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The newly crowned Miss USA has sparked outrage with controversial comments about access to medical care and her stance on feminism. Kara McCullough, who works as a scientist for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was yesterday crowned Miss USA at the annual pageant held in Las Vegas. However prior to the crowning, the 25-year-old caused a stir online after giving a conservative answer during the question portion of the pageant. Miss McCullough vowed she would not call herself a feminist and that she believed people needed to have jobs in order to have access to health care. When asked is she believed access to medical care was a right or a privilege, McCullough responded: "I'm definitely going to say it's a privilege." She then added: "As a government employee, I'm granted health care and I see first hand that for one to have health care, you need to have a job." McCullough then advanced to the top 3, where she and the other two competitors were asked to explain what they consider feminism to be and whether they consider themselves feminists. She then replied that she likes to "transpose" the word feminism to "equalism." "I don't want to call myself a feminist," Ms McCullough said. "Women, we are just as equal as men, especially in the workplace." More Info: http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk