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The morning after winning the Miss Universe pageant, Olivia Culpo answers questions during an interview Thursday in Las Vegas.
Thrilled and exhausted after her Wednesday night Miss Universe win, Olivia Culpo said she's looking forward to coming home to Cranston for the holidays and "just relaxing."
"I'm excited to see how happy Rhode Island is and it's going to be great to go back," Culpo, 20, said in an interview.
Echoing comments she made in June after winning the Miss USA crown, Culpo said she thinks it was her ability to "just be myself" that earned her the title.
"It goes to show that you can do anything you want to do as long as you work hard and have the right attitude," she added.
No formal homecoming events are planned at this time.