The newly crowned Miss USA on Tuesday sought to explain that she thinks she is "privileged" to have healthcare, but that it should be a right.

"I would like to just take this moment to truly just clarify because I am a woman — I'm going to own what I said. I am privileged to have healthcare," Kara McCullough said on ABC's "Good Morning America."

"And I do believe that it should be a right and I hope and pray moving forward that healthcare is a right for all worldwide."

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McCullough ignited a firestorm on Twitter after her answer to a question during the pageant about whether she thought healthcare was a right or a privilege for Americans.

“I’m definitely going to say it’s a privilege,” said McCullough, who also works as a scientist at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.