Miss Universe 2012

Miss Universe 2012
Miss Universe 2012
	Olivia Culpo
Date	19 December 2012
Presenters	Andy Cohen; Giuliana Rancic; Jeannie Mai; Shamcey Supsup;
Entertainment	Train; Timomatic;
Venue	PH Live, Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster	NBC (KSNV-DT); Telemundo (KBLR);
Entrants	89
Placements	16
Debuts	Gabon; Lithuania;
Withdrawals	Egypt; Kazakhstan; Portugal; Slovenia; Turks and Caicos Islands; US Virgin Islands;
Returns	Bulgaria; Ethiopia; Namibia; Norway;
Winner	Olivia Culpo ; United States
Congeniality	Laura Godoy ; Guatemala
Best National Costume	Xu Jidan ; China
Photogenic	Diana Avdiu ; Kosovo

Miss Universe 2012 was the 61st Miss Universe pageant, held at the PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 19 December 2012.

At the end of the event, Leila Lopes of Angola crowned Olivia Culpo of the United States as Miss Universe 2012. It was the United States' first victory in fifteen years, and the eighth victory of the country in the pageant.

Contestants from eighty-nine countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of eighty-six contestants in 2006. The pageant was hosted by Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic, with Jeannie Mai as backstage correspondent. American rock band Train and Australian musician Tim Omaji performed in this year's pageant.

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