Official Result of Miss USA 2012

A 20-year-old cellist from Rhode Island won the Miss USA crown and will represent the United States in this year's Miss Universe pageant.

Olivia Culpo topped a field of 51 beauty queens on Sunday to take the title at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. She strutted across the stage in a purple bikini and a purple evening gown with sparkly belt. She answered a question about transgender contestants by saying it would be fair for a man who became a woman to be named Miss Universe. The pageant had three competitions: swimsuit, evening gowns and interview question. Midway through the contest, pop band Cobra Starship performed as the beauty queens modeled their string bikinis. Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella from California crowned Culpo her successor at the end of the night.

Nana Meriwether, Miss Maryland, was the first runner-up , Miss Ohio Audrey Bolte was the second runner-up. Contestants from Nevada and Georgia placed fourth and fifth.

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

Colorado

New Jersey

Oklahoma

Texas

Top 16

Arkansas

Louisiana

Maine

Michigan

South Carolina

Tennessee

Miss USA 2012: Final Leaderboard

1. Miss Ohio, Audrey Bolte

2. Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb

3. Miss Texas, Brittany Booker

4. Miss Georgia, Jasmyn Wilkins

5. Miss Nevada, Jade Kelsall

6. Miss Louisiana, Erin Edmiston

7. Miss Virginia, Katherine Ashley Muldoon

8. Miss California, Natalie Pack

9. Miss Michigan, Kristen Danyal

10. Miss South Dakota, Taylor Neisen

11. Miss Delaware, Krista Clausen

12. Miss Indiana, Megan Myrehn

13. Miss North Carolina, Sydney Marie Perry

14. Miss New Mexico, Jessica Martin

15. Miss Maryland, Nana Meriwether

16. Miss Oklahoma, Lauren Laundeen

Miss USA 2012 - Swimsuit Shots

Miss USA 2012 contestants pose for photographer in swimwear by Kooey Australia upon arriving to Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She will spend the next 2 weeks touring, filming, rehearsing, and making new friends while she prepares to compete for the coveted Diamond Nexus Labs Crown. Tune in to the LIVE NBC Telecast at 9:00 PM on June 3, 2011 to see who will win the title of Miss USA® 2012.

Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb

Miss Alaska, Jessica Kazmierczak

Miss Arizona, Erika Frantzve

Miss Arkansas, Kelsey Dow

Miss California, Natalie Pack

Miss Colorado, Marybel Gonzales

Miss Connecticut, Marie Lynn Piscitelli

Miss Delaware, Krista Clausen

Miss District of Columbia, Monique Tompkins

Miss Florida, Karina Brez

Miss Georgia, Jasmyn Wilkins

Miss Hawaii, Brandie Cazimero

Miss Idaho, Erna Palic

Miss Illinois, Ashley Hooks

Miss Indiana, Megan Myrehn

Miss Iowa, Rebecca Hodge

Miss Kansas, Gentry Miller

Miss Kentucky, Amanda Mertz

Miss Louisiana, Erin Edmiston

Miss Maine, Rani Williamson

Miss Maryland, Nana Meriwether

Miss Massachusetts, Natalie Victoria Pietrzak

Miss Michigan, Kristen Danyal

Miss Minnesota, Nitaya Panemalaythong

Miss Mississippi, Myverick Rashea Garcia

Miss Missouri, Katie Kearney

Miss Montana, Autumn Muller

Miss Nebraska, Amy Spilker

Miss Nevada, Jade Kelsall

Miss New Hampshire, Ryanne Harms

Miss New Jersey, Michelle Leonardo

Miss New Mexico, Jessica Martin

Miss New York, Johanna Sambucini

Miss North Carolina, Sydney Marie Perry

Miss North Dakota, Jaci Stofferahn

Miss Ohio, Audrey Bolte

Miss Oklahoma, Lauren Laundeen

Miss Oregon, Alaina Bergsma

Miss Pennsylvania, Sheena Monnin

Miss Rhode Island, Olivia Culpo

Miss South Carolina, Erika Powell

Miss South Dakota, Taylor Neisen

Miss Tennessee, Jessica Hibler

Miss Texas, Brittany Booker

Miss Utah, Kendyl Carol Bell

Miss Vermont, Jamie Lynn Dragon

Miss Virginia, Katherine Ashley Muldoon

Miss Washington, Christina Clarke

Miss West Virginia, Andrea Rogers

Miss Wisconsin, Emily Guerin

Miss Wyoming, Holly Allen

Courtesy Miss Universe Organization L.P.,

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