district columbia back-to-back miss usa titles.kara mccullough 25-year-old chemist work u.s. nuclear regulatory commission crown sunday mandalay bay convention center las vegas strip go compete miss universe contest.the runner-up miss new jersey chhavi verg student rutgers university study market spanish second runner-up miss minnesota meridith gould study apparel retail merchandise university minnesota.fifty-one women represent state nation capital participate decades-old competition.mccullough bear naples italy raise virginia beach virginia say want inspire children pursue career field science technology engineer mathematics.last year district columbia resident deshauna barber become first-ever military member win miss usa.the top five finalists ask different question touch pros con social media women right issue affect teenagers mccullough ask whether think affordable health care u.s. citizens right privilege mccullough say privilege.later competition mccullough verg gould ask explain consider feminism whether consider feminists miss district columbia say like transpose word feminism equalism watch abc newshttps //youtu.be/mus063ienikmany americans cheer response twitter miss usa wonderful role model leave nasty sneer leave attack b/c n't fit narrative foxandfriends pic.twitter.com/cfmvdivtke kristin tate kristinbtate may 15 2017https //twitter.com/ten_gop/status/864121879837241345but many leave happy newly crown miss usa kara mccullough.this twitter user tell mccullough deserve miss usa 2017 title tow liberal line missusahealthcare privilege loose job ok die bcs n't deserve helpyou dont deserve miss usa 2017 home sylva sylvalisko may 15 2017twitterthis twitter user think result rig decide democracy lol retweet think missusa rig omg n't miss usa decide democracy pic.twitter.com/tjxp0u5yl4 sarah lauren sarahmlauren may 15 2017when mccullough say like replace feminism equality trigger leave immediately turn comment negative insist believe equality women.miss usa 2017 say 's feminism healthcare right pic.twitter.com/ihpgbsln7h jon snow justkriistel may 15 2017 leave go nut chemist dc win miss usa title say health care privilege right video