13 things about Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo

Olivia Frances Culpo is the eighth Miss Universe from the United States. She is the first still and still the only Miss USA from Rhode Island, USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Culpo is an Italian-Irish-American cellist, actor, model and beauty queen from Rhode Island, United States. Born in Cranston, Rhode Island to musicians Peter Culpo and Susan Culpo, Olivia has two older siblings namely Pete Culpo and Aurora Culpo and two younger siblings namely Gus Culpo and Sophia Culpo.

In second grade, Olivia began studying the cello. She attended the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina, USA for two summers and attended Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA but did not graduate.

On May 8, 2025, Olivia turned 33. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2010, she graduated from St. Mary Academy-Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island.
2. She won Miss Rhode Island USA 2012.
3. She won Miss USA 2012.
4. She won Miss Universe 2012.
5. From 2013 to 2015, she dated Nick Jonas.
6. From 2016 to 2019, she dated Danny Amendola.
7. She starred in the 2018 films “I Feel Pretty” and “Reprisal”.
8. In 2019, she started dating Christian McCaffrey.
9. In 2021, she starred in the film “Venus as a Boy” and the television series “Paradise City“.
10. In 2022, she and her sisters Aurora and Sophia starred in the TLC show “The Culpo Sisters“.
11. In 2023, she was a “The Masked Singer” Season 9 contestant.
12. In 2024, she married McCaffrey.
13. In 2025, she became a mother.

TIMELINE

Olivia is 5’5″ tall. Miss Rhode Island USA 2012 marked her beauty pageant debut.

2010s

• On September 18, 2011, she was crowned Miss Rhode Island USA 2012 at The Rhode Island Center for Performing Arts in Providence, Rhode Island.
• On June 3, 2012, she represented Rhode Island at Miss USA 2012 and competed against 50 other candidates at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She won the title.
• On July 6, 2012, the city of Cranston held a homecoming celebration for her.
• On December 19, 2012, she represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 2012 and competed against 88 other candidates at PH Live of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. She won the title, making her the first Miss Universe from Rhode Island and the eighth Miss Universe from the U.S.
• From January 2013 to February 2013, she visited different parts of Indonesia including Bali, Surabaya and Yogyakarta.
• On September 10, 2013, she walked for Sherri Hill in a fashion show at the Trump Tower in New York City, New York, USA.
• On November 9, 2013, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia.
• She made a cameo appearance in “The Other Woman“, which was released on April 25, 2014.
• In August 2017, she and her family opened a restaurant in Rhode Island.
• She starred in the docu-series “Model Squad“, which aired on E! from September 4-14, 2018.

2020s

• She starred in the film “The Swing of Things“, which was released on July 2, 2020.
• On May 16, 2021, she and Mario Lopez hosted Miss Universe 2020 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
• On January 14, 2023, she and Jeannie Mai hosted the Miss Universe 2022 coronation ceremony at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
• On April 7, 2023, she and McCaffrey announced their engagement.
• On November 18, 2023, she and Mai hosted the the Miss Universe 2023 coronation ceremony with Maria Menounos at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador.
• She competed against 20 other contestants at “The Masked Singer” Season 9, which aired on Fox from February 15, 2023 to May 17, 2023, and finished third.
• On June 29, 2024, she and McCaffrey got married in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
• On November 16, 2024, she and Lopez hosted Miss Universe 2024 at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
• On July 13, 2025, she gave birth to Colette Annalise McCaffrey.