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| Born | Olivia Frances Culpo May 8, 1992 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | oliviaculpo |
Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, actress, and media personality. Culpo has won Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA 2012, and Miss Universe 2012.
Olivia Frances Culpo [1] was born on May 8, 1992, [2] [3] in Cranston, Rhode Island, to Susan and Peter Culpo. [3] She is the third eldest of five siblings. [3] She grew up in Cranston's Edgewood neighborhood [4] and is of Italian descent with some Irish ancestry on her mother's side. [5]
Culpo graduated from St. Mary Academy – Bay View and attended Boston University but did not graduate. [3] She began studying the cello in second grade [6] and played in the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble, the Bay View Orchestra, and the Rhode Island All-State Orchestra. [7] She attended the Brevard Music Center, in Brevard, North Carolina, for two summers, and has performed with the Boston Accompanietta. [7] [3]
After winning the 2012 Miss Rhode Island USA competition, the first pageant she entered, [8] she went on to win the Miss USA pageant on June 3, 2012. [9]
On July 6, 2012, the city of Cranston held a homecoming celebration for Culpo for her pageant win. At an outdoor ceremony at Cranston City Hall, Mayor Allan Fung presented Culpo with the key to the city. [10]
Culpo represented the United States and won Miss Universe 2012, held on December 19, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [11] She is the eighth representative from the U.S. to win the title and the first since Brook Lee who won Miss Universe 1997. Culpo became the first Rhode Islander to win the title. She succeeded outgoing titleholder Leila Lopes from Angola. [12]
In January 2013, Culpo visited Indonesia for three weeks and helped crown the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2013 on February 1 in Jakarta. She also visited Yogyakarta, Surabaya, and Bali. In Jakarta, Culpo hosted a discussion with young Indonesians for the United Nations Population Fund on HIV and youth prevention at the U.S. Embassy's cultural center of America. [13]
On August 25, 2013, Cranston's city council approved a resolution adding Culpo's name to Albert Avenue, which runs between Broad Street and Narragansett Boulevard in Edgewood. [14]
On September 10, 2013, Culpo participated in the Sherri Hill fashion show held at Trump Tower in New York City. [15]
On November 9, 2013, she crowned Gabriela Isler of Venezuela as her successor. In doing so, she became the third Miss Universe from the U.S. to pass the title to Venezuela, after Shawn Weatherly in 1981 and Chelsi Smith in 1996.
In January 2023 and November 2023, Culpo co-hosted the Miss Universe 2022, Miss Universe 2023, and Miss Universe 2024 pageants. [16] [17]
Culpo became a social media personality after gaining a significant following on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. She partnered and collaborated with several beauty and fashion brands, including L'Oréal, Kipling, [18] and Uberliss, [19] as an influencer. [20] [21] Culpo was featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, [22] appearing on the cover of the 2020 issue alongside Jasmine Sanders and Kate Bock. [23] In 2018 she appeared on the reality television show Model Squad . Culpo had roles in the films The Other Woman , I Feel Pretty , Reprisal , and Venus as a Boy . [24]
In August 2017, Culpo opened a restaurant with her family in Rhode Island. [25]
In 2023, Culpo competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "UFO", and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. [26]
Culpo has been in a relationship with NFL running back Christian McCaffrey since 2019. [27] They announced their engagement on April 7, 2023, [28] and married on June 29, 2024, in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. [29]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | The Other Woman | Raven-Haired Beauty | Cameo |
| 2017 | American Satan | Gretchen | |
| 2018 | I Feel Pretty | Hope | |
| Reprisal | Christina | ||
| 2020 | The Swing of Things | Laura Jane | |
| 2021 | Venus as a Boy | Ruby | |
| 2023 | Clawfoot | Tasha | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Miss Universe 2015 | Herself | Judge |
| 2017; 2023 | Hell's Kitchen | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Model Squad | Herself | |
| 2019 | Miss Universe 2019 | Backstage correspondent | |
| 2021 | Paradise City | Gretchen | 8 episodes |
| Miss Universe 2020 | Herself | Host | |
| 2022 | The Culpo Sisters | ||
| 2023 | Miss Universe 2022 | ||
| The Masked Singer | Herself / UFO | Contestant on season 9; 3 episodes | |
| Miss Universe 2023 | Herself | Host | |
| 2024 | Miss Universe 2024 | ||
| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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| 2014 | "Jealous" | Nick Jonas | Herself |
| "Amor" | Emin Agalarov |
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes solely so, but most modern beauty pageants have since expanded to also judge contestants based on "inner beauty"—their individual traits and characteristics, including personality, intelligence, aptitude, moral character, and charity. Though typically perceived as a female-oriented competition, male beauty pageants also exist, as do child beauty pageants for youth.
Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants.
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008 prior to her suspension in October 2022, thus returning the said pageants to the Miss Universe Organization. The pageants are now operated by Laylah Rose.
The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.
The Miss Maryland USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Productions.
The Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently directed by D&D Productions.
Lưu Thị Diễm Hương is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Vietnam World 2010. Diễm Hương was born on August 30, 1990, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Diễm Hương did not go to Miss World 2010 but she was sent to represent Vietnam in the Miss Earth 2010 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Miss Universe 2012 was the 61st Miss Universe pageant, held at the PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 19, 2012.
Miss USA 2012 was the 61st Miss USA pageant, held on June 3, 2012, at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada and it was televised live on NBC. Alyssa Campanella of California crowned her successor Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island at the end of the event. This was Rhode Island's first Miss USA title. Culpo represented the United States at Miss Universe 2012 six months later and went on to win the Miss Universe title, becoming the eighth American to do so.
Janine Marie Raymundo Tugonon is a Filipino actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2012. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant, winning 1st runner up.
Miss World 2013 was the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Bali International Convention Center in Bali, South Kuta, Indonesia, on 28 September 2013.
Michelle Leonardo is an American dancer and model and beauty pageant contestant who won the Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant in 2008 and the Miss New Jersey USA pageant in 2012. She placed in the Top 10 at Miss USA 2012. She won Miss Teen United States-World 2009 and placed 3rd runner up at Miss Teen World 2009.
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Sharie De Castro is a Virgin Islander beauty pageant titleholder and politician. She was crowned Miss British Virgin Islands 2012 and represented the British Virgin Islands in the 2013 Miss Universe pageant. She is an At-large representative for the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, a position that she has held since the 2019 general election. She is the current Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture.
Nana Meriwether is an American former professional volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder. She competed at Miss USA 2012, representing Maryland, and finished as the first runner-up. On December 19, 2012, winner Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe 2012, and Meriwether assumed the title of Miss USA three weeks later.
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Nearly a month after winning Miss USA 2012, Culpo, 20 [as of July 26, 2012]...
She said she comes from a big, Italian family and speaks some Italian.
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