UPDATES ON LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PAGEANTS
Nazareth Cascante was crowned Miss Costa Rica 2012 on Friday April 13, 2012. Nazareth Cascante from Tambor is 21 years old and stands 1.73m. She will present Costa Rica in Miss Universe 2012. The first runner-up was Ivonne Cerdas. The second runner-up was Cristina Lizano.
Nazareth Cascante Crowned Miss Costa Rica 2012
Elizabeta Burg was crowned Miss Universe Hrvatske 2012 or Miss Croatia Universe 2012 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Westin Zagreb in Zagreb on April 1, 2012. Elizabeta Burg from Vrbanja is 18 years old and stands 1.78m. She will represent Croatia in Miss Universe 2012 next December.
Elizabeta Burg Crowned Miss Universe Hrvatske 2012
Ayako Hara was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2012 on April 1st, 2012. Ayako Hara from Miyagi prefecture is 24 years old and stands 1.70. This beautiful model will represent Japan at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant in December.
Miss Universe Japan 2012 Ayako Hara
On March 15, 2012, Carolina Aguirre Pérez was crowned Miss Ecuador 2012/Miss Ecuador Universe 2012 at the Club Puerto Lucía in La Libertad. The 19 year-old beauty from Guayaquil stands 1.76m and will represent Ecuador in Miss Universe 2012 next December.
Carolina Aguirre Pérez (C) was crowned Miss Ecuador 2012..
Farah Eslaquit was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2012 at the National Theatre in Managua Saturday, March 18, 2012. Farah Eslaquit from Masaya is 20 year old and will represent Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2012 in December. Keykoll Montalvan from Lean is the first runner-up. This 23-year old beauty will represent Nicaragua in Miss International 2012.
Farah Eslaquit Crowned Miss Nicaragua 2012
Elizaveta Golovanova from Smolensk Region was crowned Miss Russia 2012 on March 3rd, 2012. She is 18 year old and stands 5’10″. She will represent Russia in Miss World 2012 and Miss Universe 2012 Pageant. The first runner-up is Kristina Gontar of Zheleznodorozhny and the second runner-up is Alena Sishkovaof Tyumen. In the photo below, the new Miss Russia received the sash from the hands of Ivian Sarcos, Miss World 2011, who was a special guest at the pageant’s 20th anniversary edition.
Elizaveta Golovanova Crowned Miss Russia 2012
The Miss Universe 2012 pageant will be held for the first time in December instead of September as usual, according to information circulating on social networks and websites that specialize in beauty pageants in recent days.
Reigning Miss Universe Leila Lopes
