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Imperial Ballroom Atlantis,
Paradise Island, Bahamas
The 58th Annual MISS
UNIVERSE competition will be held LIVE from Atlantis, Paradise Island,
Bahamas on Sunday,
August 23rd on NBC and
Telemundo at 9 PM
Miss Universe 2009: Miss
Venezuela
Stefania Fernandez
Venezuela
Country: Venezuela
Hometown:
Age: 18
Fluent in: Spanish
Miss Venezuela has been
named winner of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas.
Stefania Fernandez was
crowned Sunday night. Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee de la Cruz, was
the runner up.
The televised event included
musical performances by Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly
Rowland.
Hosts were Billy Bush,
co-anchor of "Access Hollywood," and Claudia Jordan, former Miss Rhode
Island USA who has appeared on several TV shows. Judges include actor Dean
Cain and supermodel Valeria Mazza.
Miss China, Wang Jingyao,
was named Miss Congeniality and Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej, won Miss
Photogenic.
Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez is
Miss Universe 2009
....Venezuela
Tourist Info....
Top 5 contestants are...
Heartbeats pace up as
the hosts of the evening Celebrity Apprentice star Claudia Jordan and Access
Hollywood co-anchor Billy Bush, announce the contestants who made it to
the top 5. The names are...
Miss Dominican Republic,
Ada
Miss Australia, Rachael
Finch
Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra
Matos Perez
Miss Venezuela, Stefania
Fernandez
Miss Kosovo, Gona Dragusha
Sub-title winners
Miss Congeniality: Miss
China, Wang Jingyao
Miss Photogenic: Miss
Thailand, Chutima Durongdej
Gowns galore...
Glitz and glamour takes
charge as the top 10 contestants sizzle on the stage in gorgeous evening
gowns.
Top 10 beauties
Competition gets tougher
as the list narrows down to top 10, which includes:
Miss Australia, Rachael
Finch
Miss Venezuela, Stefania
Fernandez
Miss South Africa, Tatum
Keshwar
Miss Dominican Republic,
Ada
Miss Kosovo, Gona Dragusha
Miss Czech Republic,
Iveta Lutovska
Miss Switzerland, Whitney
Toyloy
Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra
Matos Perez
Miss France Chloe Mortaud
Miss USA Kristen, Dalton
The swimsuit round
The temperatures on the
stage soar high as the bikini clad contestants sashay down the ramp.
Top 15 announced
The top 15 contestants
who will now vie for the crown are:
Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra
Matos Perez
Miss Iceland, Ingibjorg
Egilsdottir
Miss Albania, Hasna Xhukici
Miss Czech Republic,
Iveta Lutovska
Miss Belgium, Zeynep
Sever
Miss Sweden, Renate Cerljen
Miss Kosovo, Gona Dragusha
Miss Australia, Rachael
Finch
Miss France, Chloe Mortaud
Miss Switzerland, Whitney
Toyloy
Miss USA Kristen, Dalton
Miss Venezuela, Stefania
Fernandez
Miss South Africa, Tatum
Keshwar
Miss Dominican Republic,
Ada Aimee De la Cruz
Miss Croatia, Sarah Cosic
The stage is set!
The stage is set in the
hues of blue and the 84 contestants take the stage in white floral dresses
for the introduction.
The pageant, being telecast live from 6.30 am IST on Star World, from Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas is being hosted by Access Hollywood co-anchor Billy Bush and model, actress and former Miss Rhode Island USA Claudia Jordan. In recent years, the contest has been watched in over 180 countries.
The girls will be judged in three categories — swimsuit, evening gown and interview as they vie for the coveted title.
Earlier, the confident and gorgeous beauty won a lot of compliments during her stay at the Bahamas, where the contest is being held. Ekta told us, “Somebody told me that I represent my country very well. Another compliment that touched my heart was — ‘though you look very Indian, yet your personality is very global’.”
Back home, designer Ritu Kumar, who has designed her national costume for the pageant, had commented, “Her height, I think, is her strongest point and then comes her classic face. I see amazing confidence in her.”
Designers Gauri-Nainika, who designed her evening gown, added, “Ekta is a very natural person. When we were working with her, she was not trying to be someone she is not.”
At the end of the show, Miss Universe 2008, Venezuelan Dayana Mendoza, will crown her successor.
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