Would-be first lady Ann Romney wore pink for the second time in a week today, as she marched the streets of Orlando, Florida, in the fight against breast cancer.
The wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who beat the disease after being diagnosed in 2008, joined a sea of pink t-shirts, pink hats and even pink bras for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk.
Both Ms Romney and Michelle Obama chose the colour for their outfits at the second presidential debate, held at Hofstra University in New York state on Tuesday, as they attempt to sway America's women to vote for their husbands.
Charity walk: Ann Romney, pictured centre, participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday
Today, Ms Romney donned a pink 'Team Romney' t-shirt and a breast-cancer awareness pin as she weaved through downtown Orlando for the annual fundraising event, which drew more than 40,000 participants.
Men, women, children and a few well-behaved pets showed up to support breast cancer awareness, and most were wearing pink, which is often associated with the battle against the disease.
Along the course, Ms Romney chatted to breast-cancer survivors, listening to their stories and posing for photographs.
Shares stories: Ms Romney, pictured, greeted fellow cancer survivors during the 5k walk
Pink: Ann Romney, pictured centre, donned a pink 'Team Romney' t-shirt for the even
'It was wonderful to know someone so high-profile, but yet elegant and kind is walking in my shoes with me,' Kristen Fulton, 44, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, told the Orlando Sentinel.
'I'm trying to be a survivor.'
'She knows where I've been and knows what I still have to do,' Ms Fulton said.
'Her words of encouragement brought me to tears.'
Survivor: Ms Romney was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 but is now cancer-free
Annual event: The annual fundraiser had 40,000 participants
She said Ms Romney told her to 'take one day at a time,' adding that 'it's not over.'
Breast cancer affects one out of every eight women in the United States and one in 36 die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
Florida has second highest number of new breast cancer cases and comes third in the nation for the number of related deaths.
Killer: Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the U.S. and one in 36 die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society
Pretty in pink: Ms Romney, pictured left, also wore pink at the second presidential debate in New York state on Tuesday
The annual walk and other events fund breast-cancer research, and ensure more women have access to breast-cancer screening and treatments.
Mary Moyer, a breast cancer survivor from Clermont, was one of the dozens who posed for a picture with Ms Romney during the charity walk, after meeting in the 'Survivors Tent.'
She told the Sentinel she was planning to post it on Facebook. 'I'm just thrilled to death about it,' Ms Moyer said.
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