Miss Universe 2006 (front) welcomed the 77 contestants in Cancun
Bottom  Albania, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chine, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia & Curacao
2nd Bottom  Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, India & Indonesia
2nd Top  Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru & Philippines
Top  Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, St. Lucia, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turks & Caicos, Ukraine, Uruguay, U.S.A., US Virgin Islands, Venezuela & Zambia

Order of announcement of Top 5
Venezuela, Korea, Brazil, U.S.A. & Japan

Remainder
Albania Sadina Alla
Antigua & Barbuda Stephanie Winter
Argentina  Daniela Alejandra Stucan Figliomeni (World 00; 3rd RU Earth 01)
Aruba  Carolina Raven
Australia  Kimberly Busteed
Bahamas  Trinere Lynes
Barbados  Jewel Diane Garner
Belgium  Annelien Coorevits
Belize  Maria Jeffrey
Bolivia  Jessica Anne Jordan Brutón (Earth 06)
Bulgaria  Gergana Kochanova
Canada  Inga Skaya
China  Zhang Ning-Ning
Colombia  Eileen Roca Torralvo
Costa Rica  Verónica Maria González Quesada
Croatia  Jelena Maros
Curacao  Naemi Elizabeth Monte
Cyprus  Polyvia Achilleos
Dominican Republic  Indira Massiel Taveras Henríquez
Ecuador  Maria Lugina Cabezas Andrade
Egypt  Ehsan Hatem El-Kirdany
El Salvador  Lissette Rodriguez
Estonia  Viktoria Azovskaja
Finland  Noora Hautakangas
France  Rachel Legrain-Trapani
Georgia  Ana Giorgelashvili
Germany  Angelina Glass
Greece  Doukissa Nomikou
Guatemala  Alida Maria Boer Reyes (International 07)
Guyana  Meleesa Natasha Payne
Honduras  Wendy Patricia Salgado Corea
Hungary  Ildiko Bona
Indonesia  Agni Pratistha Akradewi Kuswardono
Israel  Sharon Kenett
Italy  Valentina Massi
Jamaica  Zahra Redwood
Kazakhstan  Gaukhar Rakhmetalyeva
Lebanon  Nadine Njeim
Malaysia  Adelaine Chin Ai Nee
Mauritius  Sandra Faro
Montenegro  Snezana Buskovic
New Zealand  Laural Barrett
Nigeria  Ebinabo Potts-Johnson
Norway  Kirby Ann Tan Basken
Panama  Sorangel Matos Arce
Paraguay  Maria José Maldonado Gomez
Peru  Jimena Elías Roca
Philippines  Anna Theresa Luy Licaros
Poland  Dorota Gawron (International 07)
Puerto Rico  Wilmadilis “Uma” Blasini Pérez
Russia  Tatyana Kotova
Serbia  Teodora Marcic (International 07)
Singapore  Jessica Tan Yue Chang
Slovak Republic  Lucia Seniasova
South Africa Megan Coleman
Spain  Natalia Zabala Arroyo
St. Lucia Yoanna Henry
Switzerland Christa Rigozzi
Turks & Caicos Saneita Barbara Been
Uruguay  Giannina Carla Silva Varela
US Virgin Islands Renata Christian
Zambia  Rosemary Mulenga Chileshe (World 04)

Awards
Miss Amity  China
Miss Photogenic  Philippines
Best National Costume  (not awarded)