
(L-R) Top row: Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Czech Republic; Middle row: Jamaica, Philippines, South Africa; Bottom row: Cayman Islands, Poland, Ecuador

(L-R) Top row: Mexico, USA, Australia; Middle row: Brazil,Thailand, Angola ; Bottom row: Japan, Malaysia, Guatemala
After MUO released the Official Swimsuit Portraits of the 89 Miss Universe delegates, I immediately buckled down to some individual analysis and came up with my early favorites. I couldn’t limit the same to just sixteen (16) heads, so here are the eighteen (18) I’m really liking so far.
And they are:
Bodine Koehler, Puerto Rico
Irene Esser, Venezuela
Tereza Chlebovska, Czech Republic
Chantal Zaky, Jamaica
Janine Tugonon, Philippines
Melinda Bam, South Africa
Lindsay Japal, Cayman Islands
Marcelina Zawadzka, Poland
Carolina Aguirre, Ecuador
Karina Gonzalez, Mexico
Olivia Culpo, USA
Renae Ayris, Australia
Gabriela Markus, Brazil
Farida Waller, Thailand
Marcelina Vahekeni, Angola
Ayako Hara, Japan
Kimberley Leggett, Malaysia
Laura Godoy, Guatemala
I must admit that there are a couple of ladies I did not include here, but deserve to be mentioned as well since they occupied 19th and 20th on my list – Adrola Dushi, Albania and Camilla Solorzano, Argentina.
Let’s see how things will shape up for these ladies in the next seven days. I’m pretty sure some adjustments will still happen as December 19 draws very near.
How about you, dear readers, care to share your favorites? 🙂
As I watched the past preliminary competitions. I believe these countries will be on Top tommorow. Top 5: Philippines,Venezuela, Mexico,South Africa, Czech Rep.
Finalists:Japan,Puerto Rico,Sri Lanka,France,Kosovo,USA,Cayman Islands,Russia,Thailand,Trinidad&Tobago,Australia
My favourite is Miss Poland. She`s sweet and smart and really beautiful. But she won`t win, because the winner is Olivia Culpo from USA and we all know it. So my list:
1. USA
2. Venezuela
3. Mexico
4. Sounth Africa
5. Philippines
6. Australia
7. Honduras
8. Cayman Islands
9. Cosovo
10. Malaysia
11. China
12. Equador
13. Brazil
14. Puerto Rico
15. Bahamas
16. Poland
Here’s my list, Norman: Miss Universe 2012 Early Favorites And The Sash Factor
http://www.fritzvalle.com/2012/12/miss-universe-2012-early-favorites-and.html
Thanks for sharing, Fritz. 😉
Norman — Great choices. There’s a very strong contingent of Latinas this year (i.e., Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Ecuador) which isn’t surprising. However, the contingent from Asia is refreshingly strong this year (i.e., Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan). In the past decade, there has only been ONE winner from Asia. Who knows — perhaps we’ll see another crown for Asia come coronation night.
what i mean she will be top 5 only below the top 4 asian.. and top 21 of my over all of my top list,,
your top 18-20 is also my choice,, iam happy you include the 4 asian that for me the strongest!,, japan.philippines,thailand & malaysia,, i hope the 4 of them enter to the top 16,, i want to include 1 more asian delegates but i decide not bec her fans claiming they are the best of asia!! she is one of the best.. but not the best!! actually she is the least likely of the top 4 asian,,
I really do believe in predictions and in the leaderboard or leaderpicks….. BECAUSE AT LEAST 89.9% IT’S ALWAYS PROVEN TRUE….. SO OUT OF THE 16 THEY PREDICTED…. i WOULD LOOK FIRST AT WHOSE THE WEAKEST…. AND NEEDS TO BE OUT FIRST. MOSTLY LEADERPICKS enede up with 14 right predictions. This is the same pattern for me….
The 4 Asian beauties…. I don’t worry them…. they will be up there to the end!
Top 5:
Venezuela
USA
Philippines
Czech Rep.
Mexico
Top 10:
Puerto Rico
South Africa
Australia
Canada
Ecuador
Top 16:
Colombia
Honduras
Cayman Islands
Kosovo
Lebanon
El Salvador
Top 5 according to my dream last night :
1. Venezuela
2. Poland
3. Philippines
4. USA
5. Ecuador
Last year I dreamt about The Miss Universe too. Indeed, 3 of them made it to the top 5 including Miss Philippines and she was 5th placed on my dream…
My top 5 :
1. Philippines
2. Ecuador
3. Czeck Rep.
4. Puerto Rico
5. Venezuela
6-10
6. USA
7. Mexico
8. Australia
9. South Africa
10. Ukraine
11-16
11. Albania
12. Jamaica
13. Poland
14. Malaysia
15. Bahamas
16. Colombia
My Early Favorites:
1. Albania
2. Australia
3. Bahamas
4. Colombia
5. Croatia
6. Czeck Rep.
7. Ecuador
8. El Salvador
9. France
10. Philippines
11. Puerto Rico
12. South Africa
13.Trinidad Tobago
14. USA
15. Venezuela
16. Vietnam
My Top 5:
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Ecuador
Czeck Rep.
venezuela,south africa and cayman islands are really beautiful.puerto rico is so sweet.mexico and guatemala are stunning.and look at janine’s jawline,ganda!
I Believed she’ll definitely place in MU 2012 Kuya Norman. My cousin’s were able to gather some infos right there that Miss Philippines is among the favorites now… Kahit na yong mga from other countries were really getting her photos and posing with her.. though she’s kind a bit of reserved type but people from there were really saying that she’s almost perfect… her skin color, her eyes, her smiles, her register on the camera…and the way she walks is really amazing.. My bet would be, she would be 1st runner up or The Miss Universe 2012 ! Mark my word !!!
Let’s hope for the best! 😉