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

My parents didn't think it was a good idea she added And I ended up getting my dress the night before It was a $20 Rent-the-Runway gown that was too short and had a hole in the back of it

The judges didn't notice Or if they did they didn't care  The accomplished cellist  who says she used to be  chubby  and a nerd won the Miss Rhode Island title that day and then went on to win Miss USA in June and Miss Universe on Dec. 19. And she says none of it would have happened without Giuliana Rancic  who co-hosted Wednesday's Las Vegas event with Bravo's Andy Cohen

 She is actually one of the reasons why I entered the Miss Rhode Island pageant last year  Culpo told Us  noting that Rancic is a former Miss Maryland contestant At the time I had been thinking,  Oh  maybe acting, maybe hostingI knew I wanted to go into entertainment  And I figured if Giuliana did pageants and Maria Menounos did Miss Massachusetts I should give it a shot  too

 I've been close to Giuliana  the brunette beauty added   She crowned me in June for Miss USA and she crowned me again last night I love her so much

Rancic wasn't the only celeb Culpo admired at the pageant   Diego Boneta is really hot  she dished to Us   Boneta was one of the Miss Universe judges, along with Brad Goreski, Scott Disick, Nigel Barker  Olympian Kerri Walsh, and others   The crush of the week was definitely him. He won
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