Las Vegas, Nevada - 20
year old Olivia Culpo from Cranston, Rhode Island won the Miss USA 2012 at a
glittering event held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas
Sunday, June 3. She easily beats 50 other
contestants including the District of Columbia to win the title and earned the
right to represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2012 to be confirmed by the Miss Universe
Organization. She nailed the competition when she answered a question if it is fair if a transgender wins the Miss USA than a natural born women saying it is just fair and this is a free country. 1st
runner up is Maryland Nana Meriwether, 2nd runner up is Ohio Audrey
Bolte, 3rd runner up is Nevada Jade Kelsall and 4th
runner up is Georgia Jasmyn Wilkins. Miss Photogenic goes to Oregon, Alaina
Bergsma and Miss Congeniality goes to Iowa Rebecca Hodge. The celebrity judges
include Cat Cora, Ali Fedotowsky, Arsenio Hall, Marilu Henner, Joe Jonas, Rob
Kardashian, George Kotsiopoulos, Co-Host of E! “Fashion Police” and Dayana
Mendoza.
Miss USA
2012 – Olivia Culpo – Rhode Island
1st
runner-up - Nana Meriwether – Maryland
2nd
runner-up – Audrey Bolte – Ohio
3rd
runner-up – Jade Kelsall – Nevada
4th
runner-up – Jasmyn “Jazz” Wilkins – Georgia
Top 10
Semifinalists
Alabama –
Katherine Webb
Colorado –
Marybel Gonzalez
New Jersey –
Michelle Leonardo
Oklahoma –
Lauren Lundeen
Texas –
Brittany Booker
Top 16 Quarter-finalist
Arkansas –
Kelsey Dow entered top 16 by Internet/SMS votes
Louisiana –
Erin Edmiston
Maine – Rani
Williamson
Michigan –
Kristen Danyal
South
Carolina – Erika Powell
Tennessee –
Jessica Hibler
Special
Awards:
Congeniality
– Rebecca Hodge, Iowa
Photogenic –
Alaina Bergsma, Oregon
Judges:
Cat Cora -
Chef, Philanthropist, Author and CO-host of Bravo's Around the World in 80 Plates
Ali
Fedotowsky - Host of NBC TV's "First Look" and Former Bachelorette
Arsenio Hall
- Late Night Legend and Celebrity Apprentice Winner
Marilu
Henner - New York Time Best-Selling Author, Actress and Producer
Joe Jonas -
Actor and Grammy Nominated Musician
Rob
Kardashian - TV Personality and Entrepreneur
George
Kotsiopoulos - Co-Host of E! "Fashion Police"
Dayana
Mendoza - Miss Universe 2008
Host:
Andy Cohen –
host of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens: Live”
Giuliana
Rancic – co-anchor of E! News
Color
Commentators:
Jeannie Mai –
Style Network’s “How Do I Look?”
Kelly
Osbourne – E! Fashion Police
Performers:
Akon
Cobra
Starship
