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Miss USA 2012

61st Miss USA pageant

Field	Value
winner
date	June 3, 2012
presenters
acts
venue	The AXIS, Paradise, Nevada
entrants	51
placements	16
broadcaster
before	2011
next	2013

Miss USA 2012 was the 61st Miss USA pageant, held on June 3, 2012, at The AXIS, located inside the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada, and it was televised live on NBC. Alyssa Campanella of California crowned her successor Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island at the end of the event. This was Rhode Island's first Miss USA title. Culpo represented the United States at Miss Universe 2012 six months later and went on to win the Miss Universe title, becoming the eighth American to do so.

After Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe 2012, as a customary, first runner-up Nana Meriwether of Maryland inherited the Miss USA title and was officially crowned on January 9, 2013. Meriwether became the second woman from Maryland to hold the Miss USA title; the first, Mary Leona Gage, was dethroned shortly after winning.

For the first time, a question was solicited from Twitter for the final question asked of one of the five finalists. That question picked by the pageant organizers - "Would you feel it would be fair that a transgender woman wins the Miss USA title over a natural-born woman?" - was answered by the winner, Culpo.

Background

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state and the District of Columbia was chosen in state pageants held which began in July 2011 and ended in January 2012. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 16, 2011 as scheduled. The final pageant was Nevada, held on January 29, 2012.

Eight delegates are former Miss Teen USA state winners, while one is a former Miss America state winner and the other one competed in Miss Earth United States.

Preliminary round

Prior to the final telecast, the delegates competed in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. The preliminary competition took place on May 30, 2012, at 10 pm (ET) hosted by Chet Buchanan and Alyssa Campanella, and was broadcast online over Xbox Live via their YouTube and MSN applications.

Finals

During the final competition, the top sixteen competed in swimsuit, while the top ten competed evening gown, and the top five competed in the final question signed up by a panel of judges. The sixteenth semifinalist was determined by voting online.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
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1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 16

‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice via Internet

∞ Culpo won Miss Universe 2012. Due to protocol, Culpo relinquished her title as Miss USA 2012. 1st runner-up, Nana Meriwether, succeeded her as Miss USA.

Delegates

State/district	Contestant	Hometown	Age	Height	Placement	Notes
Alabama	Katherine Webb	Phenix City	23	5 ft	Top 10	Contestant in Splash
Alaska	Jessica Kazmierczak	Salcha	22	5 ft
Arizona	Erika Frantzve	Scottsdale	23	5 ft
Arkansas	Kelsey Dow	Jonesboro	21	5 ft	Top 16
California	Natalie Pack	Palos Verdes	23	6 ft		Contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12
Colorado	Marybel Gonzalez	Denver	24	5 ft	Top 10
Connecticut	Marie Lynn Piscitelli	North Haven	26	5 ft		Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2001
Delaware	Krista Clausen	Georgetown	19	5 ft
District of Columbia	Monique Tompkins	Washington	23	5 ft
Florida	Karina Brez	Wellington	23	5 ft
Georgia	Jasmyn "Jazz" Wilkins	Johns Creek	21	5 ft	4th runner-up	Daughter of former basketball player Gerald Wilkins and brother of Damien Wilkins
Hawaii	Brandie Cazimero	Kaneohe	26	5 ft
Idaho	Erna Palic	Boise	25	5 ft
Illinois	Ashley Hooks	Flossmoor	25	5 ft
Indiana	Megan Myrehn	Carmel	21	5 ft		Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2008
Iowa	Rebecca Hodge	Iowa City	22	5 ft
Kansas	Gentry Miller	Overland Park	24	5 ft		Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2006
Kentucky	Amanda Mertz	Louisville	25	5 ft
Louisiana	Erin Edmiston	Lafayette	22	5 ft	Top 16
Maine	Rani Williamson	Portland	25	5 ft	Top 16	Later resigned
Maryland	Nana Meriwether	Potomac	27	6 ft	1st runner-up	Later assumed Miss USA 2012 after Culpo won Miss Universe 2012
Massachusetts	Natalie Pietrzak	Boston	26	5 ft
Michigan	Kristen Danyal	Detroit	21	5 ft	Top 16	Previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 2009
Minnesota	Nitaya Panemalaythong	Savage	26	5 ft		Born in Thailand
Mississippi	Myverick Garcia	Hattiesburg	22	5 ft
Missouri	Katie Kearney	St. Louis	23	5 ft
Montana	Autumn Muller	Billings	25	5 ft		Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2004
Nebraska	Amy Spilker	Malcolm	22	5 ft
Nevada	Jade Kelsall	Eneterprise	26	5 ft	3rd runner-up
New Hampshire	Ryanne Harms	Rochester	23	5 ft
New Jersey	Michelle Leonardo	Tinton Falls	20	5 ft	Top 10	Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2008
New Mexico	Jessica Martin	Las Cruces	21	5 ft		Previously Miss New Mexico Earth 2010
New York	Johanna Sambucini	Brooklyn	25	5 ft
North Carolina	Sydney Perry	Wrightsville Beach	21	5 ft		Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 2008
North Dakota	Jaci Stofferahn	Fargo	23	5 ft
Ohio	Audrey Bolte	Batavia	23	5 ft	2nd runner-up
Oklahoma	Lauren Lundeen	Edmond	20	5 ft	Top 10
Oregon	Alaina Bergsma	Eugene	22	6 ft
Pennsylvania	Sheena Monnin	Cranberry Township	27	5 ft		Later resigned
Rhode Island	Olivia Culpo	Cranston	20	5 ft	Miss USA 2012	Later Miss Universe 2012
South Carolina	Erika Powell	Greenville	27	5 ft	Top 16	Previously Miss South Carolina 2005
South Dakota	Taylor Neisen	Rapid City	20	5 ft
Tennessee	Jessica Hibler	Nashville	23	5 ft	Top 16
Texas	Brittany Booker	Houston	21	5 ft	Top 10
Utah	Kendyl Bell	Sandy	25	5 ft
Vermont	Jamie Dragon	Stowe	26	5 ft
Virginia	Catherine Muldoon	Virginia Beach	26	5 ft		Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2004
Washington	Christina Clarke	Sammamish	22	5 ft
West Virginia	Andrea Rogers	Martinsburg	24	5 ft
Wisconsin	Emily Guerin	Monroe	23	5 ft
Wyoming	Holly Allen	Lander	24	5 ft		Later a contestant on Big Brother 21

Notes

References

Ford, Rebecca. (June 4, 2012). "Miss USA 2012: Miss Rhode Island Takes the Crown". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
[[Associated Press]]. (December 20, 2012). "Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe". [[Deseret News]].
(January 9, 2013). "Donald Trump Crowns New Miss USA Nana Meriwether". [[E!]].
{{YouTube. W9zfpxBww4. The preliminary competition on the official Miss USA YouTube channel
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NJ.com, Anthony Venutolo {{!}} NJ Advance Media for. (2012-06-04). "Who was crowned Miss USA 2012?".
(July 16, 2011). "Wellington's Karina Brez crowned new Miss Florida USA". The Palm Beach Post.
[http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2012/06/miss-rhode-isla-1.html Miss Rhode Island, Cranston's Olivia Culpo, wins Miss USA pageant] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-12-05)
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