Miss Universe 2012

Okay, I'm not a fan of beauty pageants but I'm taking the risk blogging this one. lol

The photos below were arranged by a gay friend and were saved in my laptop. so...

The 61st Miss Universe pageant will happen this 19th of December, this year

in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Paradise, Nevada.

Leila Lopes from Angola, Miss Universe 2011 will crown her successor.

As of October 18, 2012; 11:27pm EST, the following are the confirmed candidates:

upper left clockwise:

Angola Marcelina Vahekeni 21

Aruba Liza Helder 22

Australia Renae Ayris 20

Bahamas Celeste Marshall 19

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Belgium Laura Beyne 19

Bolivia Yéssica Mouton 23

Botswana  Sheillah Molelekwa 19

Brazil Gabriela Markus 23

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British Virgin Islands Abigail Hyndman 21

Bulgaria Joan Yaneva 22

Canada Sahar Biniaz 26

Cayman Islands Lindsay Japal 23

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China Diana Xu 22

Colombia Daniella Álvarez 24

Costa Rica Nazareth Cascante 21

Croatia Elizabeta Burg 18

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Curaçao Monifa Jansen 18

Cyprus Ntaniella Kefala 19

Czech Republic    Tereza Chlebovská 21

Dominican Republic Lynn Lieggi 23

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Ecuador Carolina Aguirre 20

El Salvador Ana Yancy Clavel 20

Estonia Natalie Korneitsik 23

Ethiopia Helen Getachew 22

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Finland Sara Chafak 21

France Marie Payet 20

Gabon Marie-Noëlle Ada 21

Georgia Tamar Shedania 20

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Ghana Gifty Ofori 24

Great Britain Holly Hale 21

Guam Alyssa Cruz Aguero 24

Guatemala Laura Godoy 23

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Guyana Ruqayyah Boyer 20

Honduras Jennifer Andrade 24

Hungary Agnes Konkoly 24

India  Shilpa Singh 20

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Indonesia Maria Selena 21

Israel Lina Machola 18

Italy     Grazia Maria Pinto 24

Jamaica Chantal Zaky 24

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Japan Ayako Hara 24

Kazakhstan Aynur Toleuova 18

Korea Lee Seong-hye 23

Kosovo Diana Avdiu 19

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Lebanon Rina Chibany 21

Lithuania Greta Mikalauskyte 19

Malaysia Kimberley Leggett 19

Mauritius Ameeksha Dilchand 24

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Mexico Karina González 21

Montenegro Andrea Radonjic 18

Namibia Tsakana Nkandi 22

New Zealand Talia Bennett 23

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Nicaragua Farah Eslaquit 20

Nigeria Isabella Ayuk 26

Norway Sara Nicole Andersen 20

Panama Stephanie Vander Werf 25

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Paraguay Egni Eckert 24

Peru      Nicole Faverón 22

Philippines Janine Tugonon 22

Poland Marcelina Zawadzka 22

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Puerto Rico Bodine Koehler 19

Russia Elizaveta Golovanova 18

Serbia Brana Mandic 20

Singapore  Lynn Tan   24

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Slovak Republic Ľubica Štepanová 24

South Africa Melinda Bam 22

Spain Andrea Huisgen 22

Sri Lanka Sabrina Herft 25

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Sweden Hanni Beronius 22

Switzerland Alina Buchschacher 20

Tanzania Winfrida Dominic 19

Thailand Farida Waller 18

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Turkey Çağıl Özge Özkul 23

Uruguay Camila Vezzoso 18

USA      Olivia Culpo 20

Venezuela Irene Esser 20

UPCOMING NATIONAL PAGEANTS

Ukraine October 18, 2012

 St. Lucia October 20, 2012

 Trinidad & Tobago October 21, 2012

 Netherlands   October 22, 2012

 Chile   October 26, 2012

 Albania November 2, 2012

 Ireland November 2, 2012

 Greece November 14, 2012

 Denmark November 2012

 Romania November 2012

 Argentina    TBA

 Germany    TBA

 Haiti TBA

 Vietnam     TBA

P.S. GO MISS PHILIPPINES! lol <3 xoxo