Scientist wins miss USA

A chemist representing Washington DC has been crowned winner of the Miss USA pageant. This is the second consecutive year that a contestant from the nation’s capital has won the annual competition. Kara McCullough says she would like to "transpose" the word feminism to “equalism”. However she has been criticised by some for saying healthcare is a "privilege", not a right.

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