Miss Napa County Sarah Rutan, who's pictured here, might have the most interesting back story at the Miss California Pageant.

How many contestants didn't go to elementary school but instead roamed the state selling candy bars for $2 apiece in front of grocery stores?

Rutan says her father always was looking for the fastest way to make a buck. So he and his three children drove around in a motor home for three to four years hawking the candy. Rutan says she sold $40,000 worth of the sweet stuff.

She slept on a table in the motor home or on the dashboard.

When her parents split up, Rutan's days on the road screeched to a halt. Her mom took the kids to live in St. Helena in the Napa Valley

Rutan won the Miss Napa County title on her fourth try. She says she received $12,577 in her four tries, which has covered her tuition and books at San Jose State University.

Rutan performs tonight in the talent competition. She will sing about a SUV.