BENIN CITY, Nigeria - Isabelle Agbor Ayuk, representing the state of Cross River, was crowned as the new Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2012 at the Best Western Homeville Hotel in Benin City on May 5. She will represent Nigeria in Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China on August 18.

Damiete Charles-Granville, representing the state of Rivers, finished as the first runner-up and will represent Nigeria in Miss Universe 2012 next December. Ifeoma Umeokeke (Abuja), Okafor Christabel Nkechinyere (Osun) and Joyce Chidebe (Kaduna) completed the Top Five.