Miss Universe 2012

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.
The preliminary and national costume shows were webcast on the official Miss Universe website and on Xbox Live. The after party will be held immediately following the event and is webcast on Xbox Live. Shamcey Supsup, third runner up from Miss Universe 2011, hosted the official web contents. The final was hosted by Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic; Train played on stage.

Top 2

Top 5

Placements

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

* Won the 16th semifinals spot via online voting

Special awards

Miss Guatemala is Miss Congeality

 

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

Best National Costume

Miss China won Best national costume

 

Final results	Contestant
Winner	China – Xu Jidan
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
7th runner-up	Panama – Stephanie Vander Werf
8th runner-up	Peru – Nicole Faverón
9th runner-up	Indonesia – Maria Selena

Judges

Final Telecast

• Nigel Barker
• Diego Boneta
• Scott Disick
• Brad Goreski
• Masaharu Morimoto
• Ximena Navarrete
• Pablo Sandoval
• Lisa Vanderpump
• Kerri Walsh Jennings
• Claudia Jordan

Preliminary competition

• Carlos Anaya
• Beverly Frank
• Duane Gazi
• Michael Greenwald
• Jimmy Nguyen
• Corinne Nicolas
• Amy Sadowsky
• Crystle Stewart

Background music and performances

• Opening music: "Live While We're Young" by One Direction
• Swimsuit competition: “Levels” by Avicii
• Evening gown competition: “Drive By” and “Shake Up Christmas” by Train (Live Performance)
• Top 5 Final Look : "Set It Off" by Timomatic (live performance)

Historical significance

• USA won its eighth crown as Miss Universe.
• Australia placed for the fifth consecutive year.
• France placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Brazil, Kosovo and Venezuela placed for the second consecutive year.
• Brazil placed in the Top 5 for the second consecutive year.
• Philippines placed in the Top 5 for the third consecutive year.
• Poland last placed in 1989.
• Turkey last placed in 1990.
• Peru last placed in 2005.
• India last placed in 2007.
• Hungary last placed in 2008.
• Croatia last placed in 2009.
• Mexico, Russia, and South Africa last placed in 2010.
• This is the first time since 2002 that no black candidates made the semifinals.
• This is the first time since 2005 that the Top 5 finalists were entirely composed of countries that had previous Miss Universes recognized by the Miss Universe Organization.
• At 5'5", Olivia Culpo is one of the shortest Miss Universes in the history of the pageant.