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Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo: My Parents Didn't Think Pageants Were a Good Idea

Olivia Culpo is named the 2012 Miss Universe on December 19, 2012 in Las Vegas. Credit: Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic

Miss Universe winner Olivia Culpo may be a pageant queen now, but a year-and-a-half ago, the 20-year-old Miss USA was just another sophomore at Boston University.

"My first pageant was [Miss Rhode Island] last October...I was studying acting in college, and I figured [pageants] would help my stage performance and my ability to perform for others, so I just went for it," Culpo told Us Weekly on Thursday, Dec. 20, one day after beating out 88 other women from around the globe for the coveted Miss Universe crown.