{"id":432665,"date":"2025-09-18T03:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432665\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T03:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:02:11","slug":"the-year-culpo-won-miss-usa-erika-kirk-participated-and-trump-owned-the-pageant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432665\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year Culpo Won Miss USA, Erika Kirk Participated, and Trump Owned the Pageant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"date\">Wednesday, September 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"byline\">GoLocalProv News Team<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-container\" style=\"position:relative;\">\n                    <a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golocalprov.com\/cache\/images\/cached\/chrootmedia\/files\/article_files\/President_Donald_Trump_PHOTO_GoLocal__Olivia_Culpo__PHOTO_Promo_Miss_Universe__Erika_Kirk__PHOTO_USMC_Cpl._Cody_A._Fodale_Public_Domain_1140_590_90.jpg\" title=\"President Donald Trump PHOTO GoLocal, Olivia Culpo, PHOTO Promo Miss Universe, Erika Kirk, PHOTO USMC Cpl. Cody A. Fodale, Public Domain&#010;&#010;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/President_Donald_Trump_PHOTO_GoLocal__Olivia_Culpo__PHOTO_Promo_Miss_Universe__Erika_Kirk__PHOTO_USM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"186\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                      View Larger +<br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                  <\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">President Donald Trump PHOTO GoLocal, Olivia Culpo, PHOTO Promo Miss Universe, Erika Kirk, PHOTO USMC Cpl. Cody A. Fodale, Public Domain<\/p>\n<p>              Who knew that the 2012 Miss USA pageant would have such intertwined complexities?<\/p>\n<p>The pageant was owned by then-real estate developer Donald Trump. Participants that year included Rhode Island\u2019s Olivia Culpo and Erika Lane Frantzve \u2014 today she is better known as the widow of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was killed last week, allegedly by Tyler Robinson. Kirk was a prominent conservative activist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golocalprov.com\/newsletter\" style=\"display:block;margin-bottom:10px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE &#8212; SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robinson allegedly was involved in a relationship with a man who was transitioning to be a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Moments before Kirk was\u00a0killed at a Utah university\u00a0last Wednesday, Kirk was taking a question about transgender people and mass shootings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?\u201d the event attendee asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many,\u201d Kirk replied.<\/p>\n<p>Now travel back 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Culpo Wins Pageant After Answering Question About Transgender Pageant Contestants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Culpo was a finalist in the Miss USA pageant, when she was asked the following question \u2014 and provided the following answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you feel it would be fair that a transgender woman wins the Miss USA title over a natural-born woman?\u201d asked celebrity judge Robert Kardashian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think that would be fair\u2026but I can understand that people would be a little apprehensive to take that road because there is a tradition of natural born women, but today there are so many surgeries and so many people who have a need to change for a happier life,\u201d said Culpo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do accept that, because I believe it\u2019s a free country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE VIDEO BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump Endorsed Culpo&#8217;s Stance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe gave a great answer, a very tough question \u2013 on transgender \u2013 just the question everybody wants to hear, and she gave a great answer and she really did a great job,\u201d Trump said praising Culpo on \u201cFox and Friends\u201d in June 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Culpo went on to win Miss Universe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>              Related Articles<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>            Enjoy this post? 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