Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Erin Brady as Miss USA
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Born |
Erin Joyce Brady November 5, 1987 East Hampton, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Green |
Title(s) |
Miss Connecticut USA 2013 Miss USA 2013 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss Connecticut USA 2012 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Connecticut USA 2013 (Winner) Miss USA 2013 (Winner) Miss Universe 2013 (Top 10) |
Spouse | divorced Tony Capasso 2014-16 |
Erin Joyce Brady (born November 5, 1987 in East Hampton) is an American TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2013. She then represented the United States at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia, on November 9. Brady is the first woman from the state of Connecticut ever to be crowned Miss USA.
Brady was crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2013. This was her second attempt at the state title, having placed 1st runner-up the previous year.
Brady competed in the Miss USA 2013 competition on June 16, 2013, representing the state of Connecticut. She was crowned the new Miss USA by the outgoing titleholder Nana Meriwether, Miss USA 2012. Brady became the first delegate from the state of Connecticut to be crowned Miss USA.
Erin represented the United States at the 62nd annual Miss Universe competition on November 9, 2013, vying to succeed outgoing titleholder Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo of the U.S. She eventually placed in the top 10.
Brady graduated from Central Connecticut State University in 2010 with a degree in finance and a minor in criminal justice. In 2014, she gave the address at CCSU's undergraduate commencement. She is a financial accountant for Prudential Retirement in Hartford, Connecticut.
She has helped with the Ferrari and Friends Concorso, which works closely with the Children's Medical Hospital and the "Make-A-Wish Foundation"; Susan G. Komen, Walk for The Cure and Habitat for Humanity as her charities of choice. It is her goal to be an advocate for children of alcohol addicts, a decision influenced by her own childhood.