Miss Universe 2006
Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 July 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico was crowned by Natalie Glebova of Canada at the end of the event. This is the fifth (and most recent) time that Puerto Rico has won Miss Universe. 86 contestants competed for the title.
Miss Universe 2006 | |
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Miss Universe 2006, Zuleyka Rivera | |
Date | 23 July 2006 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | |
Venue | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 86 |
Placements | 20 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Zuleyka Rivera |
Congeniality | Angela Asare |
Best National Costume | Kurara Chibana |
Photogenic | Lia Andrea Ramos |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 2006 | |
1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up | |
Top 10 | |
Top 20 |
Order of announcements
Top 20
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Top 10
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Top 5
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Contestants
Albania – Eralda Hitaj Angola – Isménia Júnior Antigua and Barbuda – Shari McEwan Argentina – Magalí Romitelli Aruba – Melissa Laclé Australia – Erin McNaught Bahamas – Samantha Carter Belgium – Tatiana Silva Bolivia – Desiree Durán Brazil – Rafaela Zanella Bulgaria – Galena Dimova Canada – Alice Panikian Cayman Islands – Ambuyah Ebanks Chile – Belén Montilla China – Gao Yinghui Colombia – Valerie Domínguez Costa Rica – Fabriella Quesada Croatia – Biljana Mančić Cyprus – Elena Ierodiakonou Czech Republic – Renata Langmannová Denmark – Betina Faurbye Dominican Republic – Mía Taveras Ecuador – Catalina "Katty" López Egypt – Fawzia Mohamed El Salvador – Rebeca Iraheta Estonia – Kirke Klemmer Ethiopia – Dina Fekadu Finland – Ninni Laaksonen France – Alexandra Rosenfeld Georgia – Ekaterine Buadze Germany – Natalie Ackermann Ghana – Angela Asare Greece – Olympia Hopsonidou Guatemala – Jackelinne Piccinini Guyana – Alana Ernest Hungary – Adrienn Bende Iceland – Sif Aradóttir India – Neha Kapur Indonesia – Nadine Chandrawinata Ireland – Melanie Boreham Israel – Anastacia Entin Jamaica – Cindy Wright Japan – Kurara Chibana Kazakhstan – Dina Nuraliyeva Korea – Kim Joo-hee Latvia – Sanita Kubliņa Lebanon – Gabrielle Bou Rached Malaysia – Melissa Ann Tan Mauritius – Isabelle Antoo Mexico – Priscila Perales Namibia – Anna Nashandi New Zealand – Elizabeth Gray Nicaragua – Cristiana Frixione Nigeria – Tienepre Oki Northern Marianas – Shequita Bennett Norway – Martine Jonassen Panama – María Alessandra Mezquita Paraguay – Lourdes Arévalos Peru – Fiorella Viñas Philippines – Lia Ramos Poland – Francys Sudnicka Puerto Rico – Zuleyka Rivera Russia – Anna Litvinova † Serbia and Montenegro[lower-alpha 1] – Nada Milinić Singapore – Carol Cheong Slovak Republic – Judita Hrubyová Slovenia – Nataša Pinoza South Africa – Thuli Sithole Spain – Elisabeth Reyes Sri Lanka – Jacqueline Fernandez Saint Lucia – Sascha Andrew-Rose Saint Martin – Gisella Hilliman Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Shivern Peters Sweden – Josephine Alhanko Switzerland – Lauriane Gilliéron Thailand – Charm Osathanond Trinidad and Tobago – Kenisha Thom Turkey – Ceyla Kirazlı Turks and Caicos – Shaveena Been Ukraine – Inna Tsymbalyuk United Kingdom – Julie Doherty Uruguay – Fatimih Dávila † USA – Tara Conner US Virgin Islands – JeT'aime Cerge Venezuela – Jictzad Viña Zambia – Mofya Chisenga †
- The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro had dissolved over a month prior to the pageant, on 3 June 2006, with Serbia and Montenegro becoming independent countries; but they still competed as a united country.
Judges
Final telecast
The following celebrities judged the final competition.
- James Lesure [1] – Actor from NBC's Las Vegas
- Claudia Jordan [1] – Model for Deal or No Deal; former Miss Rhode Island USA (1997) and Miss Rhode Island Teen USA (1990)
- Sean Yazbeck [1] – Winner of season 5 of The Apprentice
- Amelia Vega [1] – Miss Universe 2003 from Dominican Republic
- Emmitt Smith [1] – Former Dallas Cowboys player and Dancing with the Stars winner
- Jennifer Hawkins – Miss Universe 2004 from Australia
- Marc Cherry [1] – American writer and producer
- Tom Green [1] – Actor and comedian
- María Celeste Arrarás – Telemundo host
- Patrick McMullan [1] – Fashion photographer
- Bridgette Wilson [1] – Miss Teen USA 1990 from Oregon
- Santino Rice [1] – Project Runway finalist
Note: Actress Bo Derek was scheduled to be a judge but was later replaced.
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1977:
Last competed in 1997:
Last competed in 2000:
Last competed in 2002:
Last competed in 2003:
Last competed in 2004:
Awards
Ghana - Miss Congeniality (Angela Asare) Philippines - Miss Photogenic (Lia Andrea Ramos) Japan - Best National Costume (Kurara Chibana)
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 2006". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
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References
- "Miss Universe 2006 Pageant - 2005". Hollywood.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
External links
- Miss Universe official website
- "New Miss Universe hails from Puerto Rico". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
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