'Miss Indiana had the only normal body' - PHOTO

Mekayla Diehl, 25, from Elkhart County, was eliminated from the Top 20 after flaunting her figure in the swimsuit portion of the competition, which took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.'Miss Indiana looked like a normal person...and she didn't make the cut. :( #MissUSA2014,' wrote a discouraged fan from Maryland.'I really wanted Miss Indiana to make it to the top 10. She was the only girl up there who had a relatively normal body. #MissUSA2014,' wrote another.Miss Diehl was crowned Miss Indiana USA 2014 in November and made history as the first registered Native American to win the title.But despite not taking home the Miss USA crown, Miss Diehl said she is happy to have represented her state, as well as a body image outside of the pageant ideal.'I worked hard on my body without obsessing over being too skinny and I couldn't be more proud,' she tweeted this morning.Miss Diehl's toned - yet not super slim - bikini body earned plenty of praise on Twitter.'The fact that Miss Indiana is not a complete twig makes me really happy!' tweeted Kadee McKoin.'I love how Miss Indiana isn't crazy skinny,' added Katie Plowman, before Stephanie Watson commented: 'Dear #MissIndiana thank you for looking like an average woman.'However not everyone was happy with Miss Diehl's body being labeled 'average'.Audra Smith tweeted: 'Are we seriously talking about how Miss Indiana has an "average" figure?! Y'all. She's like a size 2! OMG this society kills me sometimes.'Miss Nevada USA, Nia Sanchez, beat out 50 other contestants Sunday to be crowned Miss USA 2014. The first runner-up was Miss North Dakota USA, Audra Mari.And while Miss Diehl missed out on the crown, she will continue her mission as Miss Indiana USA throughout 2014 to advocate for Bashor Children's Home, a Goshen nonprofit child welfare agency that provides services to troubled children and their families.As a survivor of child abuse, Bashor's mission statement 'Help for today and hope for tomorrow' struck a chord with Miss Diehl, who was crowned Miss Elkhart County in 2011 and she was second runner-up for Miss Indiana in 2012.'I was sexually abused as a child and I didn’t get the help right away that I needed. Eventually I was able to seek counseling through my grandmother after she adopted us,' she told The Elkhart Truth.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.az