in a conversation with Zohn and Ben Driebergen, Mariano felt she couldn't be trusted, and she became the third person voted out of the game.

On day 35, Boatwright became a permanent member of the jury after failing to return to the game from the Edge of Extinction.