A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA. Erin Brady of South Glastonbury, Conn., won the beauty pageant Sunday night after strutting in a white sparkly gown and answering a question about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding widespread DNA tests. She beat out 51 other beauty queens every U.S. state and Washington D.C.at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas Strip to take the title from outgoing champion Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether. Asked if she agreed with the decision to swab the cheeks of arrestees, Brady said she did, since they had committed crimes after all. As Brady was crowned, she could be seen mouthing "Oh my God, oh my God" with tears in her eyes. As the stage emptied, the blonde woman spoke about her commitment to fighting drug and alcohol abuse, which have marked those close to her. "I grew up in a family influenced by that and I think it's really important to help the children of families that are suffering from those problems," she told The Associated Press. Read more http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23471877/beauty-queens-vie-miss-usa-crown-las-vegas?source=rss_viewed
