Here's the 8th Hotpicks for Miss Universe 2012. Kosovo's Diana Avdiu, 18, (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) grabs the Top slot, while Venezuela comes in at Second. Newly crowned Miss India, Urvashi make up the Top #3. Croatia makes big inroads into the Top #5 while Czech Republic plummets out of Top #10
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HOT PICK 8th Miss UNIVERSE 2012
| COUNTRY | CURRENT | LAST | CHANGE since last picks | |
| Kosovo | 1 | 4 | 3 |  |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |
| India | 3 | - | 3 | |
| El Salvador | 4 | 13 | 9 | |
| Croatia | 5 | 16 | 11 | |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Australia | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| Philippines | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Cayman Islands | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| USA | 11 | 14 | 3 | |
| Paraguay | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Japan | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Mexico | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Czech Rep | 15 | 2 | 13 | |
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