Who Will be the Next Miss United Nations People Choice Ambassador 2012

This race couldn't sit still. The lead flipped ten times — Bahamas grabbed it early, lost it to Peru, took it back, ceded it to Greece by day 39, then watched Greece and Mexico trade the top spot five separate times over the next 170 days, the margin never straying past 23%.

Then, with just 21 days left and Greece still up 22-to-whatever-Mexico-had, Cameroon appeared from single digits to seize the lead on day 206 — and didn't just win it, it detonated: 22% became 34% within a week and stayed there. The closest 200-day race in the poll became its most lopsided finish.

• Ten flips · The lead changed hands ten times before day 206.
• 200-day deadlock · Greece and Mexico traded first place five times, margin under 23%.
• Day 206 detonation · Cameroon surged from off the podium to a 34% landslide in a week.
• U.S. deciding vote · 713 U.S. votes broke hard for Cameroon, the largest country bloc.