Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012 is the sixth season of Nuestra Belleza Latina, and the season finale aired on Univision on May 20, 2012.Univision’s Hit Reality Beauty Competition “Nuestra Belleza Latina” Returns For a 6th Season
The auditions were shown Sundays, prior to the final 12 being revealed. Auditions were held from December 2011 to February 1, 2012 in six major US cities (Miami, Chicago, New York City, Fort Worth, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Morongo) Auditions were also held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Univision’s Hit Reality Beauty Competition To Kick Off Nationwide Auditions For The Sixth Season Of “Nuestra Belleza Latina” During the audition process, 54 young women were given passes to the semi-finals in Miami. Two additional contestants were chosen from online auditions, with the help of public votes.
The winner of the contest will be awarded a contract to be one of the new faces on many of Univision's programs and award shows, along with a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and prizes. She will also become a correspondent for one of Univision's top shows and reign as Nuestra Belleza Latina for a year. As an added bonus, the winner will appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
The winner of the competition was Vanessa De Roide, who represented the island of Puerto Rico.
2012 Judges Judges Occupation Judging Years Osmel Sousa President of the Miss Venezuela Organization 2007–Present Lupita Jones Former Miss Universe 1991 and President of Nuestra Belleza México 2008–Present Julian Gil Argentine-Born Puerto Rican-raised Actor and Model 2008 & 2010–Present
Contestants Final results Contestant Winner – Vanessa De Roide Runner-Up – Setareh Khatibi 3rd Place – Karol Scott 4th Place – Nataliz Jimenez 5th place – Fanny Vargas 6th place – Shalimar Rivera 7th Place – Ivana Rodríguez 8th place – Chanty Vargas 9th Place – Naomi Marroquin10th place – Elizabeth Robaina11th Place – Tatiana Ares 12th Place – Ligia De Uriarte Top 24 – Patricia Cardona – Lidislay Gonzalez – Stephanie Castellanos – Cindy Arevalo / – Fabiola Al Harazi – Karla Marquez – Ximena Castro – Essined Aponte – Angelika Rodriguez – Blanca Gómez – Adriana Bermudez – Gretchen Serrao
Results
Challenges Won Contestant Finalist Gala 04 – Nataliz Jiménez – Ligia de Uriarte – Vanessa De Roide Gala 05 – Elizabeth Robaina – Nataliz Jiménez – Naomi Marroquín – Ivanna Rodriguez / – Setareh Khatibi – Karol Scott Gala 06 – Nataliz Jiménez – Karol Scott Gala 07 – Vanessa De Roide – Karol Scott Gala 08 – Nataliz Jiménez – Fanny Vargas – Karol Scott Gala 09 – Chanty Vargas – Ivanna Rodríguez – Vanessa De Roide Gala 10 – Karol Scott
Live challenges Won Contestant Gala 05 – Fanny Vargas Gala 06 – Karol Scott / – Setareh Khatibi Galas 07 – Karol Scott Gala 08 – Chanty Vargas Gala 09 – Fanny Vargas Gala 10 – Vanessa De Roide – Karol Scott
Elimination table Place Country Contestant Week3/11 (Ep. 2)3/18 (Ep. 3)3/25 (Ep. 4)4/1 (Ep. 5)4/8(Ep. 6)4/15(Ep. 7)4/22(Ep. 8)4/29(Ep. 9)5/6(Ep. 10)5/13(Semifinal)5/20(Final)1 GRP1 BTM3SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWinner2Setareh KhatibiGRP1 SAFESAFEBTM4BTM3BTM3BTM3SAFEBTM23 Karol ScottGRP1 SAFESAFEBTM2SAFEBTM2SAFE4 Nataliz JimenezGRP1 BTM3SAFESAFESAFESAFE5 Fanny Vargas GRP2 SAFESAFESAFESAFEBTM4BTM4BTM2SAFEELIM6 Shalimar Rivera GRP2 SAFESAFEBTM2SAFESAFEBTM2SAFE7 Ivana RodriguezGRP1 SAFESAFEBTM2SAFESAFEELIM8 GRP1 SAFESAFEBTM4SAFEBTM49Naomi MarroquinGRP1 SAFESAFESAFEELIM10 Elizabeth RobainaGRP1 SAFEBTM3ELIM11Tatiana Ares GRP2 SAFESAFEELIM12 Ligia De Uriarte GRP2 ELIM
The contestant was part of the semi-finalists from group 1. The contestant was part of the semi-finalists from group 2. The contestant won the week's reward challenge. The contestant was in the bottom three, but was saved by the other contestants. The contestant won the week's reward challenge and was in the bottom two. The contestant was eliminated. The contestant was in the bottom four. The contestant was in the bottom two. The contestant won the week's reward challenge and was eliminated. The contestant was a finalist, but did not win. The contestant was the runner-up. The contestant won Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012.
Countries Being Represented CPWCountryPosition1234567 8 SF9 Finale Puerto Rico4th1st6th1st1st4th2nd4th2ndWinner Mexico5th 6th2nd2nd2nd1st 4th2nd 4th2nd— Venezuela6th5th1st4th4th2nd3rd3rd3rd3rd— Dominican Republic1st2nd3rd5th3rd3rd1st1st1st4th— Guatemala3rd3rd4th3rd5th Cuba2nd4th5th6th Eliminated First Place Winner Runner-Up : Countries Previously won
2012 auditions Audition Date Miami December 1, 2011 San Juan, Puerto Rico December 7, 2011 Chicago January 11, 2012 New York City January 18, 2012 Fort Worth, Texas January 22, 2012 Houston January 25, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona January 28, 2012 Los Angeles January 31, 2012 Cabazon, California February 1, 2012 Online Audition Dec. 1, 2011 – Feb. 3, 2012
Online Castings Rank Contestant Age Country Representing 1 Anais Rios 24 2 Angelica Cruz 23 3 Angie Morales 23 4 Blanca Contreras 25 5 Carolina Salazar 27 6 Lucia Galeano 26 7 Ruth Feliciano 25 8 Olivia Mendoza 22 9 Tatiana Romo 25 10 Vanessa Alvares 20
Note: On March 11, it was announced who the two candidates are to travel to Miami, to compete with the rest of the candidates selected.
Rank Contestant Age Country Representing1 Vanessa Alvares 20 2 Lucia Galeano 26
Episodes
Episode 1 The 54 candidates traveling to Miami for a chance to enter the Mansion and win the crown are:
Rank Contestant Years Country Representing Auditions 1 Ixchel Cardenas California2 Gretchen Serrao California3 Flerida Besso 22 California4 Geisy Hernadendez California5 Karen Garrido 22 California6 Viviana Granillo California7 Setareh Khatibi 25 / California8 Naomi Marroquin 21 California9 Cindy Arevalo California10 Thalia Lara California11 Chanty Vargas 24 Puerto Rico12 Vanessa De Roide 24 Puerto Rico13 Ashley Ruiz 23 Puerto Rico14 Dimmary Castro 26 Puerto Rico15 Ester Rivera 21 Puerto Rico16 Luz Diaz 23 Puerto Rico17 Juliana Rodriguez 25 Puerto Rico 18 Nicole Marquez Puerto Rico19 Shalimar Rivera 26 Puerto Rico20 Tatiana Ares 22 Puerto Rico21 Yara Rivera 20 Puerto Rico22 Nayeli Valles Phoenix23 Karla Marquez 26 Phoenix24 Ashley Garner 18 Phoenix25 Raquel Huerta Phoenix26 Priscila González 23 New York27 Rosalinda Silver 27 New York28 Stephanie Castellanos New York29 Nataliz Jiménez 22 New York30 Karol Scott 24 New York31 Laurem Payano New York32 Patricia Cardona 27 Miami33 Mayela Caldera 26 Miami34 Lisbeth Cañizales 22 Miami35 Karina Encarnación 23 Miami36 Yaritza Medina 26 Miami37 Ivanna Rodriguez 20 Miami38 Ximena Castro Miami39 Saidee Collado Miami 40 Lidislay González Miami41 Elizabeth Robaina 23 Miami42 Adrializ Gutiérrez 19 Miami43 Adriana Bermudez Texas44 Angelika Rodriguez Texas45 Fanny Vargas 24 Texas46 Ligia de Uriarte 20 Texas47 Cinthia Guerrero 19 Texas48 Sarahi Pineda 20 Texas49 Andrea Castañeda Texas50 Ambar Garcia Texas51 Diana Rojas Texas52 Alma Lopez Chicago53 Yesenia Beltran Chicago54 Paola Rodriguez 21 Chicago55 Ciara Jiménez Chicago56 Vanessa Alvares Casting Virtual57 Lucia Galeano Casting Virtual
Color DescriptionGroup 1 Group 2
Episode 2 {March 11, 2012} (Group 1, 28 participants, 12 selected) Guest Artist: Chino y Nacho
Group 1: Rank Contestant Years Country Representing Auditions 1 Flerida Besso 22 California2 Karen Garrido 22 California3 Setareh Khatibi 25 / California4 Naomi Marroquin 21 California5 Chanty Vargas 24 Puerto Rico6 Vanessa De Roide 24 Puerto Rico7 Ashley Ruiz 23 Puerto Rico8 Dimmary Castro 26 Puerto Rico9 Ester Rivera 21 Puerto Rico10 Luz Diaz 23 Puerto Rico11 Juliana Rodriguez 25 Puerto Rico12 Yara Rivera 20 Puerto Rico13 Karla Marquez 26 Phoenix14 Ashley Garner 18 Phoenix15 Priscilla Gonzalez 23 New York16 Rosalinda Silver 27 New York17 Nataliz Jiménez 22 New York18 Karol Scott 24 New York19 Patricia Cardona 27 Miami20 Mayela Caldera 26 Miami21 Lisbeth Cañizales 22 Miami22 Karina Encarnacion 23 Miami23 Yaritza Medina 26 Miami24 Ivanna Rodriguez 20 Miami25 Elizabeth Robaina 23 Miami26 Cinthia Guerrero 19 Texas27 Sarani Pineda 20 Texas28 Paola Rodriguez 21 Chicago
12 Chosen: # Contestant Age Country of origin Audition Place1 Vanessa De Roide 24 Puerto Rico2 Nataliz Jimenez 22 New York3 Karol Scott 24 New York-4 Flerida Besso 22 California5 Chanty Vargas 24 Puerto Rico6 Essined Aponte 20 Puerto Rico7 Patricia Cardona 27 Miami8 Elizabeth Robaina 23 Miami9 Ivanna Rodriguez 20 Miami10 Karla Marquez 26 Phoenix11 Setareh Khatibi 25 / California12 Naomi Marroquin 21 California
Eliminated: Karen Garrido, Ashley Garner, Priscilla González, Mayela Caldera, Lisbeth Cañizales, Karina Encarnación, Yaritza Medina, Cinthia Guerrero, Sarani Pineda, Paola Rodríguez, Dimmary Castro, Ester Rivera, Luz Díaz, Juliana Rodríguez, Yara Rivera, and Rosalinda Silver.
Episode 3 {March 18, 2012} (Group 2, 28 participants, 12 selected) Guest Artist: Pepe Aguilar
Group 2: Rank Contestant Country Representing Auditions 1 Ixchel Cardenas California2 Gretchen Serrao California3 Geisy Hernadendez California4 Viviana Granillo California5 Cindy Arevalo California6 Thalia Lara California7 Nicole Marquez Puerto Rico8 Shalimar Rivera Puerto Rico9 Tatiana Ares Puerto Rico10 Nayeli Valles Phoenix11 Raquel Huerta Phoenix12 Stephanie Castellanos New York13 Laurem Payano New York14 Ximena Castro Miami15 Saidee Collado Miami16 Lidislay Gonzalez Miami17 Adriana Bermudez Texas18 Angelika Rodriguez Texas19 Fanny Vargas Texas20 Ligia de Uriarte Texas21 Andrea Castañeda Texas22 Ambar Garcia Texas23 Diana Rojas Texas24 Alma Lopez Chicago25 Yesenia Beltran Chicago26 Ciara Jimenez Chicago27 Vanessa Alvares Casting Virtual28 Lucia Galeano Casting Virtual
12 Chosen: Rank Contestant Country Representing Auditions 1 Gretchen Serrao California2 Cindy Arevalo California3 Shalimar Rivera Puerto Rico4 Tatiana Ares Puerto Rico5 Stephanie Castellanos New York6 Ximena Castro / Miami7 Lidislay Gonzalez Miami8 Adriana Bermudez Texas9 Angelika Rodriguez Texas10 Fanny Vargas Texas11 Ligia de Uriarte Texas12 Yesenia Beltran Chicago
Eliminated: Ixchel Cardenas, Geisy Hernadendez, Viviana Granillo, Thalia Lara, Nicole Marquez, Nayeli Valles, Raquel Huerta, Lauren Payao, Saidee Collado, Andrea Castañeda, Ambar Garcia, Diana Rojas, Alma Lopez, Ciara Jimenez, Vanessa Alvares, and Lucia Galeano.
Episode 4 {March 25, 2012} (Selected top 12 finalists to compete in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012) In the third show of Nuestra Belleza Latina, 24 semi-finalists opened the show dancing the theme of Rihanna "We Found Love" with silver dresses. Twelve of them were to receive the news that would enter the house of beauty to compete for a contract with Univision and $250,000. This night was a gala full of nerves and emotions. Giselle Blondet informed that the Venezuelan Gretchen Serrao left the competition due to personal problems. Last week the girls had their first challenge, quinceañera dress and reflect the sweetness of the time to go out in the May issue of Seventeen magazine, the winners were Nataliz Jimenez, Ligia de Uriarte and Vanessa de Roide. Julian assumed that among the winners two were of his team, Nataliz of Dominican Republic and Ligia of Mexico.
The time to reveal the result reached by the public for two weeks to vote for their favorites. Cindy, Ligia, Ximena and Adriana were the first who took the stage for your future in Nuestra Belleza Latina, Cindy but was saved by the votes of the public did not survive the second round.
They have not yet entered the mansion and the girls begun to have conflicts, Giselle showed us the video. Patricia Cardona criticized Karla Marquez for her dance and Essined Aponte criticized Vanessa de Roide, her compatriot. De Roide stated that it upsets her. Elizabeth said Lidislay did not do well in the recording of this talent.