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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 |
MISS UNIVERSE 2006
2006 July 23
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
86 contestants
Results
1
Puerto Rico Zuleyka Jerris Rivera Mendoza
2
Japan Kurara Chibana
3
Switzerland Lauriane Gilliéron (World
'05)
4
Paraguay Lourdes Verónica Arévalos Elias (2nd RU South American
Queen '06)
5
U.S.A. Tara Elizabeth Conner
Top 10
Bolivia Maria Desirée Durán Morales
Canada Alice Panikian (winner Coffee
'06)
Colombia Valerie Domínguez Tarud
Mexico Silvia
Priscila Perales Elizondo (winner International
'07)
Trinidad & Tobago Kenisha Nalisha Finita Thom
(SF World '04)
Top 20
Argentina Magali Romitelli
Brazil Rafaela Koehler Zanella
Denmark Betina Faurbye
Ethiopia
Dina
Fekadu Mosissa (Tourism International '05, International
'05, Earth
'06)
Hungary
Adrienn Bende
India
Neha Kapur
Russia
Anna Litvinova
Sweden
Josephine Alhanko
Thailand Iyawarin
(Onwarin) "Charm" Raya Osathanond
Ukraine Inna Tsimbalyuk
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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
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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
(Europe
'05, World
'05)
Bulgaria Galena Dimova
Cayman Islands Ambuyah Ruth Ebanks (World '06)
Chile Maria Belén Montilla Torreblanca (Hispanoamericana '07)
China GAO Yinghui
Costa Rica Fabriella
María
Quesada Sequeira (winner Teen International '02, winner Coffee
'07)
Croatia Biljana Mancic
Cyprus Elena Gerodiakonou
Czech Republic Renata Langmannova
Dominican Republic Mía Lourdes Taveras López
(winner American Continent '06)
Ecuador
Katalina Mercedes "Katty" López Samán
Egypt Fawzeya Mohamed (World '06)
El
Salvador
Rebecca Iraheta
Estonia
Kirke Klemmer (Baltic Sea & Scandinavia '07)
Finland
Ninni Laaksonen (Baltic Sea & Scandinavia
'07)
France Alexandra Rosenfeld (winner Europe
'06)
Georgia Ekaterine Buadze
Germany Natalie Elvira Ackermann Montealegre
Ghana
Angela Asare
Greece Olympia Hopsonidou
Guatemala Jackelinne Krimilda Verenice Piccinini Otten
(World '06)
Guyana
Alana Ernest
Iceland
Sif
Aradottir (Baltic Sea & Scandinavia '07)
Ireland Melanie Boreham (Earth '06)
Indonesia
Nadine Chandrawinata
Israel Anastasya Yentin
Jamaica Cindy Wright
Kazakhstan
Dina Nuraliyeva
(SF World '09)
Korea Kim Joo-hee
Latvia Sanita Kublina
Lebanon Gabrielle Bou Rached
Malaysia Melissa Ann Tan Swee Yen
Mauritius Isabelle Antoo
Namibia
Anna Svetlana Nashandi (World '06)
New Zealand Elizabeth Gray
Nicaragua Maria Cristiana Frixione Mendoza
(winner World Miss University '06)
Nigeria Tienepre Alexandra Oki
Northern Marianas Shequita DeLeon Guerrero Bennett
(International '06)
Norway Martine Jonassen
Panama Maria Alessandra Mezquita Lapadula
Peru
Fiorella Viñas
Philippines Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos
Poland Francys Mayela Barraza Sudnicka
(Top 8 Earth '06)
Serbia & Montenegro Nada Milinic
Singapore Carol Cheong Yim Foon
Slovak Republic Judita Hrubyova (SF Earth
'06)
Slovenia Natasa Pinoza
South Africa Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole
(World '06)
Spain Elisabeth Reyes Villegas
Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez
St. Lucia
Sascha Gianne Michaele
Andrew-Rose (World '04)
St. Martin Gisella Hilliman
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Shivern
Peters
Turkey
Ceyla Kirazli
Turks & Caicos
Shavenna Been
United Kingdom Julie Doherty
Uruguay Fatimih Dávila Sosa (Top 6 South American Queen
'06)
U.S. Virgin Islands JeT’aime Cheree Cerge
(Earth '07)
Venezuela Jictzad
Nacarid
Viña
Carreño (2nd RU South American Queen '05)
Zambia Mofya Nickoleta Chisenga
(Tourism Queen Int'l '05, Tourism World '05,
SF Beauty of the World '09)
Replaced
China Qi Fang
Russia Alla Tretyakova (got married in April)
Did not compete
British Virgin Islands Deria Joseph
Portugal Marina Rodrigues
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Awards
Miss Amity Ghana
Miss Photogenic Philippines
Best National Costume Japan
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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 |
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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)
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