Erin Joyce Brady (born November 5, 1987) is an American television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won

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. She then represented the US at

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, on November 9, where she placed in the Top 10. Brady is the first woman from the state of Connecticut ever to be crowned Miss USA.

Pageants

Miss Connecticut USA 2013

Brady was crowned

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2013. This was her second attempt at the state title, having placed 1st runner-up the previous year.

Miss USA 2013

Brady competed in the

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 Brady

Miss Universe 2013

Erin represented the United States at the 62nd annual Miss Universe competition on November 9, 2013, vying to succeed outgoing titleholder

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of the U.S. She eventually placed in the top 10 exactly at 6th place.

Personal life

Brady graduated from Portland High School in 2005, then went on to graduate from

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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

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. She has helped with the Ferrari and Friends Concorso, which works closely with the Children's Medical Hospital and the "

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"; Susan G. Komen, Walk for The Cure and

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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. In August 2013, she was inducted in the New York City's

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. Brady married

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on December 13, 2014. The couple were scheduled to marry on November 9, 2013, the same day she competed in the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. In accordance with the Miss USA rules, Brady and Capasso had to wait until Brady had completed her year as the titleholder. In 2020, Brady married Nick Colagiovanni. Her cousins are Marc and Dean.

References

External links

Miss USA 2014 Red Carpet Event
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