2006
Home Up 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Lists A to F Lists G to O Lists P to Z

   

Bottom  Albania, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic & Denmark

2nd row  Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica & Japan

3rd row  Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Marianas, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore & Slovak Republic

Top  Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Martin, St Vincent/Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turks & Caicos, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, U.S.A., U.S. Virgin Islands, Venezuela & Zambia


China

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

France

Germany

Indonesia

Japan

Korea

Mexico

Nicaragua

Sweden

Trinidad & Tobago

United Kingdom

Uruguay

2006 July 23
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
86 contestants

Results
Puerto Rico  Zuleyka Jerris Rivera Mendoza
Japan  Kurara Chibana
Switzerland  Lauriane Gilliéron*
Paraguay  Lourdes Verónica Arévalos Elias*
U.S.A.  Tara Elizabeth Conner

Finalists
Bolivia  Maria Desirée Durán Morales
Canada  Alice Panikian
Colombia  Valerie Domínguez Tarud
Mexico  Silvia
Priscila Perales Elizondo*
Trinidad & Tobago  Kenisha Nalisha Finita Thom*

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Magali Romitelli
Brazil  Rafaela Koehler Zanella
Denmark  Betina Faurbye
Ethiopia  Dina Fekadu Mosissa*
H
ungary
 Adrienn Bende
I
ndia  Neha Kapur
R
ussia  Anna Litvinova
Sweden  Josephine Alhanko
Thailand  
Iyawarin (Onwarin) "Charm" Raya Osathanond
Ukraine  Inna Tsimbalyuk

Order of announcement of Top 20
Puerto Rico, Denmark, Switzerland, Colombia, Ethiopia, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Thailand, Bolivia, Hungary, U.S.A., Paraguay, India, Argentina, Ukraine & Mexico

Order of announcement of Top 10
Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, Bolivia, Japan, Puerto Rico, U.S.A., Switzerland, Mexico, Colombia & Paraguay

Order of announcement of Top 5
Switzerland, Paraguay, Japan, U.S.A. & Puerto Rico


Remainder

Albania  Eralda Hitaj
Angola  Isménia Júnior
Antigua & Barbuda  Shari Janay McEwan
Aruba  Melissa Laclé
Australia  Erin McNaught
Bahamas  Samantha Carter
Belgium  
Tatiana Silvia Braga Tavares*
Bulgaria  Galena Dimova
Cayman Islands  Ambuyah Ruth Ebanks*
Chile  Maria Belén Montilla Torreblanca*
China  GAO Yinghui
Costa Rica  Fabriella
María Quesada Sequeira*
Croatia  Biljana Mancic
Cyprus  Elena Gerodiakonou
Czech Republic  Renata Langmannova
Dominican Republic  
Mía Lourdes Taveras López*
E
cuador  Katty López Samán
Egypt  Fawzeya Mohamed*
El Salvador  Rebecca Iraheta
E
stonia  Kirke Klemmer*
F
inland  Ninni Laaksonen*
France  Alexandra Rosenfeld*
Georgia  Ekaterine Buadze
Germany  Natalie Elvira Ackermann  Montealegre
Ghana  Angela Asare
Greece  Olympia Hopsonidou
Guatemala  
Jackelinne Krimilda Verenice Piccinini Otten*
G
uyana  Alana Ernest
Iceland  Sif Aradottir*
Indonesia  
Nadine Chandrawinata
Ireland  Melanie Boreham*
Israel  Anastasya Yentin
Jamaica  Cindy Wright
Kazakhstan  Dina Nuraliyeva*
Korea  Kim Joo-hee
Latvia  Sanita Kublina
Lebanon  Gabrielle Bou Rached
Malaysia  Melissa Ann Tan Swee Yen
Mauritius  Isabelle Antoo
Namibia  Anna Svetlana Nashandi*
New Zealand  Elizabeth Gray
Nicaragua  Maria Cristiana Frixione Mendoza*
Nigeria  Tienepre Alexandra Oki
Northern Marianas  Shequita DeLeon Guerrero Bennett*
Norway
 Martine Jonassen
Panama  Maria Alessandra Mezquita Lapadula
Peru  Fiorella Viñas
Philippines  Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos
Poland  
Francys Mayela Barraza Sudnicka*
Serbia & Montenegro  Nada Milinic
Singapore  Carol Cheong Yim Foon
Slovak Republic  Judita Hrubyova*
Slovenia  Natasa Pinoza
South Africa  Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole*
Spain  Elisabeth Reyes Villegas
Sri Lanka  Jacqueline Fernandez
St. Lucia  Sascha Gianne Michaele Andrew-Rose*
St. Martin  Gisella Hilliman
St. Vincent Grenadines  Shivern Peters
Turkey  Ceyla Kirazli
Turks & Caicos  Shavenna Been
United Kingdom  Julie Doherty
Uruguay  Fatimih Dávila Sosa*
U.S. Virgin Islands  JeT’aime Cheree Cerge*
Venezuela  Jictzad
Nacarid Viña Carreño*
Zambia  
Mofya Nickoletta Chisenga*

Awards
Miss Amity  Ghana
Miss Photogenic  Philippines
Best National Costume  Japan

Replaced
China  Qi Fang
Russia  Alla Tretyakova (got married in April)

Did not compete
British Virgin Islands  Deria Joseph
Portugal  Marina Rodrigues


Norway, Mexico, Panama, New Zealand, Poland, Philippines & Puerto Rico

Egypt & Israel

Korea & Japan

China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore

Top 10
Paraguay, Colombia, Mexico, Switzerland, U.S.A., Puerto Rico, Japan, Bolivia, Trinidad & Tobago & Canada

Top 5
Switzerland, Paraguay, Japan, U.S.A. & Puerto Rico
Cross-references to some of the other pageants

Belgium  Europe 2005 & World 2005
Cayman Islands  World 2006
Chile  Hispano-American Queen 2007

Costa Rica 
Teen International 2002 (winner) & Coffee 2007 (winner)
Dominican Republic 
American Continent 2006 (winner)
Egypt  World 2006
Estonia 
Baltic Sea and Scandinavia 2007
Ethiopia 
Tourism International 2005, International 2005 & Earth 2006
Finland 
Baltic Sea and Scandinavia 2007 
France 
Europe 2006 (winner)
Guatemala 
World 2006
Iceland 
Baltic Sea and Scandinavia 2007
Ireland 
Earth 2006
Kazakhstan 
World 2009 (semi-finalist)
Mexico  International 2007 (winner)
Namibia 
World 2006
Nicaragua 
World Miss University 2006 (winner)
Northern Marianas  International 2006
Paraguay  South American Queen 2006 (2nd runner-up)

Poland 
Earth 2006 (Top 8)
Slovak Republic 
Earth 2006 (semi-finalist)
South Africa 
World 2006
St. Lucia 
World 2004
Switzerland 
World 2005
Trinidad & Tobago 
World 2004 (semi-finalist)
Uruguay 
South American Queen 2006 (Top 6)
U.S. Virgin Islands 
Earth 2007
Venezuela
  South American Queen 2005 (2nd runner-up)
Zambia  Tourism Queen International 2005 &Tourism World 2005

Photo credits:
Miss Universe LP, LLLP (group)
AP/Benjamin Sklar (crowning)
AP/Lucas Jackson (national costumes) (4 lobby pictures)
Reuters/Mario Anzuoni (Top 10) (Top 5) (reaction)