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"Erin Brady beat out 50 beauty queens, representing each state and the District of Columbia, to receive the coveted Miss USA title on Sunday night. Upon winning, the 25-year-old from South Glastonbury, CT, uttered the words &amp;quot;Oh My God&amp;quot; as she paced down the aisle at the Planet Hollywood hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Along with gaining a set of keys to a swanky New York City apartment for the year, she also landed a spot to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow this winter. Following the competition, Brady, a financial accountant, will leave her white-collar job to travel the world on a speaking tour, spreading awareness about breast and ovarian cancer. The night&amp;#039;s main events included a swimsuit competition, during which the women strutted down the catwalk in orange and gold bikinis to the Jonas Brothers&amp;#039; live performance of &amp;quot;Pom Poms.&amp;quot; The contestants then wowed audiences during the evening gown portion of the program, for which Brady selected a strapless white dress with a gold corset top. The pageant wouldn&amp;#039;t have been complete without the famous question-and-answer segment, which often finds its way into the next day&amp;#039;s news headlines. Brady was asked if criminal suspects should be subjected to DNA tests following arrest. The small-town beauty agreed and eloquently responded, &amp;quot;If we can come one step closer to finding who&amp;#039;s done it, we should do so.&amp;quot; While Miss Connecticut inched closer to the crown with her poised answer, other contestants weren&amp;#039;t so lucky. Marissa Powell, Miss Utah, fumbled through her income equality question, stating that society needs &amp;quot;to create education better.&amp;quot; Ouch. Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers and Giuliana Rancic of E! News hosted the 2013 pageant. Judges included fashion designer Betsey Johnson, Biggest Loser personal trainer Bob Harper, TV personality Mo Rocca, singer Christina Milian, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Bravo star NeNe Leakes. What did you think of the Miss USA competition? Share your thoughts in the comments below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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