My Top 16 For Miss Universe 2012 After The Preliminary Competition!

 I just finished reviewing the Miss Universe 2012 preliminary competition and I sure had a tough time grading each delegate’s performances. I came up with my top 16 (17 that is, because there’s a tie for the last spot.) My Top 16 is based solely on the telecast preliminary and does not include their interview (obviously.) Last year, I got eight over 16 and three of my choices were part of the finalists (Miss Universe 2011 – Angola, 3rd runner-up Philippines and 4th runner-up China.)  I’m hoping that I’d get more this year haha. Who are your top 16?

MY TOP 16 / 17

1. Puerto Rico – Bodine Koehler

2. Venezuela – Irene Esser 

3. Cayman Islands – Lindsay Japal

3.2 Philippines – Janine Tugonon

5. The Netherlands – Nathalie Den Dekker

6. Peru – Nicole Faveron

7. Czech Republic – Tereza Chlebovská

7. 2 Sri Lanka – Sabrina Herft

9. South Africa – Melinda Bam

10. El Salvador – Ana Yancy Clavel

11. Ecuador – Carolina Aguirre

12. Poland – Marcelina Zawadzka

13. Mexico – Karina Gonzalez

14. France – Marie Payet

14.1 Georgia – Tamar Shedania

14.2 Jamaica – Chantal Zaky

14.3 Thailand – Nuptimon Farida Waller

*the 16th place will be the people’s choice garnering the most online votes worlwide.

My Top 20 Delegates

PaddylastInc Miss Universe 2012 Preliminary Competition  – Click to check out my complete analysis for the evening gown and swimsuit round of the preliminary competition.  -photos via Miss Universe