Did Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo Deserve to Win the Miss USA Pageant?
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2012/06/04 18:00:00
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She certainly has the looks for it! Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss USA 2012 at the 61st Annual Miss USA Pageant on Sunday, after strutting her stuff in (what else) evening gowns and bikinis. To see the moment when Olivia was announced the winner, wait for the :28 mark in the video below!
"I was just so surprised, so shocked, so honored to be there," Culpo, 20, told The Associated Press. She will now represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant.
But Culpo has more than just good looks going for her. She's a sophomore at Boston University, and has made the dean's list every semester. She has been playing the cello since second grade (and believes in the importance of teaching music in schools).
But Culpo has more than just good looks going for her. She's a sophomore at Boston University, and has made the dean's list every semester. She has been playing the cello since second grade (and believes in the importance of teaching music in schools).
As for the whole transgender scandal (the first transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant made it to the second to last round last month), Culpo said she thinks "it would be fair" if a transgender woman won, though some people "might be apprehensive." But, "there are so many people who have a need to change for a happier life. I do accept that because I believe it's a free country," she said. Good answer!
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ZeldaFan13 2012/06/04 22:11:22Beauty pageants are silly, who cares?
+9These things are honestly a waste of time. What exactly defines "Beauty"? It's these kind of things that creates society views on "Beauty"... -_- Beauty is undefinable and it all depends on the eye of the beholder!
Another Cookie-Cutter Generic Disney-Quality Conception of what women are 'supposed' to look like? Makes me gag.
Talackova was the transgender woman, not Culpo.
Culpo just said she would have no problem if Talackova had won.
The organisers decide what the pageant is for and who can participate, not some obese bigot on the internet.