Miss Universe 2012 is the 61st Miss Universe pageant, and was held on December 19, 2012, at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2] Leila Lopes from Angola crowned her successor Olivia Culpo from USA at the end of this event. 89 countries and territories participated in this year’s pageant and it will be broadcasted live in participant countries and territories by NBC, Telemundo & the international broadcasters.
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2012
USA – Olivia Culpo
1st runner-up
Philippines – Janine Tugonon
2nd runner-up
Venezuela – Irene Esser
3rd runner-up
Australia – Renae Ayris
4th runner-up
Brazil – Gabriela Markus
Top 10
France – Marie Payet
Hungary – Agnes Konkoly
Mexico – Karina González
Russia – Elizabeth Golovanova
South Africa – Melinda Bam
Top 16[6]
Croatia – Elizabeta Burg
Kosovo – Diana Avdiu
India – Shilpa Singh
Peru – Nicole Faverón
Poland – Marcelina Zawadzka
Turkey – Ça??l Özge Özkul
* Won the 16th semifinals spot via online voting
Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality Guatemala – Laura Godoy[7]
Miss Photogenic Kosovo – Diana Avdiu[8]
Best National Costume China – Ji Dan Xu
Miss Universe 2012
Olivia Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss USA 2012 pageant,representing her home state of Rhode Island. She previously won the 2012 Miss Rhode Island USA competition, which was the first pageant she entered.She currently attends Boston University. She was crowned Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas; she’s the first winner from USA to obtain the crown since Brook Lee in 1997.
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