Miss Universe 2006
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Miss Universe 2006, Zuleyka Rivera from Puerto Rico | |
| Date | 23 July 2006 |
| Presenters | Nancy O'Dell, Carlos Ponce, Carson Kressley, Shandi Finnessey |
| Entertainment | Chelo, Vittorio Grigolo |
| Venue | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Broadcaster | NBC, Telemundo |
| Entrants | 86 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Debuts | Kazakhstan |
| Withdraws | Barbados, Belize, Curaçao, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Vietnam |
| Returns | Argentina, Cayman Islands, Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, New Zealand, Northern Marianas, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Sweden |
| Winner |
Zuleyka Rivera Puerto Rico[1] |
| Congeniality |
Angela Asare[2] Ghana |
| Best National Costume |
Kurara Chibana[2] Japan |
| Photogenic |
Lia Ramos[2] Philippines |
Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 July 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA. The pageant was co-hosted by Nancy O'Dell and Carlos Ponce.
At the conclusion of the final competition, outgoing titleholder Natalie Glebova of Canada crowned her successor Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 2006.
This was the first time since 1998 the USA has hosted the pageant, and the second time for Los Angeles, which last hosted in 1990.
Kazakhstan was represented for the first time, while the following countries returned after some years of absence: St. Lucia (1977), Iceland (1997), St. Martin (2000), Northern Marianas (2002), Argentina (2003), New Zealand (2003), Estonia (2004), Ghana (2004), St. Vincent & Grenadines (2004), and Sweden (2004).
Glebova's reign would be the longest ever in Miss Universe history up to that point: 1 year and 2 months (until Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011, who reigned for 1 year and 98 days). Rivera currently holds the shortest completed reign at 10 months.
The Top five in 2006 represented different regions of the world: Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, Japan in Asia, Switzerland in Europe, Paraguay in South America and the USA in North America.
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 2006 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 20 |
Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality | |
| Miss Photogenic |
Order of announcements
Top 20
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Top 10
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Top 5
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Judges
Telecast Judges
The following celebrities judged the final competition.
- James Lesure - Actor from NBC's Las Vegas.
- Claudia Jordan - Model for Deal or No Deal; former Miss Rhode Island USA (1997) and Miss Rhode Island Teen USA (1990).
- Sean Yazbeck - Winner of season 5 of The Apprentice.
- Amelia Vega - Miss Universe 2003 from Dominican Republic
- Emmitt Smith - Former Dallas Cowboys player and Dancing with the Stars winner.
- Marc Cherry - American writer and producer.
- Tom Green - Actor and comedian.
- María Celeste Arrarás - Telemundo host.
- Patrick McMullan - Fashion photographer.
- Bridgette Wilson-Sampras - Actress and Miss Teen USA 1990.
- Santino Rice - Project Runway finalist.
Note: Actress Bo Derek was scheduled to be a judge but was later replaced.
Background Music
- Swimsuit Competition: "Cha Cha" by Chelo (Live Performance)
- Evening Gown Competition: "Bedshaped (Cosi)" by Vittorio Grigolo (Live Performance)
Contestants
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National competitions
Debut
Returns
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Withdraws
Did not compete
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Crossovers
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International broadcasting
These are some of the networks outside the United States (telecasted on NBC and Telemundo) that showed the 2006 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded earlier) in their respective countries and territories:
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References
- ↑ "Puerto Rico wins, faints". The Age. July 24, 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "New Miss Universe hails from Puerto Rico". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. July 24, 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2011.