Olivia Culpo, Miss Rhode Island, is the winner of the 61st Annual 2012 Miss USA Pageant and will represent the United States in the Miss Universe Pageant. First runner-up was Miss Maryland Nana ...

America is back on top after Miss USA Olivia Culpo took home the coveted Miss Universe crown Wednesday night. The Boston University sophomore couldn’t stop beaming as she was crowned the winner ...

Miss USA, Olivia Culpo, a 20-year-old beauty queen from Rhode Island, won the Miss Universe 2012 crown Wednesday night at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, beating out ...

View full size Miss USA 2012, Olivia Culpo, competes during the Swimsuit Competition of the 2012 Miss Universe Presentation Show on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 at PH Live in Las Vegas.

Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo has won the 2012 Miss USA pageant. Culpo triumphed over 50 other competitors to earn the right to represent the US in December's Miss World pageant.

Boston University College of General Studies sophomore Olivia Culpo will soon be moving into an apartment in New York City after winning the Miss USA pageant Sunday night. News outlets report she will ...

Savannah Gankiewicz will crown a new winner at the Miss USA pageant on August 4. Here's a look at every Miss USA titleholder since it began in 1952.

Miss USA 2012 winner is a Rhode Island cellist who describes herself as a nerd.

Before this year's Miss USA is crowned, here's a look back at some of the most famous Miss USA contestants and winners over the years.

Over a decade ago, Maryland’s Nana Meriwether became Miss USA 2012 as the competition’s runner-up, after the original winner, Olivia Culpo, went on to win the Miss Universe pageant.