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Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe

Olivia Culpo

A 20-year-old beauty queen from Rhode Island was crowned the new Miss Universe on Wednesday, beating out 88 other women during a televised competition at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

 

Trump wins $5 million lawsuit against former Miss USA contestant

Beauty Pageant

A judge has awarded Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization $5 million in damages against ex-Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin over allegations she made this past summer that the Miss USA pageant was rigged.

 

20-year-old Rhode Island cellist wins Miss USA

Miss USA

The nation's newest Miss USA winner is a Rhode Island cellist who describes herself as a nerd and aspires to be more like Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn. Olivia Culpo shares Hepburn's European heritage and dark brown hair and soon they will share something else. Culpo said after winning her crown Sunday night that she plans to go to Tiffany & Co. in New York and recreate Hepburn's iconic opening scene from "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

 

Transgender contestant can compete in Miss Universe

The Miss Universe Organization will allow Jenna Talackova to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada pagean

 

Leila Lopes of Angola is crowned Miss Universe

Leila Lopes of Angola is crowned Miss Universe

Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe Monday night, smoothly handling an interview question about what physical trait she would change if she could by stating it was her inner beauty and principles that counted most.

 

21-year-old Alyssa Campanella of Calif. wins Miss USA crown in Vegas, will go to Miss Universe

21-year-old Alyssa Campanella of Calif. wins Miss USA crown in Vegas, will go to Miss Universe

A 21-year-old auburn-haired California girl won the Miss USA crown on Sunday night and will represent the nation in this year’s Miss Universe pageant in September in Brazil.

 

Miss Universe 2009 crowned

Miss Universe 2009 crowned

Out of 83 hopefuls, one woman is crowned Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas.

 

Pageant Topless Non-Scandal

Pageant Topless Non-Scandal

Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza posed topless for Maxim and didn't get canned, and we have the exclusive photos.

 

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