Less deserving of attention
Stokke didn’t appreciate being the center of attention because to her appearance, and she thought other contestants deserved more credit than she did.
When people started going crazy over her, she wasn’t embarrassed to confess that she was not the greatest pole vaulter in the country. There were plenty of other competent ladies in the field with comparable features and skills, so why all the attention on her? Allison will never comprehend what it is about her that drew people to her, but a part of her will always doubt it.