'My body carried me,' Elizabeth Smart says. Now she's celebrating it ^13.6%

NPR - By Windsor Johnston - 5/25/2026, 9:00 AM

Framing Effect 14.8% - Negativity Bias 14.4% - Appeal to Authority 11.2%

The first time Elizabeth Smart stepped on stage at a bodybuilding competition, she was terrified. She says her smile froze. Her hands shook. Every movement had been choreographed and practiced over and over again, down to the turns and poses she would hit beneath the bright stage lights. But there was only so much she could do to prepare... more