Miss Universe 2012

Miss Universe 2012
Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo
Date	19 December 2012
Presenters	Andy Cohen, Giuliana Rancic, Jeannie Mai
Venue	PH Live, Las Vegas, Nevada,USA
Broadcaster	NBC, Telemundo
Entrants	89
Placements	16
Debuts	Gabon, Lithuania
Withdraws	Egypt, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Slovenia, Turks & Caicos, U.S. Virgin Islands
Returns	Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Namibia, Norway
Winner	Olivia Culpo USA
Congeniality	Laura Godoy  Guatemala
Best National Costume	Diana Xu  China
Photogenic	Diana Avdiu  Kosovo

Miss Universe 2012, the 61st Miss Universe pageant, was held on 19 December 2012 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.^[1] Leila Lopes of Angola crowned her successor Olivia Culpo of the USA at the end of this event.^[2]

Eighty-nine countries and territories participated in the 2012 pageant, which was transmitted live in participant countries and territories by NBC, Telemundo and the international broadcasters. The pageant was viewable on-demand on computers via NBC.com and mobile devices via NBC's mobile app.^[3]

Host city

Miss Universe had been struggling to find a venue for this year’s pageant. In March 2012, it was announced that the pageant would be moved to December because the broadcaster NBC could not broadcast the pageant at the same time as the 2012 Summer Olympics and the United States presidential election.

In April 2012, it was announced that Bangladesh would host the pageant on December 13. In July 2012, the Bangladeshi president announced that they will withdraw the host nation and will not host the pageant because they will find a new host in August.

It was rumored that Guadalajara, Mexico, Margarita Island, Venezuela, Sun City, South Africa, and Jakarta, Indonesia were to host the competition. But, in August 2012, the Dominican government received a proposal from the Miss Universe Organization to host the competition on December 11. The Dominican Republic had once hosted the Miss Universe pageant in 1977 in Santo Domingo. The Miss Universe Organization was considering hosting the final night at the Hard Rock Resort and Casino in Punta Cana. However, The Dominican government said that the country was not able to provide any kind of financial assistance to the pageant.Í

Finally, in September 2012, it was confirmed by the Miss Universe Organization that the 2012 Miss Universe pageant would take place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 19. It was the fourth time the Miss Universe pageant was held in Las Vegas, the other three times being in 1991, 1996 and 2010.^[4]

Preliminary competition

The top 16 announced during the live show were chosen by a separate panel of judges who viewed all 89 contestants during a preliminary competition held a week before the coronation of Miss Universe 2012. The show was hosted by stage director and choreographer of the show Michael Schwandt, Chet Buchanan and Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes and was webcast worldwide on the official Miss Universe website via UStream and also on Xbox Live across North America. The show was divided into three major parts:

Day 1

• Contestants introduction
• Swimsuit preliminary competition
• Evening gown preliminary competition

Day 2

• National costume competition

Results

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 Gonzalez  Russia – Elizabeth Golovanova  South Africa – Melinda Bam
Top 16	Croatia – Elizabeta Burg  India – Shilpa Singh  Kosovo – Diana Avdiu  Peru – Nicole Faverón  Poland – Marcelina Zawadzka  Turkey – Çağıl Özge Özkul

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Guatemala – Laura Godoy
Miss Photogenic	Kosovo – Diana Avdiu
Best National Costume	China – Diana Xu

Best in National Costume

Final Results	Contestant
Winner	China – Diana Xu
1st Runner Up	Mexico – Karina González
2nd Runner Up	Netherlands – Nathalie den Dekker
3rd Runner Up	Sri Lanka – Sabrina Herft
4th Runner Up	Brazil – Gabriela Markus
5th Runner Up	Nicaragua – Farah Eslaquit
6th Runner Up	British Virgin Islands – Abigail Hyndman
7th Runner Up	Panama – Stephanie Vander Werf
8th Runner Up	Peru – Nicole Faverón
9th Runner Up	Indonesia – Maria Selena Nurcahya

Order of announcements

Top 16 Venezuela Turkey France Peru Russia Mexico Poland Hungary South Africa Philippines Croatia Brazil Kosovo Australia India USA

Top 10 Australia Russia Brazil France Venezuela USA Hungary South Africa Mexico Philippines

Top 5 Venezuela Philippines Australia USA Brazil

Judges

Final telecast

^[5]

• Nigel Barker - Fashion photographer and the host of The Face
• Diego Boneta - Singer, actor and songwriter from Mexico
• Scott Disick - Businessman, entrepreneur and reality star of Keeping Up With the Kardashians
• Brad Goreski - Fashion stylist and reality star of It's a Brad, Brad World
• Claudia Jordan - Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 & Miss Rhode Island USA 1997
• Masaharu Morimoto - Chef and star of Iron Chef and Iron Chef America from Japan
• Ximena Navarrete - Miss Universe 2010 from Mexico
• Pablo Sandoval - Professional baseball player from Venezuela
• Lisa Vanderpump - Reality star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
• Kerri Walsh Jennings - Professional beach volleyball player and triple gold medalist in Summer Olympics

Preliminary competition

^[6]

• Carlos Anaya
• Beverly Frank
• Duane Gazi
• Michael Greenwald
• Jimmy Nguyen
• Corinne Nicolas
• Amy Sadowsky
• Crystle Stewart - Miss USA 2008 from Texas

Background music and performances

• Opening music: “Winter Wonderland” by Selena Gomez & the Scene and “Live While We're Young (Dave Audé Remix)" by One Direction^[7]
• Swimsuit competition: “Levels” by Avicii
• Evening gown competition: “Drive By”, “Mermaid” and “Shake Up Christmas” by Train (live performance)^[8]
• Final Look : “Set It Off” by Timomatic (live performance)^[9]

Contestants

The following 89 women competed for the title of Miss Universe 2012:

Country/Territory	Contestant Name	Age	Height	Hometown
Albania	Adrola Dushi[10][11]	19	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Rrëshen
Angola	Marcelina Vahekeni[12][13]	22	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ondjiva
Argentina	Camila Solórzano[14][15]	23	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Tucumán
Aruba	Liza Helder[16]	23	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Oranjestad
Australia	Renae Ayris[17][18]	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Perth
Bahamas	Celeste Marshall[19][20]	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Nassau
Belgium	Laura Beyne[21][22]	20	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Brussels
Bolivia	Yessica Mouton[23][24]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Santa Cruz
Botswana	Sheillah Molelekwa[25][26]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Gaborone
Brazil	Gabriela Markus[27][28]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Teutônia
British Virgin Islands	Abigail Hyndman[29][30]	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Road Town
Bulgaria	Zhana Yaneva[31][32]	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Sofia
Canada	Adwoa Yamoah[33][34]	26	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Calgary
Cayman Islands	Lindsay Japal[35][36]	24	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Georgetown
Chile	Ana Luisa König[37][38]	22	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Santiago
China	Diana Xu[39][40]	22	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Shanghai
Colombia	Daniella Álvarez[41][42]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Barranquilla
Costa Rica	Nazareth Cascante[43][44]	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Alajuela
Croatia	Elizabeta Burg[45][46]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Vrbanja
Curaçao	Monifa Jansen[47][48]	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Willemstad
Cyprus	Ioanna Yiannakou[49]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Paphos
Czech Republic	Tereza Chlebovská[50][51]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Krnov
Denmark	Josefine Hewitt[52][53]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Esbjerg
Dominican Republic	Dulcita Lieggi[54][55]	23	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Santo Domingo
Ecuador	Carolina Aguirre[56][57]	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Guayaquil
El Salvador	Ana Yancy Clavel[58][59]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	San Salvador
Estonia	Natalie Korneitsik[60][61]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Tallinn
Ethiopia	Helen Getachew[62][63]	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Addis Ababa
Finland	Sara Chafak[64][65]	22	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Helsinki
France	Marie Payet[66][67]	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Saint-Denis
Gabon	Channa Divouvi[68]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ngounié
Georgia	Tamar Shedania[69]	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Zugdidi
Germany	Alicia Endemann[70][71]	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Hamburg
Ghana	Gifty Ofori[72][73]	24	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Accra
Great Britain	Holly Hale[74][75]	22	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Llanelli
Greece	Vasiliki Tsirogianni[76][77]	24	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Thessaloniki
Guam	Alyssa Cruz Aguero[78][79]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Barrigada
Guatemala	Laura Godoy[80][81]	24	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Guatemala City
Guyana	Ruqayyah Boyer[82][83]	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Georgetown
Haiti	Christela Jacques[84][85]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Petion-Ville
Honduras	Jennifer Andrade[86][87]	24	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Tegucigalpa
Hungary	Agnes Konkoly[88][89]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Budapest
India	Shilpa Singh[90][91]	23	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Samastipur
Indonesia	Maria Selena[92][93]	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Semarang
Ireland	Adrienne Murphy[94][95]	22	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Dublin
Israel	Lina Makhuli[96]	19	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Haifa
Italy	Grazia Pinto[97][98]	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Catania
Jamaica	Chantal Zaky[99][100]	24	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Port Antonio
Japan	Ayako Hara[101][102]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Sendai
Korea	Lee Seong-hye[103][104]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Seoul
Kosovo	Diana Avdiu[105][106]	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Mitrovica
Lebanon	Rina Chibany[107][108]	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Zahle
Lithuania	Greta Mikalauskyte[109]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Šiauliai
Malaysia	Kimberley Leggett[110][111]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Penang
Mauritius	Ameeksha Dilchand[112][113]	26	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Curepipe
Mexico	Karina González[114][115]	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Aguascalientes City
Montenegro	Andrea Radonjic[116][117]	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Podgorica
Namibia	Tsakana Nkandih[118][119]	22	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Windhoek
Netherlands	Nathalie den Dekker[120]	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Amstelveen
New Zealand	Talia Bennett[121][122]	26	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Auckland
Nicaragua	Farah Eslaquit[123][124]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	La Concepcion
Nigeria	Isabella Ayuk[125][126]	26	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Ikom
Norway	Sara Nicole Andersen[127][128]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Oslo
Panama	Stephanie Vander Werf[129][130]	26	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Panama City
Paraguay	Egni Eckert[131]	25	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Luque
Peru	Nicole Faverón[132][133]	24	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Iquitos
Philippines	Janine Tugonon[134][135]	23	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Bataan
Poland	Marcelina Zawadzka[136][137]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Malbork
Puerto Rico	Bodine Koehler[138][139]	20	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	San Juan
Romania	Delia Duca[140][141]	26	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Brasov
Russia	Elizabeth Golovanova[142][143]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Smolensk
Serbia	Branislava Mandić[144][145]	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Čurug
Singapore	Lynn Tan[146]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Singapore
Slovak Republic	Ľubica Štepanová[147][148]	24	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Prievidza
South Africa	Melinda Bam[149][150]	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Pretoria
Spain	Andrea Huisgen[151][152]	22	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Barcelona
Sri Lanka	Sabrina Herft[153][154]	25	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Colombo
St. Lucia	Tara Edward[155][156]	25	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Marisule, Gros Islet
Sweden	Hanni Beronius[157]	22	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Goteborg
Switzerland	Alina Buchschacher[158][159]	21	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Bern
Tanzania	Winfrida Dominic[160][161]	19	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Dar es Salaam
Thailand	Farida Waller[162]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Krabi
Trinidad & Tobago	Avionne Mark[163][164]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Champ Fleurs
Turkey	Çağıl Özge Özkul[165][166]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Ankara
Ukraine	Anastasia Chernova[167][168]	19	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Kharkov
Uruguay	Camila Vezzoso[169][170]	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Artigas
USA	Olivia Culpo[171][172]	20	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	Rhode Island
Venezuela	Irene Esser[173][174]	21	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Rio Caribe
Vietnam	Diễm Hương Lưu[175][176]	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ho Chi Minh City

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1. This column lists the respective contestant's age as shown on the Miss Universe official website.

Pageant notes

Debuts

•  Gabon
•  Lithuania

Returns

Last competed in:

• 2009:
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Namibia
• 2010:
  •  Norway

Withdrawals

•  Egypt: Egypt didn't send a delegate because there were no sponsors for the 2012 pageant.
•  Kazakhstan: Ainur Toleuova withdrew because she didn't meet the minimum age requirement.
•  Portugal
• Slovenia: The main national pageant organizers "Delo Revije", a magazine company, lost the franchise license due to company's bankruptcy filed in 2011.^[177]
•  Turks & Caicos
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

Replacements

•  Canada: Sahar Biniaz was replaced by Adwoa Yamoah, the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Canada 2012 because the original winner, Sahar, had to withdraw due to a foot injury.^[33]

•  Cyprus: Ntaniella Kefala was replaced by Ioánna Yiannakoú the 2nd runner-up of Star Cyprus 2012 for undisclosed reasons.

•  Dominican Republic: Carola Durán was dethroned after reports surfaced of a previous marriage in 2009.^[178] She was replaced by Dulcita Lynn Lieggi the 1st runner-up of Miss Republica Dominicana 2012.

•  Estonia: Kätlin Valdmets was replaced by Natalie Korneitsik, the 1st runner-up of Eesti Miss Estonia 2012 pageant due to Katlin not being able to travel to participate.^[179]

•  France: Delphine Wespiser due to Miss Universe 2012 conflicting with Miss France 2013, which was held on 8 December. She was replaced by Marie Payet, the 2nd runner-up of Miss France 2012.^[66]

•  Gabon: Marie-Noëlle Ada was replaced by Channa Divouvi, the 1st runner-up of Miss Gabon 2011 due to Marie being unable to attend both the pageant and Miss Gabon 2012.^[180]

•  India: Urvashi Rautela resigned due to an age controversy. She was replaced by Shilpa Singh, the 1st runner-up of I Am She 2012.^[90]

•  New Zealand: Avianca Böhm was replaced by Talia Bennett, the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe New Zealand 2012, after her New Zealand citizenship application was denied.^[121]

Designations

•  Aruba: Liza Nerelyn Helder was appointed as "Miss Universe Aruba 2012" after Marinus Wegereef, acquired the franchise and became the new national director of Miss Universe in Aruba.^[181]
•  Curaçao: Monifa Jansen was appointed to represent Curaçao after she couldn't compete in 2011 because she didn't meet the minimum age requirement.
•  Denmark: Josefine Hewitt was appointed as "Miss Universe Denmark 2012" after a casting call took place.
•  Germany: Alicia Endemann was appointed as "Miss Universe Germany 2012" by Kim Kotter, national director of Miss Universe in Germany.
•  Haiti: Christela Jacques was appointed as "Miss Universe Haiti 2012" after a casting call took place.
•  Lithuania: Greta Mikalauskyte was appointed to represent Lithuania. She was the 1st runner up at the Miss Lithuania 2012 pageant.
•  Netherlands: Nathalie den Dekker was appointed as "Miss Universe Netherlands 2012" by Kim Kotter, national director of Miss Universe in the Netherlands. She previously competed at Miss World 2012, where she placed in the Top 15.
•  Peru: Nicole Faverón was appointed as "Miss Universe Peru 2012", she was the 1st runner up at the Miss Peru 2011 pageant.
•  Serbia: Branislava Mandic was appointed to represent Serbia. She was the 2nd runner up at the Miss Serbia 2011 pageant.
•  Vietnam: Luu Thi Diem Huong was appointed to represent Vietnam by Unicorp. The permission was granted by the Ministry of Culture of Vietnam, which authorizes the international representation of the nation in events of any kind. Luu Thi Diem Huong recently got divorce, and she was married in 2011. She lie to Unicorp in order to compete at Miss Universe. Miss Vietnam Luu Thi Diem Huong is the first Miss Vietnam who married but compete at Miss Universe.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

Miss World

• 2010:  Paraguay: Egni Eckert (Top 25)
• 2011:  Cayman Islands: Lindsay Katarina Japal
• 2011:  Curaçao: Monifa Jansen
• 2012:  Belgium: Laura Beyne
• 2012:  Netherlands: Nathalie den Dekker (Top 15)
• 2012:  Russia: Elizabeth Golovanova
• 2013:  Georgia: Tamar Shedania
• 2013:  Guyana: Ruqayyah Boyer

Miss International

• 2012:  Gabon : Channa Divouvi
• 2012:  Mauritius : Ameeksha Devi Dilchand (Miss Friendship)
• 2013:  Netherlands : Nathalie den Dekker (1st runner up)

Miss Earth

• 2008: Argentina: Camila Solórzano Ayusa
• 2010: Vietnam: Luu Thi Diem Huong ( Top 14)

Miss Supranational

• 2010:  Netherlands: Nathalie den Dekker
• 2011:  Hungary: Agnes Konkoly (Top 20)

Miss Tourism Queen International

• 2008:  Romania: Delia Duca (Top 20)
• 2011:  Montenegro: Andrea Radonjic

Miss Globe International

• 2008:  Romania: Delia Duca (Top 13)
• 2011:  Estonia: Natalie Korneitsik (Top 10)

Miss Intercontinental Pageant

• 2011:  Romania: Delia Duca

Miss United Nations

• 2012:  Romania: Delia Duca (Best model)

Miss Tourism International

• 2010:  Netherlands: Nathalie den Dekker (Winner)

Miss Teen International

• 2009:  Costa Rica: Nazareth Cascante (Winner)

Miss United Continent

• 2013:  Uruguay: Camila Vezzoso (3rd Runner-up)
• 2013:  Ecuador: Carolina Aguirre (Winner)

Miss Atlántico Internacional

• 2009:  Costa Rica: Nazareth Cascante (1st Runner-up)

Miss Italia Nel Mondo

• 2009:  Dominican Republic: Dulcita Lynn Lieggi (as Caribbean)
• 2011:  Dominican Republic: Dulcita Lynn Lieggi

Reina Hispanoamericana

• 2010:  Paraguay: Egni Eckert (Virreina)
• 2011:  Bolivia: Yéssica Mouton Gianella (1st Runner-up)
• 2012:  Uruguay: Camila Vezzoso

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009

• 2009:  Honduras: Jennifer Andrade (7th Runner-up)

Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus

• 2009:  Argentina: Camila Solórzano Ayusa

Reinado Internacional del Transporte

• 2011:  Costa Rica: Nazareth Cascante (1st Runner-up)

Ford Supermodel of the World

• 2009:  Peru: Nicole Faverón

Elite Model Look

• 2007:  Georgia: Tamar Shedania (Finalist)

Supermodel Internacional

• 2012:  Romania: Delia Duca

International broadcasters

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Internet

•  Canada and  USA – Xbox Live (Preliminary, National Costume & After Party) (required Live Gold membership)
• Worldwide – Ustream (Preliminary, National Costume)

Television

• Arab World – LDC
• Asia-Pacific – STAR World
•  Australia – Seven Network
•  Bolivia – Unitel
•  Brazil Rede Bandeirantes and TNT
•  China – Zhejiang Television
•  Colombia – Caracol TV
•  Costa Rica – Teletica
•  Denmark – TV2 Zulu
•  Dominican Republic – Telemicro
•  Ecuador – Canal Uno
•  France – Paris Premiere
•  Ghana – Viasat 1
•  Hong Kong – TVB Pearl
•  Israel - Arutz
•  Iran - Manoto 1
•  India – Zee Cafe
•  Indonesia – Indosiar
•  Japan – NTV, WOWOW
•  Korea – OnStyle (recorded, TBA to broadcast)
•  Kosovo – RTV21
• Latin America TNT
•  Lebanon – LBCI
•  Lithuania – Lietuvos rytas TV
•  Malaysia - STAR World
•  Mexico – Televisa
•  Nicaragua – Televicentro
•  Panama – Telemetro
•  Paraguay – Latele
•  Peru – Global TV
•  Philippines – ABS-CBN, Velvet, STAR World
•  Puerto Rico: Telemundo PR
•  Russia: CTC
•  Singapore – MediaCorp Channel 5
•  Thailand – STAR World
•  Turkey: CNBC-e
•  USA – English: NBC; Spanish: Telemundo (host country)
•  Venezuela – Venevision
•  Vietnam – VTV3

References

External links

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Miss Universe 2012, national titleholders Adrola Dushi Marcelina Vahekeni Camila Solórzano Ayusa Liza Nerelyn Helder Renae Ayris Celeste Marshall Laura Beyne Yéssica Mouton Gianella Sheillah Molelekwa Gabriela Markus Abigail Hyndman Zhana Yaneva Adwoa Yamoah Lindsay Katarina Japal Ana Luisa König Diana Xu Jidan Daniella Álvarez Nazareth Cascante Elizabeta Burg Monifa Jansen Ioánna Yiannakoú Tereza Chlebovská Josefine Hewitt Dulcita Lynn Lieggi Carolina Aguirre Ana Yancy Clavel Natalie Korneitsik Helen Getachew Sara Yasmina Chafak Marie Payet Channa Divouvi Tamar Shedania Gifty Ofori Holly Hale Vasiliki Tsirogianni Alyssa Cruz Aguero Laura Godoy Ruqayyah Boyer Christela Jacques Ágnes Konkoly Shilpa Singh Maria Selena Nurcahya Adrienne Murphy Lina Makhuli Grazia Maria Pinto Chantal Zaky Ayako Hara Lee Sung-hye Diana Avdiu Rina Chibany Greta Mikalauskytė Kimberley Leggett Ameeksha Devi Dilchand Karina González Andrea Radonjić Tsakana Nkandih Nathalie den Dekker Talia Bennett Farah Eslaquit Isabella Ayuk Sara Nicole Andersen Stephanie Vander Werf Egni Eckert Nicole Faverón Janine Tugonon Marcelina Zawadzka Bodine Koehler Delia Monica Duca Elizaveta Golovanova Branislava Mandić Lynn Tan Ľubica Štepanová Melinda Bam Sabrina Herft Tara Carla Edward Hanni Beronius Alina Buchschacher Winfrida Dominic Natpimol Natthayalak Çağıl Özge Özkul Avionne Mark Anastasia Chernova Camila Vezzoso Olivia Culpo Irene Esser Luu Thi Diem Huong Miss Universe delegates of 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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Miss Universe participant countries and territories Active (1952–present) Albania Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Belgium Bolivia Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Canada Cayman Islands Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Lebanon Lithuania Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Montenegro Myanmar Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Marianas Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St. Lucia Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Turks & Caicos Ukraine Uruguay US Virgin Islands USA Venezuela Vietnam Inactive (since 2011) Antigua & Barbuda (2008) Barbados (2007) Belize (2007) Benin (1962) Bermuda (1997) Bonaire (1999) Chinese Taipei (2004) Cook Islands (1999) Cote d'Ivoire (1986) Cuba (1967) Dominica (1985) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986) Fiji (1981) Gambia (1986) Gibraltar (1990) Grenada (1964) Iceland (2009) Iraq (1972) Jordan (1960) Latvia (2006) Lesotho (1978) Liberia (1977) Luxembourg (1994) Madagascar (1961) Malta (2001) Micronesia (1975) Morocco (1978) Papua New Guinea (1986) Samoa (1986) Senegal (1987) Seychelles (1995) St. Kitts & Nevis (1981) St. Martin (2006) St. Vincent & Grenadines (2006) Suriname (1999) Swaziland (1994) Tunisia (1971) Vanuatu (1978) Zambia (2010) Zimbabwe (2001) Boycott (1958-present) Region of China Hong Kong (1952-2000) Constituent country of Denmark Greenland (1987-1990) Overseas regions of France French Guiana (1977-1984) Guadeloupe (1977-1984) Martinique (1957-1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977-1986) Tahiti (1962-1985) Constituent countries of Great Britain England (1955-1990) Scotland (1961-1990) Wales (1961-1990) Part of Japan Okinawa (1963-1968) Bantustans of South Africa Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979-1983) Territories of USA Alaska (1952-1958) Hawaii (1952-1959)

Major international pageant titleholders (2012) Miss Universe Olivia Culpo Miss World Yu Wenxia Miss International Ikumi Yoshimatsu Miss Earth Tereza Fajksová Major international pageants titleholders of 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14