MISS UNIVERSE 2012
WEDNESday, DECEMBER 19, 2012
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
89 contestants
PRESENTERS: andy cohen, giuliana rancic
COMMENTATORs: jeannie mai, shamcey supsup
ENTERTAINMENT: train, timomatic
Results
1 USA Olivia Frances Culpo
2 PHILIPPINES Janine Marie Raymundo Tugonon
3 VENEZUELA Irene Sofia Esser Quintero
4 AUSTRALIA Renae Ayris
5 BRAZIL Gabriela Markus
Top 10
6 RUSSIA Yelizaveta Igorievna Golovanova (World '12)
7 FRANCE Marie Jeanne Payet
8 HUNGARY Agnes Konkoly (Top 20 Supranational '11)
9 SOUTH AFRICA Melinda Bam (originally Melinda de Kok, changed to mother's surname Bam after death of father)
10 MEXICO Laura Karina González Muñoz
Top 16
11 TURKEY Cagil Őzge Őzkul
12 PERU Nicole Faverón Vasquez
13 POLAND Marcelina Zawadzka
14 CROATIA Elizabeta Burg
15 KOSOVO Diana Avdiu
16 INDIA Shilpa Singh
Awards
Miss Congeniality GUATEMALA
Miss Photogenic KOSOVO
Best National Costume 1) CHINA 2) MEXICO 3) NETHERLANDS 4) SRI LANKA 5) BRAZIL 6) NICARAGUA 7) BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 8) PANAMA 9) PERU 10) INDONESIA
Internet Vote (Not Announced)
Remainder
ALBANIA Adrola Dushi
ANGOLA Marcelina Vahekeni
ARGENTINA Camila Solórzano Ayusa (Earth '08)
ARUBA Liza Nerelyn Helder
BAHAMAS Celeste Marshall
BELGIUM Laura Beyne (World '12)
BOLIVIA Yessica Sharit Mouton Gianella (2nd RU Hispanoamericana '11)
BOTSWANA Sheilah Molelekwa
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Abigail Hyndman
BULGARIA Zhana Yaneva
CANADA Adwoa Nsiah-Yeboah
CAYMAN ISLANDS Lindsay Katarina Japal (World '11)
CHILE Ana Luisa König Browne
CHINA "Diana" Ji Dan Xu
COLOMBIA Daniella Margarita Álvarez Vásquez
COSTA RICA Maria Nazareth Cascante Madrigal (1st RU Atlantico '09, winner Teen International '09)
CURACAO Monifa Joanne-Marie Jansen (World '11)
CYPRUS Ioanna Yiannakou
CZECH REPUBLIC Tereza Chlebovska
DENMARK Josephine Justine Hewitt
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Dulcita Lynn Lieggi Francisco (Italia nel Mondo '09 as Miss Caribbean, Italia nel Mondo '11, Reina Hispanoamericana '12)
ECUADOR Carolina Andrea Aguirre Pérez (winner United Continents '13)
EL SALVADOR Ana Yancy Clavel Espinoza
ESTONIA Natalie Korneitsik
ETHIOPIA Helen Getachew Teklemarkos
FINLAND Sara Yasmina Chafak
GABON Channa Divouvi (International '12)
GEORGIA Tamta "Tamar" Shedania
GERMANY Alicia Endemann
GHANA Gifty Donuki Emefa Ofori
GREAT BRITAIN Holly Megan Hale
GREECE Vasiliki Tsirogianni
GUAM Alyssa Cruz Agüero
GUATEMALA Laura Beatriz Godoy Calle
GUYANA Ruqayyah Gabriella Boyer
HAITI Christela Jacques
HONDURAS Jennifer Denise Andrade Felicidades
INDONESIA Maria Selena Nurcahya
IRELAND Adrienne Murphy
ISRAEL Lina Machola
ITALY Grazia Maria Pinto
JAMAICA Chantal Zaky
JAPAN Ayako Hara
KOREA Seong-hye Lee
LEBANON Rina Chibany
LITHUANIA Greta Mikalauskayte
MALAYSIA Kimberley Ann Estrop-Leggett
MAURITIUS Ameeksha Devi Dilchand (International '12)
MONTENEGRO Andrea Rajondic (MTQI '11)
NAMIBIA Tsakana Nkandi
NETHERLANDS Nathalie Marina Hendrika Maria den Dekker (SF MTQOYI '10, Supranational '10, winner Tourism International '10, Top 15 World '12, 1st RU International '13)
NEW ZEALAND Talia Bennett
NICARAGUA Farah Guillermina Eslaquit Cano
NIGERIA Isabella Agbor Ojong Ayuk
NORWAY Sara Nicole Andersen
PANAMA Stephanie Marie Vander Werf Lobato
PARAGUAY Egni Analia Almirón Eckert (1st RU Hispanoamericana '10, SF World '10)
PUERTO RICO Bodine Koehler Peña
ROMANIA Delia Monica Duca (Intercontinental '11, 7 Continents '13)
SERBIA Branislava "Brana" Mandic
SINGAPORE Lynn Tan
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Lubica Stepanova
SPAIN Andrea Huisgen Serrano
SRI LANKA Sabrina Andrea Herft
ST. LUCIA Tara Marty Carla Edward
SWEDEN Hanni Maryam Elisabeth Beronius
SWITZERLAND Alina Buchschacher
TANZANIA Winfrida Dominic
THAILAND Nutpimol Farida Waller
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Avionne Mark
UKRAINE Anastasia Chernova
URUGUAY Camila Vezzoso García (Hispanoamericana '12, 2nd RU United Continents '13)
VIETNAM Diem Huong Luu Thi (Top 14 Earth '10)
DISQUALIFIED:
KAZAKHSTAN Ainur Tolyeuova (underage)
NO SHOWS:
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Lidia Avomo
COTE D'IVOIRE Marie-Josee Ouattara
LATVIA Pageant was canceled at the last minute
SENEGAL Penda Ly
TOGO Camih Ephifanie Gantin
ST.VINCENT & THE GRENADINES Carice Glasgow
SWAZILAND Ayanda Dube
REPLACED:
CANADA Sahar Biniaz
CYPRUS Ntaniella Kefala
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Carlina "Carola" Duran Baldera (dethroned for being divorced)
ESTONIA Katlin Valdmets
FRANCE Delphine Wespiser
GABON Marie-Noelle Ada Meyo
INDIA Urvashi Rautela (underage)
NEW ZEALAND Avianca Bohm (South African citizen)
NIGERIA Damiete Charles-Granville
DEBUTS: Gabon, Lithuania
WITHDRAWALS: Egypt, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Slovenia, Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands
RETURNS: Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Namibia, Norway
JUDGES:
Preliminary competition
1- Carlos Anaya – Host for My Lifestyle Extra.
2- Beverly Frank – Executive Vice-president for Business Affairs for 19 Entertainment.
3- Duane Gazi – International scout with the Trump Model Management.
4- Michael Greenwald – Vice-President of Talent at Don Buchwald & Associates.
5- Jimmy Nguyen – Prominent entertainment and new media lawyer.
6- Corinne Nicolas – President of the Trump Model Management.
7- Amy Sadowsky – Senior Vice-President of Public Relations for Planet Holywood International.
8- Crystle Stewart – Miss USA 2008 from Texas.
Final telecast
1- Nigel Barker – Fashion photographer and the host of The Face.
2- Diego Boneta – Singer, actor and songwriter from Mexico.
3- Scott Disick – Businessman, entrepreneur and reality star of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
4- Brad Goreski – Fashion stylist and reality star of It's a Brad, Brad World.
5- Masaharu Morimoto – Chef and star of Iron Chef and Iron Chef America from Japan.
6- Ximena Navarrete – Miss Universe 2010 from Mexico.
7- Pablo Sandoval – Professional baseball player from Venezuela.
8- Lisa Vanderpump – Reality star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
9- Kerri Walsh Jennings – Professional beach volleyball player and triple gold medalist in Summer Olympics.