Miss Utah Rebounds From Miss USA Flub, Crowns Giuliana Rancic

Watch Miss USA contender Marissa Powell turn the tables on the E! News cohost, who admits to flubbing her final question two years in a row back in her own pageant days

By Bruna Nessif Jun 20, 2013 1:50 AMTags

Giuliana Rancic's beauty queen days are going strong!

Miss Utah USA Marissa Powell, who made more of a name for herself than she expected with her Q&A flub, sat down today with the lovely E! News host and G's guest cohost and husband Bill Rancic

Giuliana—who cohosted the Miss USA pageant on Sunday—talked with Powell about that night and what the pageant hopeful was thinking. And like the good one she is, Giuliana wanted Powell to know that she's been in her shoes.

"I was in the Miss Maryland USA pageant, twice, but I bombed my final question—twice, two years in a row! That's why I feel your pain," she told her.

But in a chance to do it all again, Marissa read a question for the E! News host, "Do you support the recent trend toward teaching explicit sex education in elementary grades? Where would you draw the line?"

With 20 seconds on the clock, Giuliana responded, "Wow, what a great question. Absolutely not, I do not support that. If you were to say high school or college, then I would say, 'Certainly, I support it.' But elementary-age students are just way too young to be exposed to that sort of content."

And the crown for Miss Maryland USA goes to...Giuliana Rancic!

Well done, G.

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