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Published: Monday, October 15, 2012 at 9:53 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 15, 2012 at 9:53 p.m.

ST. PETERSBURG | Allison Kreiger's eating disorder started when she was just 13 and continued until she was a senior in high school. She didn't set out to lose weight, but to gain control over a life that felt out of control to a young girl.

KREIGER WALKSin a swimsuit on the stage during a rehearsal for the 2007 Miss America Pageant. (JAE C. HONG | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (2007))

Anorexia can cause dramatic weight loss, making it more visible. But Kreiger, who would go on to be crowned Miss Florida in 2006, started out with the binging and purging condition bulimia.

Her weight seemed stable until anorexia took over in her senior year. Kreiger, already slim, quickly dropped 30 pounds, making apparent the damage years of purging had caused. She lost much of her hair, her eyes were bloodshot from chronic vomiting, her teeth were corroded by stomach acid, her heart was weak.

"I am very lucky to be alive," says Kreiger, now 29, who is married, a new mother, and a recent law school graduate.

As Miss Florida, the Orlando resident adopted eating disorder awareness as her service platform. "It's a scary disease with a lot of shame," said Kreiger, "and eating disorders are rampant on school campuses everywhere."

Kreiger's advocacy continues at the University of Florida and her nonprofit organization, HOPE, Helping Other People Eat. She is on the board of the National Eating Disorders Association and is at its annual conference, through Saturday at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg.

Kreiger spoke this week about her work and her recovery.

Q. Why did your life feel so out of control at age 13?

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Eating Your Way Back to Health: Former Miss Florida Discusses Bulimia

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