Erin Brady of Connecticut was crowned the winner of Miss USA 2013 in Las Vegas Sunday night.

The 25-year-old Latina beauty from South Glatsonbury won the Miss USA beauty pageant at the Planet Hollywood hotel-casino in Las Vegas after walking in a dazzled gown and answering a question about whether or not she agreed with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold widespread DNA tests.

"If someone is being prosecuted and committed a crime, it should happen. There are so many crimes that if that's one step closer to stopping them, then we should be able to do so," she said.

As Miss USA, Brady will live in a New York apartment for one year and will travel the world raising awareness about breast cancer. She also has a personal goal of her own: Helping children deal with the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

"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.

Brady's father, Francis always knew his daughter would grow up to be a glamour girl ever since she and sisters used to strut around wishing they were beauty queens.

Her younger sister, Audrey, 20, said that their grandmother who watched the pageant at home, would orchestrate the make-believe shows.

"She'd be like, 'Prance around the pool like Miss America.'"

Audrey admitted that she was a bit surprised two years ago when Brady announced she was entering the contest.

"She just went up there on a whim, man. But it was like, 'Just go for it. There should be more people like you who are competing, where it's not all about the hair and the makeup, but personality too,'" Audrey said.

The pageant broadcasted live on NBC, hosted by Nick Jonas and Giuliana Rancic, co-anchor of E! News.

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