Miss Universe 2006 Explained

Winner:Zuleyka Rivera
Congeniality:Angela Asare
Photogenic:Lia Andrea Ramos
Best National Costume:Kurara Chibana
Date:July 23, 2006
Venue:Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Entrants:86
Placements:20
Before:2005
Next:2007

Miss Universe 2006 was the 55th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States on July 23, 2006.[1]

At the end of the event, Natalie Glebova of Canada crowned Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 2006.[2] [3] It is Puerto Rico's fifth victory in the pageant's history. After the show, Rivera passed out due to the weight of her dress but quickly recovered.[4] [5] [6]

Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 84 contestants in 1999. The pageant was hosted by Carlos Ponce and Nancy O'Dell, with Queer Eye's Carson Kressley and Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey providing commentary and analysis throughout the event.[7] American singer-rapper Chelo and Italian operatic tenor Vittorio Grigolo performed in this year's pageant.[8]

Background

Location and date

Due to the lack of interest of several cities from hosting the pageant, the Miss Universe Organization decided to hold the pageant in July instead of May. The Miss Universe Organization confirmed that the 2006 edition will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on July 23, 2006. It is the first time in eight years that pageant took place in the United States. The last time that the United States hosted the pageant was in 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii.[9] [10]

Selection of participants

Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Three contestants were appointed to their position after being a runner-up of their national pageant, or to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Suada Sherfi, Miss Albania 2005, was supposed to represent her country at Miss Universe. However, Sherfi withdrew after declining the request of photographer Fadil Berisha to reduce the size of her nose. Sherfi was replaced by Eralda Hitaj.[11] Gao Ying Hui, the first runner-up of Miss Universe China 2006, was appointed to represent China at Miss Universe after Qi Fang, Miss Universe China 2006, was dethroned after violating the rules in her contract.[12]

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Kazakhstan, and the returns of Argentina, the Cayman Islands, Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, New Zealand, the Northern Mariana Islands, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, and Sweden. Saint Lucia last competed in 1977; Iceland last competed in 1997; Sint Maarten last competed in 2000; the Northern Mariana Islands last competed in 2002; Argentina and New Zealand last competed in 2003; while the others last competed in 2004. Barbados, Belize, Curaçao, Italy, Kenya, the Netherlands, and Vietnam withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Silva Shahakian of Iraq was set to compete at Miss Universe. However, Shahakian withdrew after hiding from Islamic militants who reportedly threatened to kill her along with other contestants who competed in the Miss Iraq pageant.[13]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 2006
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 20

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume

Pageant

Format

The Miss Universe Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. The number of semifinalists was increased to 20 instead of the traditional 15.[20] This is due to the host city not paying for the promotion, which spared the telecast by seven minutes. 20 semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition— composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. The top 20 competed in the swimsuit competition and were narrowed down to the top 10 afterward. The top 10 competed in the evening gown competition and were narrowed down to the top 5 afterward.[21] [22]

Selection committee

Final telecast

Note: Actress Bo Derek was scheduled to be a judge but was later replaced.[23]

Contestants

Eighty-six contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
AlbaniaEralda Hitaj19Tirana
AngolaIsménia Júnior22Cabinda
Antigua and BarbudaShari McEwan18Ottos
ArgentinaMagalí Romitelli[24] 18Villa María
ArubaMelissa Laclé20Santa Cruz
AustraliaErin McNaught[25] 24Brisbane
BahamasSamantha Carter24Nassau
BelgiumTatiana Silva[26] 21Brussels
BoliviaDesiree Durán[27] 20Santa Cruz
BrazilRafaela Zanella[28] 19Santa Maria
BulgariaGalena Dimova[29] 24Sofia
CanadaAlice Panikian[30] 20Toronto
Cayman IslandsAmbuyah Ebanks[31] 21West Bay
ChileBelén Montilla[32] 23Santiago
ChinaGao Ying Hui[33] 23Harbin
ColombiaValerie Domínguez[34] 25Barranquilla
Costa RicaFabriella Quesada[35] 22Colón
CroatiaBiljana Mančić[36] 20Split
CyprusElena Ierodiakonou22Kalymnos
Czech RepublicRenata Langmannová[37] 19Ivanovice na Hané
DenmarkBetina Faurbye[38] 24Copenhagen
Dominican RepublicMía Taveras[39] 20Santo Domingo
EcuadorCatalina López[40] 23Guayaquil
EgyptFawzia Mohamed23Cairo
El SalvadorRebeca Iraheta[41] 18San Salvador
EstoniaKirke Klemmer[42] 22Tallinn
EthiopiaDina Fekadu[43] 21Wollega
FinlandNinni Laaksonen[44] 20Helsinki
FranceAlexandra Rosenfeld[45] 19Languedoc
GeorgiaEkaterine Buadze[46] 20Tbilisi
GermanyNatalie Ackermann26Wesel
GhanaAngela Asare[47] 20Accra
GreeceOlympia Chopsonidou23Thessaloniki
GuatemalaJackelinne Piccinini[48] 22Mazatenango
GuyanaAlana Ernest[49] 19Mahdia
HungaryAdrienn Bende[50] 21Budapest
IcelandSif Aradóttir[51] 21Keflavík
IndiaNeha Kapur[52] 23New Delhi
IndonesiaNadine Chandrawinata[53] 21Jakarta
IrelandMelanie Boreham[54] 19Drumbeg
IsraelAnastacia Entin[55] 21Tel Aviv
JamaicaCindy Wright[56] 20Stony Hill
JapanKurara Chibana[57] 24Naha
KazakhstanDina Nuraliyeva21Shymkent
LatviaSanita Kubliņa[58] 22Sigulda
LebanonGabrielle Bou Rached20Beirut
MalaysiaMelissa Ann Tan[59] 25Petaling Jaya
MauritiusIsabelle Antoo[60] 25Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
MexicoPriscila Perales[61] 23Monterrey
NamibiaAnna Nashandi[62] 22Windhoek
New ZealandElizabeth Gray[63] 23Auckland
NicaraguaCristiana Frixione[64] 22Managua
NigeriaTienepre Oki[65] 21Warri
Northern Mariana IslandsShequita Bennett[66] 19Kagman
NorwayMartine Jonassen[67] 19Tjøme
PanamaMaría Alessandra Mezquita[68] 22Panama City
ParaguayLourdes Arévalos[69] 22San Lorenzo
PeruFiorella Viñas[70] 22Lima
PhilippinesLia Andrea Ramos[71] 25Davao City
PolandFrancys Sudnicka[72] 26Masovia
Puerto RicoZuleyka Rivera[73] 18Salinas
RussiaAnna Litvinova[74] 24Kemerovo Oblast
Saint LuciaSascha Andrew-Rose[75] 20Rodney Bay
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesShivern Peters[76] 21Bequia
Serbia and MontenegroNada Milinić18Tivat
SingaporeCarol Cheong[77] 25Singapore
Sint MaartenGisella Hilliman19South Reward Hill
SlovakiaJudita Hrubyová[78] 20Bardejov
SloveniaNataša Pinoza[79] 22Sevnica
South AfricaNokuthula Sithole[80] 22Gauteng
South KoreaKim Joo-hee[81] 25Seoul
SpainElisabeth Reyes21Málaga
Sri LankaJacqueline Fernandez[82] 20Colombo
SwedenJosephine Alhanko[83] 25Stockholm
SwitzerlandLauriane Gilliéron[84] 21Prilly
ThailandCharm Osathanond[85] 19Nonthaburi
Trinidad and TobagoKenisha Thom[86] 22Tunapuna–Piarco
TurkeyCeyla Kirazlı[87] 20İzmir
Turks and CaicosShaveena Been[88] 24Grand Turk
UkraineInna Tsymbalyuk[89] 21Chernivtsi
United KingdomJulie Doherty18Manchester
United StatesTara Conner[90] 20Russell Springs
UruguayFatimih Dávila[91] 18La Cormilla
United States Virgin IslandsJeT'aime Cerge22Saint Thomas
VenezuelaJictzad Viña[92] 23Carúpano
ZambiaMofya Chisenga [93] 23Mufulira

External links

Notes and References

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  29. Web site: 25 March 2006 . Brunette Athlete Wins Miss Bulgaria 2006 . 21 July 2022 . . 13 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113134340/https://www.novinite.com/articles/61039/Brunette+Athlete+Wins+Miss+Bulgaria+2006 . live .
  30. Web site: 23 March 2006 . Bulgaria-Born Beauty Victorious at Miss Universe 2006 Canada . 22 September 2022 . . 22 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922120156/https://www.novinite.com/articles/60919/Bulgaria-Born+Beauty+Victorious+at+Miss+Universe+2006+Canada . live .
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  32. Web site: 20 July 2006 . Miss Nicaragua, la seguna favorita para ganar Miss Universo . 28 July 2022 . . es . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521001511/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/variedades/186039-miss-nicaragua-segunda-favorita-ganar-miss-universo/ . live .
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  39. Web site: 13 February 2006 . Mía Taveras, Miss República Dominicana Universo . 23 July 2022 . . es . 23 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220723062849/https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/ma-taveras-miss-repblica-dominicana-universo-EBDL88042 . live .
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