National Costume Competition - Miss Universe 2012

The Miss Universe 2012 National Costume Competition took place on December 14 at the PH Live in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada where 88 of the 89 contestants (Sweden did not compete) showcased trends, cultures and traditions from their own countries.

Fantasy costumes and even Christmas-themed attires were the highlight of the event which was hosted by Nick Teplitz and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler (photo above).

Albania Adrola Dushi	Angola Marcelina Vahekeni	Argentina Camila Solorzano Ayusa	Aruba Liza Nerelyn Helder
Australia Renae Ayris	Bahamas Celeste Marshall	Belgium Laura Beyne	Bolivia Yessica Mouton Gianella
Botswana Sheillah Molelekwa	Brazil Gabriela Markus	British Virgin Islands Abigail Hyndman	Bulgaria Zhana Yaneva
Canada Adwoa Yamoah	Cayman Islands Lindsay Katarina Japal	Chile Ana Luisa Konig	China Diana Xu Jidan
Colombia Daniella Alvarez	Costa Rica Nazareth Cascante	Croatia Elizabeta Burg	Curacao Monifa Jansen
Cyprus Ioanna Giannakou	Czech Republic Tereza Chlebovska	Denmark Josefine Hewitt	Dominican Republic Dulcita Lynn Lieggi
Ecuador Carolina Aguirre	El Salvador Ana Yancy Clavel	Estonia Natalie Korneitsik	Ethiopia Helen Getachew
Finland Sara Yasmina Chafak	France Marie Payet	Gabon Channa Divouvi	Georgia Tamar Shedania
Germany Alicia Endemann	Ghana Gifty Ofori	Great Britain Holly Hale	Greece Vasiliki Tsirogianni
Guam Alyssa Cruz Aguero	Guatemala Laura Godoy	Guyana Ruqayyah Boyer	Haiti Jacques Christela
Honduras Jennifer Denise Andrade	Hungary Agnes Konkoly	India Shilpa Singh	Indonesia Maria Selena Nurcahya
Ireland Adrienne Murphy	Israel Lina Makhuli	Italy Grazia Maria Pinto	Jamaica Chantal Zaky
Japan Ayako Hara	Korea Lee Seong-hye	Kosovo Diana Avdiu	Lebanon Rina Chibany
Lithuania Greta Mikalauskyte	Malaysia Kimberley Leggett	Mauritius Ameeksha Devi Dilchand	Mexico Karina Gonzalez
Montenegro Andrea Radonjic	Namibia Tsakana Nkandih	Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker	New Zealand Talia Bennett
Nicaragua Farah Eslaquit	Nigeria Isabella Agbor Ayuk	Norway Sara Nicole Andersen	Panama Stephanie Vander Werf
Paraguay Egni Eckert	Peru Nicole Faveron	Philippines Janine Mari Tugonon	Poland Marcelina Zawadzka
Puerto Rico Bodine Koehler Pena	Romania Delia Monica Duca	Russia Elizaveta Golovanova	Serbia Branislava Mandic
Singapore Lynn Tan	Slovak Republic Lubica Stepanova	South Africa Melinda Bam	Spain Andrea Huisgen
Sri Lanka Sabrina Herft	Saint Lucia Tara Carla Edward	Switzerland Alina Buchschacher	Tanzania Winfrida Dominic
Thailand Nutpimon Farida Waller	Trinidad & Tobago Avionne Mark	Turkey Cagıl Ozge Ozkul	Ukraine Anastasia Chernova
Uruguay Camila Vezzoso	USA Olivia Culpo	Venezuela Irene Esser	Vietnam Luu Thi Diem Huong

See also Miss Universe 2012 Special Coverage