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- beauty pageant: Miss Universe
- edition: 61st
- venue: PH Live, Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- date: December 9, 2012
- hosts: Andy Cohen, Giuliana Rancic, Jeannie Mai, Shamcey Supsup
- judges: Nigel Barker, Diego Boneta, Scott Disick, Brad Goreski, Claudia Jordan, Masaharu Morimoto, Ximena Navarrete, Pablo Sandoval, Lisa Vanderpump, Kerri Walsh Jennings
- candidates: 89
FINALISTS
| Top 16 | Elizabeta Burg (Croatia) Shilpa Singh (India) Diana Avdiu (Kosovo) Nicole Faveron (Peru) Marcelina Zawadzka (Poland) Çağıl Özge Özkul (Turkey) |
| Top 10 | Marie Payet (France) Agnes Konkoly (Hungary) Karina Gonzalez (Mexico) Elizaveta Golovanova (Russia) Melinda Bam (South Africa) |
| Top 5 | Renae Ayris (Australia) Gabriela Markus (Brazil) Janine Tugonon (Philippines) Olivia Culpo (USA) Irene Esser (Venezuela) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
- Best National Costume: Xu Jidan (China)
- Miss Congeniality: Laura Godoy (Guatemala)
- Miss Photogenic: Diana Avdiu (Kosovo)
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WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2012 | 2011 |
| 4th runner-up | Gabriela Markus Brazil | Luo Zilin China |
| 3rd runner-up | Renae Ayris Australia | Shamcey Supsup Philippines |
| 2nd runner-up | Irene Esser Venezuela | Priscila Machado Brazil |
| 1st runner-up | Janine Tugonon Philippines | Olesya Stefanko Ukraine |
| Miss Universe | Olivia Culpio USA | Leila Lopez Angola |
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