Miss Universe 2006

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Miss Universe 2006
Zuleyka Rivera, Red Dress Collection 2007.jpg
DateJuly 23, 2006
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants86
Placements20
Debuts
  • Kazakhstan
Withdrawals
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Curaçao
  • Italy
  • Kenya
  • Netherlands
  • Vietnam
Returns
  • Argentina
  • Cayman Islands
  • Estonia
  • Ghana
  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Marianas
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sweden
Winner Zuleyka Rivera
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
Congeniality Angela Asare
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Best National Costume Kurara Chibana
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Photogenic Lia Andrea Ramos
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
  2005
2007  

Miss Universe 2006 was the 55th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States on July 23, 2006. [1]

Contents

At the end of the event, Natalie Glebova of Canada crowned Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 2006. [2] [3] It is Puerto Rico's fifth victory in the pageant's history. After the show, Rivera passed out due to the weight of her dress but quickly recovered. [4] [5] [6]

Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 84 contestants in 1999. The pageant was hosted by Carlos Ponce and Nancy O'Dell, with Queer Eye's Carson Kressley and Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey providing commentary and analysis throughout the event. [7] American singer-rapper Chelo and Italian operatic tenor Vittorio Grigolo performed in this year's pageant. [8]

Background

Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, venue for Miss Universe 2006 The Shrine Auditorium - Al Malaikah Temple.JPG
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, venue for Miss Universe 2006

Location and date

Due to the lack of interest of several cities from hosting the pageant, the Miss Universe Organization decided to hold the pageant in July instead of May. The Miss Universe Organization confirmed that the 2006 edition will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on July 23, 2006. It is the first time in eight years that pageant took place in the United States. The last time that the United States hosted the pageant was in 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii. [9] [10]

Selection of participants

Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Three contestants were appointed to their position after being a runner-up of their national pageant, or to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Suada Sherfi, Miss Albania 2005, was supposed to represent her country at Miss Universe. However, Sherfi withdrew after declining the request of photographer Fadil Berisha to reduce the size of her nose. Sherfi was replaced by Eralda Hitaj. [11] Gao Ying Hui, the first runner-up of Miss Universe China 2006, was appointed to represent China at Miss Universe after Qi Fang, Miss Universe China 2006, was dethroned after violating the rules in her contract. [12]

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Kazakhstan, and the returns of Argentina, the Cayman Islands, Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, New Zealand, the Northern Mariana Islands, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, and Sweden. Saint Lucia last competed in 1977; Iceland last competed in 1997; Sint Maarten last competed in 2000; the Northern Mariana Islands last competed in 2002; Argentina and New Zealand last competed in 2003; while the others last competed in 2004. Barbados, Belize, Curaçao, Italy, Kenya, the Netherlands, and Vietnam withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Silva Shahakian of Iraq was set to compete at Miss Universe. However, Shahakian withdrew after hiding from Islamic militants who reportedly threatened to kill her along with other contestants who competed in the Miss Iraq pageant. [13]

Results

Miss Universe 2006 participating countries and territories. Miss Universe 2006 Map.png
Miss Universe 2006 participating countries and territories.

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 2006
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 20

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume

Pageant

The five finalists of Miss Universe 2006 Five finalists at Miss Universe'06.jpg
The five finalists of Miss Universe 2006

Format

The Miss Universe Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. The number of semifinalists was increased to 20 instead of the traditional 15. [20] This is due to the host city not paying for the promotion, which spared the telecast by seven minutes. 20 semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition— composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. The top 20 competed in the swimsuit competition and were narrowed down to the top 10 afterward. The top 10 competed in the evening gown competition and were narrowed down to the top 5 afterward. [21] [22]

Selection committee

Final telecast

Note: Actress Bo Derek was scheduled to be a judge but was later replaced. [23]

Contestants

Eighty-six contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Eralda Hitaj19 Tirana
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Isménia Júnior 22 Cabinda
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Shari McEwan18 Ottos
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Magalí Romitelli [24] 18 Villa María
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Melissa Laclé20 Santa Cruz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Erin McNaught [25] 24 Brisbane
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Samantha Carter24 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Tatiana Silva [26] 21 Brussels
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia Desiree Durán [27] 20 Santa Cruz
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Rafaela Zanella [28] 19 Santa Maria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Galena Dimova [29] 24 Sofia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Alice Panikian [30] 20 Toronto
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Ambuyah Ebanks [31] 21 West Bay
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Belén Montilla [32] 23 Santiago
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Gao Ying Hui [33] 23 Harbin
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Valerie Domínguez [34] 25 Barranquilla
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Fabriella Quesada [35] 22 Colón
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Biljana Mančić [36] 20 Split
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Elena Ierodiakonou 22 Kalymnos
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Renata Langmannová [37] 19 Ivanovice na Hané
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Betina Faurbye [38] 24 Copenhagen
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Mía Taveras [39] 20 Santo Domingo
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Catalina López [40] 23 Guayaquil
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Fawzia Mohamed23 Cairo
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Rebeca Iraheta [41] 18 San Salvador
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Kirke Klemmer [42] 22 Tallinn
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Dina Fekadu [43] 21 Wollega
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Ninni Laaksonen [44] 20 Helsinki
Flag of France.svg France Alexandra Rosenfeld [45] 19 Languedoc
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Ekaterine Buadze [46] 20 Tbilisi
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Natalie Ackermann [23] 26 Wesel
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Angela Asare [47] 20 Accra
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Olympia Chopsonidou 23 Thessaloniki
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Jackelinne Piccinini [48] 22 Mazatenango
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Alana Ernest [49] 19 Mahdia
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Adrienn Bende [50] 21 Budapest
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Sif Aradóttir [51] 21 Keflavík
Flag of India.svg India Neha Kapur [52] 23 New Delhi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Nadine Chandrawinata [53] 21 Jakarta
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Melanie Boreham [54] 19 Drumbeg
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Anastacia Entin [55] 21 Tel Aviv
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Cindy Wright [56] 20 Stony Hill
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Kurara Chibana [57] 24 Naha
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Dina Nuraliyeva [46] 21 Shymkent
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Sanita Kubliņa [58] 22 Sigulda
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Gabrielle Bou Rached [55] 20 Beirut
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Melissa Ann Tan [59] 25 Petaling Jaya
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Isabelle Antoo [60] 25 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Priscila Perales [61] 23 Monterrey
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Anna Nashandi [62] 22 Windhoek
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Elizabeth Gray [63] 23 Auckland
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Cristiana Frixione [64] 22 Managua
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Tienepre Oki [65] 21 Warri
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Shequita Bennett [66] 19 Kagman
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Martine Jonassen [67] 19 Tjøme
Flag of Panama.svg Panama María Alessandra Mezquita [68] 22 Panama City
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Lourdes Arévalos [69] 22 San Lorenzo
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Fiorella Viñas [70] 22 Lima
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Lia Andrea Ramos [71] 25 Davao City
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Francys Sudnicka [72] 26 Masovia
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera [73] 18 Salinas
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Anna Litvinova [74] 24 Kemerovo Oblast
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Sascha Andrew-Rose [75] 20 Rodney Bay
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shivern Peters [76] 21 Bequia
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro [lower-alpha 2] Nada Milinić18 Tivat
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Carol Cheong [77] 25 Singapore
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten Gisella Hilliman [75] 19South Reward Hill
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Judita Hrubyová [78] 20 Bardejov
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Nataša Pinoza [79] 22 Sevnica
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Nokuthula Sithole [80] 22 Gauteng
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Kim Joo-hee [81] 25 Seoul
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Elisabeth Reyes [48] 21 Málaga
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez [82] 20 Colombo
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Josephine Alhanko [83] 25 Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Lauriane Gilliéron [84] 21 Prilly
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Charm Osathanond [85] 19 Nonthaburi
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Kenisha Thom [86] 22 Tunapuna–Piarco
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Ceyla Kirazlı [87] 20 İzmir
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Shaveena Been [88] 24 Grand Turk
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Inna Tsymbalyuk [89] 21 Chernivtsi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Julie Doherty18 Manchester
Flag of the United States.svg United States Tara Conner [90] 20 Russell Springs
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Fatimih Dávila [91] 18La Cormilla
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands JeT'aime Cerge22 Saint Thomas
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Jictzad Viña [92] 23 Carúpano
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Mofya Chisenga [93] 23 Mufulira

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. On 3 June 2006, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro dissolved, with Serbia and Montenegro becoming separate countries. However, they still competed as a single country.

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