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Miss USA Olivia Culpo was crowned the 2012 Miss Universe

A 20-year-old beauty queen from Cranston-Rhode Island was crowned the new Miss universe, beating out 88 other contestants from around the world, including first runner-up Janine Tugonon of the Philippines, to win the highly-coveted title.

In the final stages of the competition, she answered a question about her regrets by saying she wished she hadn't picked on her siblings.

First runner-up was Miss Philippines; second runner-up was Miss Venezuela; third runner-up was Miss Australia and the fourth runner-up was Miss Brazil.

This year’s judges included such famous faces as Scott Disick, Cee Lo Green, reality star and stylist Brad Goreski, Rock of Ages star Diego Boneta, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh and former “America’s Next Top Model” panelist Nigel Barker.

The complete result

MISS UNIVERSE 2012 : MISS USA - OLIVIA CULPO
1st runner-up : Miss Philippines - Janine Tugonon
2nd runner-up : Miss Venezuela - Irene Sofia Esser Quintero
3rd runner-up : Miss Australia - Renae Ayris 
4th runner-up : Miss Brazil - Gabriele Markus

Top 10
Miss France - Marie Payet
Miss Hungary - Agnes Konkoly
Miss Mexico - Karina González
Miss Russia - Elizabeth Golovanova
Miss South Africa - Melinda Bam

Top 16
Miss Croatia - Elizabeta Burg
Miss India - Shilpa Singh
Miss Kosovo - Diana Avdiu
Miss Peru - Nicole Faverón
Miss Poland - Marcelina Zawadzka
Miss Turkey - Çağıl Özge Özkul

Special Awards
Miss Photogenic : Miss Kosovo - Diana Avdiu
Miss Congeniality : Miss guatemala - Laura Godoy
Best National costume : Miss China - Ji Dan Xu

Top 10 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

Miss Universe 2012 - Our Favorite for the Crown


1. Croatia - Elizabeta Burg
2. South Africa - Melinda Bam
3. Venezuela - Irene Esser
4. China - Diana Xu Jidan
5. Australia - Renae Ayris

6. Puerto Rico - Bodine Pena
7. Kosovo - Diana Avdiu
8. Czech Rep - Tereza Chlebovská
9. USA - Olivia Culpo
10. Russia - Elizaveta Golovanova

11. Philippines - Janine Tugonon
12. Colombia - Daniella Álvarez
13. Malaysia - Kimberley Leggett
14. Ukraine - Anastasia Chernova
15. Tanzania - Winfrida Dominic

16. Mexico - Karina González
17. Georgia - Thamtha Shedania
18. Panama - Stephanie Vander Werf
19. Norway - Sara Nicole Andersen
20. Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker


Miss Universe 2012 - National Costume Parade

Albania - Adrola Dushi

Angola - Marcelina Vahekeni

Argentina - Camila Solórzano Ayusa

Aruba - Liza Helder

Australia - Renae Ayris

Bahamas - Celeste Marshall

Belgium - Laura Beyne

Bolivia - Yéssica Mouton

Botswana - Sheillah Molelekwa

Brazil - Gabriela Markus

British Virgin Islands - Abigail Hyndman

Bulgaria - Zhana Yaneva

Canada - Adwoa Yamoah

Cayman Islands - Lindsay Japal

Chile - Ana Luisa König

China - Diana Xu Jidan

Colombia - Daniella Álvarez

Costa Rica - Nazareth Cascante

Croatia - Elizabeta Burg

Curaçao - Monifa Jansen

Cyprus - Ioánna Giannakoú

Czech Republic - Tereza Chlebovská

Denmark - Josefine Hewitt

Dominican Republic - Dulcita Lieggi

Ecuador - Carolina Aguirre

El Salvador - Ana Yancy Clavel

Estonia - Natalie Korneitsik

Ethiopia - Helen Getachew

Finland - Sara Chafak

France - Marie Payet

Gabon - Channa Divouvi

Georgia - Thamtha Shedania

Germany - Alicia Endemann

Ghana - Gifty Ofori

Great Britain - Holly Hale

Greece - Vasiliki Tsirogianni

Guam - Alyssa Cruz Aguero

Guatemala - Laura Godoy

Guyana - Ruqayyah Boyer

Haiti - Jacques Christela

Honduras - Jennifer Andrade

Hungary - Agnes Konkoly

India - Shilpa Singh

Indonesia - Maria Selena Nurcahya

Ireland - Adrienne Murphy

Israel - Lina Machola

Italy - Grazia Maria Pinto

Jamaica - Chantal Zaky

Japan - Ayako Hara

Korea - Sung-hye Lee

Kosovo - Diana Avdiu

Lebanon - Rina Chibany

Lithuania - Greta Mikalauskyte

Malaysia - Kimberley Leggett

Mauritius - Ameeksha Dilchand

Mexico - Karina González

Montenegro - Andrea Radonjić

Namibia - Tsakana Nkandi

Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker

New Zealand - Talia Bennett

Nicaragua - Farah Eslaqui

Nigeria - Isabella Ayuk

Norway -  Sara Nicole Andersen

Panama - Stephanie Vander Werf

Paraguay - Egni Eckert

Peru - Nicole Faveron

Philippines - Janine Tugonon

Poland - Marcelina Zawadzka

Puerto Rico - Bodine Koehler

Romania - Delia Monica Duca

Russia - Elizaveta Golovanova

Serbia -  Branislava Brana Mandic

Singapore - Lynn Tan

Slovak Republic - Lubica Stepanová

South Africa - Melinda Bam

Spain - Andrea Huisgen

Sri Lanka - Sabrina Herft

St. Lucia - Tara Carla Edward

Sweden - Hanni Beronius

Switzerland - Alina Buchschacher

Tanzania - Winfrida Dominic

Thailand - Nutpimon Farida Waller

Trinidad & Tobago - Avionne Mark

Turkey -  Çağıl Özge Özkul

Ukraine - Anastasia Chernova

Uruguay -  Camila Vezzoso

USA - Olivia Culpo

Venezuela - Irene Esser

Vietnam - Luu Th Diem Huong


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