Mama June: "I'm the 2017 show of the year"

The year's not even half over but "Mama June" Shannon has already won 2017, according to the reality show personality herself.

"I'm not trying to toot my own horn.." she tells Access Hollywood. "But I'm the 2017 show of the year."

Bam! Take that Kardashians!

You may recall the matriarch who rode to stardom on the power of her youngest daughter's beauty pageant antics in TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" recently starred in a WE channel series, "Mama June: From Not to Hot."

She's since been exhibiting the results of weight loss surgery, follow-up plastic surgery, rigorous workouts with a personal trainer and a dramatically changed diet routine. Here's what we learned during her and HBB's recent visit to Dr. Oz.

And here's what's on her mind today:

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