As a young woman, Britt was involved in the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program.

She went on to win the title Miss USA[5] in the nationally televised pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi in May 1982.

Britt went on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant in Lima, Peru in July of the same year.

[6] After passing on her title, Britt studied journalism, becoming a writer and field producer for the NBC affiliate KCRA-TV News 3 in Sacramento.

[7] Britt went on to write Message Sent: Retrieving the Gift of Love,[8] and The Enlightened Mom: A Mother’s Guide for Bringing Peace, Love & Light to Your Family’s Life,[9] which won the Best Spiritual Book of the Year at both 2011 New York and San Francisco Book Festivals.