Proud and appreciative family of local 2012 Miss Universe..."we'll support her in whatever she chooses to do"

The beauty queen’s grandmother, 78-year-old Madeline Cantarella Culpo, a ballet teacher in Pittsfield, said the competition was incredibly stressful to watch.

“My goodness, I thought I’d have a heart attack,” she told us Friday. “But it worked out. My grand niece, who’s 6, summed it up when she said, ‘Does this mean she’s the queen of the world?’ ”

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