Olivia Culpo

Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, actress, and media personality. Culpo has won Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA 2012, and Miss Universe 2012.

Early life and education Olivia Frances Culpo was born on May 8, 1992, She is the third-eldest of five siblings. and is of Italian descent with some Irish ancestry on her mother's side.

Culpo graduated from St. Mary Academy – Bay View and attended Boston University, but did not graduate. and played in the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble, the Bay View Orchestra, and the Rhode Island All-State Orchestra. She attended the Brevard Music Center, in Brevard, North Carolina, for two summers, and has performed with the Boston Accompanietta. she went on to win the Miss USA pageant on June 3, 2012.

On July 6, 2012, the city of Cranston held a homecoming celebration for Culpo for her pageant win. At an outdoor ceremony at Cranston City Hall, Mayor Allan Fung presented Culpo with the key to the city.

Culpo represented the United States and won Miss Universe 2012, held on December 19, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her national costume was the Statue of Liberty. She is the eighth representative from the U.S. to win the title and the first since Brook Lee, who won Miss Universe 1997. Culpo became the first Rhode Islander to win the title. She succeeded outgoing titleholder Leila Lopes from Angola.

In January 2013, Culpo visited Indonesia for three weeks and helped crown the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2013 on February 1 in Jakarta. She also visited Yogyakarta, Surabaya, and Bali. In Jakarta, Culpo hosted a discussion with young Indonesians for the United Nations Population Fund on HIV and youth prevention at the U.S. Embassy's cultural center of America.

On August 25, 2013, Cranston's city council approved a resolution adding Culpo's name to Albert Avenue, which runs between Broad Street and Narragansett Boulevard in Edgewood.

On September 10, 2013, Culpo participated in the Sherri Hill fashion show held at Trump Tower in New York City.

On November 9, 2013, she crowned Gabriela Isler of Venezuela as her successor. In doing so, she became the third Miss Universe from the U.S. to pass the title to Venezuela, after Shawn Weatherly in 1981 and Chelsi Smith in 1996.

In May 2021, January 2023, November 2023, and November 2024, Culpo co-hosted the Miss Universe 2020, Miss Universe 2022, Miss Universe 2023, and Miss Universe 2024 pageants, respectively.

Outside pageantry Culpo became a social media personality after gaining a significant following on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. She partnered and collaborated with several beauty and fashion brands, including L'Oréal, Kipling, and Uberliss, as an influencer. Culpo was featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, appearing on the cover of the 2020 issue alongside Jasmine Sanders and Kate Bock. In 2018 she appeared on the reality television show Model Squad. Culpo had roles in the films The Other Woman, I Feel Pretty, Reprisal, and Venus as a Boy.

In August 2017, Culpo opened a restaurant with her family in Rhode Island.

In 2023, Culpo competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "UFO", and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In 2025, Culpo hosted season one of Next Gen Chef on Netflix.

Personal life Culpo dated singer Nick Jonas from 2013 to 2015. She has been in a relationship with NFL running back Christian McCaffrey since 2019. They announced their engagement on April 7, 2023, and married on June 29, 2024, in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. On March 10, 2025, Culpo announced she was expecting her first child with McCaffrey. On July 13, 2025, she welcomed a girl named Colette Annalise McCaffrey. On May 8, 2026, Culpo announced that she is expecting their second child.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Other Woman Raven-Haired Beauty Cameo 2017 American Satan Gretchen 2018 I Feel Pretty Hope Reprisal Christina 2020 The Swing of Things Laura Jane 2021 Venus as a Boy Ruby 2023 Clawfoot Tasha

Television

Music videos Year Title Artist Role 2014 "Jealous" Nick Jonas Herself "Amor" Emin Agalarov