India, May 20 -- Sophia Culpo, the younger sister of former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, is facing online backlash after posting a TikTok video in early May 2025 that many are calling racist. In the since-deleted clip, Sophia can be seen holding her newborn niece and making comments that have drawn sharp criticism across social media.

The caption of the video read: "When the Culpo genes beat out the Asian genes." Sophia followed that with, "Say hi to my baby niece Lila!! She looks EXACTLY like my brother, even though she's Filipino."

The baby is the second child of Sophia's older brother, Pete Culpo, and his wife, Katie Trainor, who is Filipino.

Although the post was removed shortly after it went live, screenshots quickly circulated onl...