On Friday, Dec 14, at the 2012 Miss Universe National Costume Show, at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Miss Brazil 2012 Gabriela Markus performs onstage. Among the total 89 Miss Universe contestants, eighty eight contestants participated while Miss Sweden only did not.

To determine who will become the 61st Miss Universe, which on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, will take place, the National Costume Show is not a part of the judging.

Here are 2012 Miss Universe: Meet the Competing Beauties.

For helping those less fortunate, Miss Korea 2012, 24 year old Sung-Hye Lee has a passion.

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As a professional model has been previously worked by the Australia beauty, 22 years old Renae Ayris who as the celebrity she’d most like to meet, counts Miranda Kerr.

She is living out a dream of hers was said by Miss Trinidad and Tobago, 23 years old Avionne Mark.

She further said that “The opportunity of representing my country on an international scale has always been a dream of mine.

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During the Swimsuit Competition of the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant, a pose was stroked by the 20 years old Tamar Shedania.

At the competition, her home country of Georgia will be represented by her.

For the future models and Miss Universe hopefuls, Miss India 2012, Shilpa Singh looks out.

24 years old Lubica Stepanova is the Miss Slovak Republic 2012.

Stepanova have one of the very interesting hobbies, which is mushroom picking and besides this she would like to study architecture and construction.

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Miss Mexico of this year is 21 years old Karina Gonzalez. In order to improve construction,

she hopes to work as an architect one day and she’s from Aguascalientes, Mexico.

The competition is quite friendly backstage! On December 13, 2012, in Las Vegas, during the beginning of the Miss Universe Competition,

Miss Denmark, Josefine Hewitt (I.), Miss Ecuador Carolina Andrea Aguirre Perez (c.) and Miss Dominican Republic Dulcita Lynn Lieggi pose together.