McCullough , who represented the District of Columbia in the decades-old pageant, was born in Naples, Italy, and raised in Virginia Beach, Va. She said she wants to inspire children to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This was the second year in a row that the representative of the nation's capital won the Miss USA title. Last year, District of Columbia resident Deshauna Barber became the first-ever military member to win Miss USA Have a look at these books, visit HERE McCullough is a chemist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who hopes to "inspire children to pursue careers" in the sciences. She also expressed her views on feminism – explaining that she'd like to use the word "equalism" instead – and health care – explaining that it is a privilege. At one point early in the Miss USA 2017 competition, host Terrence J instructed the viewers to “Give it up for yourself!” A...