Over a year later, he competed in The Amazing Race 7 together with his then girlfriend, beauty queen Kelly McCorkle. Although they were billed as the "Mormon/Former POW/Beauty Queen couple" and his back story about his POW days profiled, Ron, like almost all contestants who competed there (except for well-known Survivor contestants Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich), was identified only by his first name. Their relationship was strained during the race and they broke up after the race but they still have remained friends. They eventually finished third when in San Juan, Puerto Rico "We went to the regional airport instead of the international airport," Young said, going to the wrong airport caused them to miss their flight.
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