Miss 'Big 7' Award 2012 - Meet the 97 candidates

Miss 'Big 7' Award 2012

Welcome to the 2012 edition of Miss 'Big 7' Award 2012.

97 girls (all the semifinalists from the 'Big 7' pageants of the world: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International, Miss Supranational, Miss Intercontinental and Miss TQI) have been selected to fight for this year's thropy.

As last year there hasn't been Miss TQI pageant, there are 97 contestants instead of 117.

As of the moment, we have:

The 16 semifinalists from Miss Universe
15 from Miss World
16 from Miss Earth
15 from Miss International
20 from Miss Supranational
and 15 from Miss Intercontinental.


It's time to meet our 97 girls of the 2012 'Big 7' Award, in alphabetical order by country:


Australia Universe Renae Ayris
Australia World Jessica Kahawaty
Belarus Supranational Ekaterina Buraya
Belgium Intercontinental Laetitia Wastyn
Bolivia Intercontinental Mariana Garcia Mariaca
Bosnia & Herzegovina Supranational Ema Golijanin
Brazil Earth Camila Brant
Brazil International Rafaela Butarelli
Brazil Universe Gabriela Markus
Brazil World Mariana Notarangelo
Canada Supranational Katie Starke
China Intercontinental Wen Xiao Jing
China World Wenxia Yu
Colombia Intercontinental Melissa Cano Rey
Colombia International Melissa Varon
Costa Rica Earth Fabiana Granados
Costa Rica Intercontinental Natasha Sibaja
Costa Rica Supranational Kary Ramos
Croatia Universe Elizabeta Burg

Czech Rep. Earth Tereza Fajksová
Czech Rep. Supranational Michaela Dihlová
Denmark Supranational Julia Prokopenko
Dominican Rep. Intercontinental Nayelin Aquino
Dominican Rep. International Melody Mir
Dominican Rep. Supranational Chantel Martínez de la Cruz
Ecuador Supranational Sulay Castillo
England Intercontinental Laura Ashfield
England Supranational Rachael Howard
England World Charlotte Holmes
Finland International Viivi Suominen
France Supranational Solène Froment
France Universe Marie Payet
Germany Earth Nel-Linda Zublewitz
Haiti International Anedie Azael
Honduras Supranational Natalia Coto
Hungary Universe Agnes Konkoly
Iceland Supranational Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir
India Intercontinental Bobby Layal
India International Rochelle Maria Rao
India Universe Shilpa Singh
India World Vanya Mishra

Indonesia World Ines Putri Tjiptadi
Italy Earth Giulia Capuani
Jamaica World Deanna Robins
Japan Earth Megumi Noda
Japan International Ikumi Yoshimatsu
Kenya World Shamim Fauz Ali
Korea Earth Sara Kim
Kosovo Universe Diana Avdiu
Latvia Intercontinental Diana Kubasova
Mexico Earth Paola Aguilar Concha
Mexico International Jessica García Formenti
Mexico Universe Karina González
Mexico World Mariana Berumen Reynoso
Namibia International Paulina Malulu
Nepal Earth Nagma Shrestha
Netherlands World Nathalie den Dekker
Panama Supranational Elissa Estrada
Paraguay International Nicole Huber
Peru Universe Nicole Faverón

Philippines Earth Stephany Stefanowitz
Philippines International Nicole Schmitz
Philippines Supranational Elaine Kay Moll
Philippines Universe Janine Tugonon
Philippines World Queenierich Rehman
Poland Earth Justyna Rajczyk
Poland Supranational Agnieszka Karasiewicz
Poland Universe Marcelina Zawadzka
Puerto Rico Intercontinental Genesis Davila
Puerto Rico Supranational Gabriela Berríos
Russia Earth Natalia Pereverzeva
Russia Universe Elizaveta Golovanova
Scotland Earth Sara Pender
South Africa Earth Tamerin Jardine
South Africa Intercontinental Roxanne Amy Zeller
South Africa Supranational Michelle Giden-Huys
South Africa Universe Melinda Bam
South Sudan World Atong Demach

Spain Intercontinental Miriam Ruiz López
Spain Supranational Nieves Sanchez
Spain World Aránzazu Estévez
Sri Lanka International Madusha Mayadunne
Suriname Supranational Periskia Laing
Thailand Intercontinental Natthida Pekkhad
Thailand Supranational Nanthawan Wannachutha
Turkey Intercontinental Betül Agabeyoglu
Turkey Universe Çagil Özge Özkul
UK International Alize Lily Mounter
USA Earth Siria Bojorquez
USA International Amanda Renee Delgado
USA Universe Olivia Culpo
USA World Claudine Book
Venezuela Earth Osmariel Villalobos
Venezuela Intercontinental Daniela Chalbaud
Venezuela International Blanca Aljibes
Venezuela Universe Irene Esser
Wales World Sophie Moulds


At the moment, the countries with most representatives are:

5: Philippines
4: Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa, USA, Venezuela.


Next, we will meet the top 50.

Country of the Year 2012 winner is... USA!

The Country of the Year 2012 winner is USA, making this their best result since 2004 when they won last time.
This victory came after winning Miss Universe 2012 crown and placing in MW, MInt'l and ME.

The 2nd place in this year's Country of the Year is, again, for the Philippines, as they were 2nd last year also, this time by the shortest margin between 1st and 2nd since 1998 when there was a tie in the 1st place.
The Asian powerhouse of the decade has had great results this year in MU, Me and MS whith runner-up placement, and making the semis in MW and MInt'l.

And completing this year's top 3 for the Country of the Year competition we found Venezuela, the previous winner who has been winner every year since 2009. We can't say this year has been a bad one for Venezuela: they won Miss Intercontinental and were 2nd runner-up in both MU and ME, plus semifinalist in MInt'l.

As this year there were not Miss TQI pageant, the last points of the 2012 came from Miss Universe pageant, which made the last and most important changes in the global ranking like this:

USA won Miss Universe and jumped from 10th place to the 1st place.
Philippines placed as 1st runner up, jumped from 4th to 2nd.
Venezuela made 2nd runner up spot, then jumped from 6th place to 3rd.
Australia, 3rd runner up in MU, jumped from 5th place to 4th.
Brazil, even though they made 4th runner-up placement on MU, lost 2 position on the ranking, from 3rd place to final 5th place.
Mexico and South Africa made the top 10 by placing on the top 10 of Miss Universe.
Russia jumped from 28th place to the 13th place after being top 10 in MU.
France, from 40th place to 17th place.
Hungary entered the top on the 19th place, and Croatia, Kosovo and Peru made it as well on the 27th place.



And this is the continental winners of 2012:


Country of the Americas:

USA 700 (1st place on the ranking)
Venezuela 560 (3rd)
Brazil 540 (5th)
Mexico 330 (9th)
Peru 100 (27th)


Country of Asia:

Philippines 680 (2nd)
China 520 (6th)
India 360 (7th)
Japan 240 (12th)
Sri Lanka 120 (23rd)


Country of Oceania:
Australia 550 (4th)


Country of Europe:

Wales 350 (8th)
Czech Rep. 260 (11th)
Russia 210 (13th)
England 180 (16th)
France 170 (17th)


Country of Africa:

South Africa 280 (10th)
South Sudan 200 (14th)
Kenya 100 (27th)
Namibia 40 (39th)


Country of the Caribbean:

Jamaica 200 (14th)
Dominican Rep. 140 (21st)
Puerto Rico 90 (33rd)
Haiti 40 (39th)



Congratulations USA, Country of the Year 2012!

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