Haglund represented Michigan in the Miss America 2008 pageant broadcast on TLC from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 26, 2008.

[6][7] Her platform was "Eating Disorder Awareness," as she personally suffered from anorexia for five years beginning at age twelve.

[10] During her first week as Miss America, Haglund appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly, ABC News Now, Inside Edition, and Fox and Friends.

[11][12] She spoke at Harvard University and for the National Press Club on her platform of "Eating Disorder Awareness," and lobbied with the Eating Disorders Coalition on Capitol Hill for Mental Health Parity, speaking at a congressional briefing on her own personal battle and recovery from anorexia nervosa.

She served as a Community Relations Specialist at the Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center in Lemont, Illinois, and is an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association.

She has also made guest appearances on panels on Huffington Post Live, HLN, The Joy Behar Show, and on Fox Business News.

She served as a correspondent for the 6ABC telecast of the 2013 "Show Us Your Shoes" Parade, as a part of the Miss America Organization's return of the pageant to Atlantic City, New Jersey.