Miss Universe 2012 : Winners : Ms. USA – Olivia Culpo

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.