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Since 2018, 5 semifinalists are chosen per group and the public vote has been removed. U.S.A.’s Olivia Culpo is the only candidate to have been voted by the public through to the semifinals and eventually win Miss Universe back in 2012, while Jamaica’s Davina Bennett and Venezuela’s Sthefany Gutiérrez are the highest-placed wildcard contestants at Miss Universe, eventually finishing as 2nd runners-up in 2017 and 2018, respectively.