DETROIT — Taylor Hale won $800,000 on Sunday night after being crowned champion — as well as America's Favorite Houseguest — on the season finale of "Big Brother," and the Detroit-born former Miss Michigan USA's head is still spinning.
"It feels amazing. I'm still reeling," Hale said Monday on the phone from Los Angeles, while the ink on her giant check was still drying. "I need an accountant, I need a lawyer, I still need to figure all of that out. But the feelings are amazing."
Hale, a 27-year-old personal stylist, made "Big Brother" history with her victory: not only was she the first contestant to win both the $750,000 grand prize and the "America's Favorite" title — that's good for an additional $50,000 — but she was also the first Black woman to be crowned "Big Brother" champ, a title she takes very seriously, and a motivating factor on her way to her win.
