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2009 Miss Universe
Stefania Fernandez
2009 Miss Universe
Photo by AFP/Timothy A. Clary
Aug. 23, 2009
Story by: Penny Geiszler, TFTJ Staff
Click here for pictures of the event! Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, won the Miss Universe 2009 title on Sunday, giving her South American country its second consecutive win and its sixth title in the beauty pageant.
The svelte Venezuelan model defeated favourites from Australia and Dominican Republic to became the 58th winner of the crown in a show broadcast live around the world from the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas.
Overcome with excitement as the two Venezuelan beauties embraced, Mendoza initially fumbled and dropped the jewel-studded crown before placing it on Fernandez' head.
Only the United States has won more Miss Universe titles with 7.
The first runner-up was Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee de la Cruz, while Miss Kosovo, Gona Dragusha, was second runner-up. Third runner up was Miss Australia Rachael Finch, and fourth runner up was Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez.
The rest of the top ten semifinalists were Miss Czech Republic Iveta Lutovska, Miss France Chloe Mortaud, Miss Switzerland Whitney Toyloy, Miss South Africa Tatum Kashwar, and Miss USA Kristen Dalton.
Rounding out the top fifteen were: Miss Albania Hasna Xhukici, Miss Belgium Zeynep Sever, Miss Iceland Ingibjorg Egilsdottir, Miss Sweden Renate Cerljen, and Miss Croatia Sarah Cosic. More information about Stefania Fernandez
It was the first time that a contestant from the same country won the title for a second year running.
Oil producer Venezuela is famous for its beauty queens and has accumulated more international beauty pageant titles than any other country. The South American nation had produced five previous Miss Universe winners in 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996 and 2008 and has also won the Miss World contest five times
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Albania
Hasna Xhukici
21,
T 15
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Angola
Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves
Dec. 18, 2008
22,
(175 cm)
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Argentina
Joahanna Mariel Lasic
May. 23, 2009
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Aruba
Dianne Croes
Aug. 2, 2008
21,
(178 cm)
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Australia
Rachael Finch
of Alexandria, Sydney
Apr. 22, 2009
Occup:TV Presenter / Model
20,
(176 cm)
3rd RU
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Bahamas
Kiara Sherman
May. 25, 2009
25,
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Belgium
Zeynep Sever
Dec. 23, 2008
18,
(176 cm)
T 15
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Bolivia
Dominique Peltier
Jul. 18, 2008
21,
(180 cm)
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Brazil
Larissa Costa
of Rio Grande do Norte
May. 9, 2009
25,
(176 cm)
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Bulgaria
Elitsa Lubenova
of Dve Mogili
Mar. 14, 2009
18,
(170 cm)
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Canada
Mariana Valente
May. 16, 2009
York University - Languages
23,
(175 cm)
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Cayman Islands
Nicosia Lawson
of George Town
Aug. 23, 2008
25,
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China
Wang JingYao
Jun. 20, 2009
19,
(178 cm)
Miss Congeniality
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Colombia
Michelle Rouillard
of Cauca
Nov. 17, 2008
Concord University - Canada - International Business
22,
(174 cm)
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Costa Rica
Jessica Umaña Solís
Mar. 27, 2009
21,
(175 cm)
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Croatia
Sarah Ćosić
of Split
Mar. 1, 2009
20,
(178 cm)
T 15
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Curaçao
Angenie Simon
Nov. 22, 2008
20,
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Cyprus
Demetra Olimpiou
Jul. 3, 2009
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Cyprus
Kielia Giasemidou
Jul. 12, 2008
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Czech Republic
Iveta Lutovská
Feb. 28, 2009
25,
(183 cm)
T 10
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Dominican Republic
Ada Aimee de la Cruz
of San Jose de Ocoa
May. 17, 2009
23,
(180 cm)
1st RU
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Ecuador
Sandra Vinces
of Portoviejo
Mar. 13, 2009
Occup:Student / Model
18,
(178 cm)
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Egypt
Elham Wagdi
of Cairo
May. 25, 2009
Occup:Dancer / Aerobic Inst / Painter
25,
(175 cm)
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El Salvador
Mayella Mena
Jun. 20, 2009
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Estonia
Diana Arno
Mar. 12, 2009
25,
(181 cm)
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Ethiopia
Melat Yante
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Finland
Essi Pöysti
of Jyväskylä
Mar. 1, 2009
21,
(174 cm)
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France
Chloe Mortaud
of Toulouse
Dec. 6, 2008
19,
(180 cm)
T 10
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Georgia
Lika Ordzhoni- kidze
of Tbilisi
18,
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Germany
Martina Lee
of Meinerzhagen
Jul. 4, 2009
24,
(179 cm)
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Ghana
Jennifer Victoria Koranteng
Jun. 27, 2009
University of Ghana - Graduate, Psychology
22,
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Great Britain
Clair Cooper
May. 5, 2009
26,
Miss England Earth '07
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Greece
Vivianna Kampanile
19,
(180 cm)
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Guam
Racine Manley
of Hagatna
May. 31, 2009
24,
(168 cm)
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Guatemala
Lourdes Figueroa
of Guatemala City
May. 25, 2009
20,
(178 cm)
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Guyana
Jenel Cox
Jul. 4, 2009
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Honduras
Bélgica Suárez
Jul. 17, 2009
1st RU '08
(177 cm)
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Hungary
Zsuzsa Budai,
May. 20, 2009
21,
(181 cm)
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Iceland
Ingibjörg Egilsdottir
T 15
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India
Ekta Choudhury
Apr. 4, 2009
22,
(5'9.5)
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Indonesia
Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Aug. 14, 2008
19,
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Ireland
Diana Donnelly
Jun. 26, 2009
20,
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Israel
Yulia Liubianitzki
Mar. 18, 2009
20,
(176 cm)
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Italy
Laura Valenti
May. 24, 2009
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Jamaica
Carolyn Yapp
Jul. 16, 2009
Occup:Interior Designer
25,
3rd RU Jamaica World '04, 3rd RU Jamaica Univ. '05
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Japan
Emiri Miyasaka
May. 11, 2009
24,
(171 cm)
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Kazakhstan
Olga Nikitina
Nov. 22, 2008
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Korea
Seon Na-Ri
Aug. 5, 2008
Yonsei University - Junior, Applied Statistics
22,
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Kosovo
Gona Dragusha
of Pristina
18,
2nd RU
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Lebanon
Martine Andraos
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Malaysia
Joanne Belle Ng Li Vun
May. 30, 2009
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Mauritius
Anais Veerapatren
Sep. 20, 2008
22,
(183 cm)
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Mexico
Karla Maria Carrillo
of Guadalajara
Sep. 20, 2008
Occup:Student
20,
(176 cm)
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Montenegro
Ana Jovanovic
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Netherlands
Avalon- Chanel Weyzig
20,
(169 cm)
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New Zealand
Katie Taylor
of Auckland
Apr. 25, 2009
Occup:Construction Project Manager / Pilot
22,
Second Try
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Nicaragua
Indiana Sanchez
of Managua
Mar. 7, 2009
Occup:Nursing Student
21,
(178 cm)
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Nigeria
Sandra Otohwo
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Norway
Eli Landa
of Stavanger
Mar. 28, 2009
24,
(176 cm)
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Panama
Diana Patricia Broce
May. 15, 2009
23,
(170 cm)
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Paraguay
Mareike Baumgarten
Jul. 11, 2009
19,
(174 cm)
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Peru
Karen Schwarz
Apr. 4, 2009
Occup:Model
24,
(178 cm)
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Philippines
Pamela Bianca Manalo
of Manila
Mar. 8, 2009
Assumption College - Graduate, Advertising
Occup:Flight Attendant
22,
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Poland
Angelika Jaku- bowska
of Lubania
Sep. 13, 2008
19,
(176 cm)
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Puerto Rico
Mayra Matos Perez
of Cabo Rojo
Oct. 22, 2008
20,
4th RU
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Romania
Bianca Elena Constantin
Jun. 27, 2009
20,
(174 cm)
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Russia
Sofia Rudieva
Mar. 7, 2009
18,
(178 cm)
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Serbia
Dragana Atlija
of Belgrade
21,
(180 cm)
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Singapore
Rachel Kum
May. 20, 2009
24,
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Slovak Republic
Denisa Mendrejová
Occup:Model / Student
23,
(175 cm)
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Slovenia
Mirela Korac
May. 11, 2009
22,
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South Africa
Tatum Keshwar
of Durban
Dec. 14, 2008
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal - BS, Psychology
24,
(181 cm)
T 10
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Spain
Estibaliz Pereira
Jul. 18, 2009
23,
(181 cm)
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Spain
Estíbaliz Pereira Rabade
of A Coruña
Jul. 18, 2009
22,
(1.81 m)
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Sweden
Renate Cerljen
Jun. 6, 2009
21,
(175 cm)
T 15
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Switzerland
Whitney Toyloy
of Yverdon
Sep. 27, 2008
19,
(177 cm)
T 10
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Tanzania
Iluminata James
May. 30, 2009
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Thailand
Chutima Durongdej
of London
Mar. 27, 2009
23,
(176 cm)
Miss Photogenic
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Turkey
Senem Kuyucuoğlu
Mar. 1, 2008
(186 cm)
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Turks & Caicos
Jewel Selver
Aug. 2, 2008
21,
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Ukraine
Kristina Koz-Gotlib
Feb. 20, 2009
25,
(174 cm)
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Uruguay
Cintia Dottone
of Montevideo
Mar. 1, 2009
20,
(179 cm)
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USA
Kristen Dalton
of Wilmington
Apr. 19, 2009
East Carolina University - Psychology / Spanish
22,
T 10
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Venezuela
Stephany Fernandez
of Trujillo
Sep. 10, 2008
18,
Winner
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Vietnam
Vo Hoang Yen
of Ho Chi Minh City
Apr. 14, 2009
21,
(179 cm)
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Zambia
Andella Chileshe Matthews
of Ndola
Occup:Model / Student
21,
(178 cm)
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