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