miller entered the competition as a small town girl home cook and a college student from poplarville, mississippi. she first appeared in episode 2 of "masterchef" (u.s.). despite being young (22 years old), she mentioned that she has great ambition and that being young doesn't mean she doesn't have that much experience as anybody else in the competition. in the 14 episodes, she won three mystery box and elimination challenges, and five of her dishes were chosen in the top 3, one of which led her to the finale.