Miss USA 2012

Miss USA 2012, the 61st Miss USA pageant was held on June 3, 2012, at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella of California crowned her successor Olivia Culpo, she will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2012.

Final results


                                             Miss USA 2012 Rhode Island - Olivia Culpo

                                                  1st runner-up Maryland - Nana Meriwether

                                                      2nd runner-up Ohio - Audrey Bolte

                                                    3rd runner-up Nevada - Jade Kelsall

                                                       4th runner-up Georgia - Jazz Wilkins

Top 10

                                                    Alabama - Katherine Webb

                                                       Colorado - Marybel Gonzalez

                                                        New Jersey - Michelle Leonardo

                                                       Oklahoma - Lauren Lundeen

                                                               Texas - Brittany Booker

Top 16

                                                            Arkansas - Kelsey Dow

                                                                     Louisiana - Erin Edmiston

                                                           Maine - Rani Williamson

                                                           Michigan - Kristen Danyal

                                                      South Carolina - Erika Powell

                                                        Tennessee - Jessica Hibler

Olivia Culpo

Olivia Culpo was born on May 8, 1992 in Cranston, Rhode Island, US, Education St. Mary Academy. Height 5' 5" (1.65m) Olivia Culpo won the title of Miss USA. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Alyssa Campanella, Miss USA 2011. On July 6, 2012, The city of Cranston, Rhode Island held a special homecoming celebration honoring Culpo for her pageant win. Culpo represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant that was held on December 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She won the competition and was crowned Miss Universe 2012. She succeeds outgoing titleholder, Leila Lopes from Angola.

Miss Universe Singapore

Miss Universe Singapore is an annual beauty contest. Singapore has been sending representatives to Miss Universe contest as early as 1954. The title of the first Miss Singapore ever was won by the actress Mariani Ismail in 1951. The city-state republic has been represented at Miss Universe every year since 1966. The country had its first semi finalist when Kathie Lee Lee Beng secured the 8th position, the highest ever placement Singapore attained when the pageant was held in St. Louis in 1983. In 1987 when Singapore played host to the Miss Universe pageant, home favourite Marion Nicole Teo came in at the 9th place.
The following is a list of Miss Universe Singapore Winners


                                                           1999 Cheryl Marie Cordeiro

                                                            2000 Eunice Elizabeth Olsen

                                                                 2001 Jaime Teo

                                                                  2002 Nuraliza Osman

 2003 Bernice Wong Chea Mei

                                                            2004 Sandy Chua Khang Ein

                                                                   2005 Cheryl Tay

                                                          2006 Carol Cheong Yim Foon

 2007 Jessica Tan Yue Chang

                                                             2008 Shenise Wong Yan Yi

                                                            2009 Rachel Janice Kum

                                                         2010 Tania Lim Kim Suan

                                                            2011 Valerie Lim Shu Xian

                                                               2012 Lynn Tan