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- $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such charac...
- First round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean...
- During a practice session before her opening round...
- Kashmir is known for its charming beauty. It is su...
- National Basketball Association's Houston Rocket, ...
- The annual Notting Hill Carnival parade in west Lo...
- Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix held at the India...
- Guinness World Record for the biggest mass 'Thrill...
- A flock of Geese graze on a Shropshire hillside as...
- Crocodiles park in Manila.
- Cartoons of the Week
- NFL preseason football game in Denver on Sunday, A...
- Premier League football match, August 30, 2009.
- FIBA Americas Championship first half qualifying ...
- Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers signs autographs for ...
- The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at The Orpheum...
- Modelling school in Caracas.
- The World Rowing Championships on August 29, 2009 ...
- Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko speaks durin...
- La Liga match between Real Madrid and Deportivo La...
- Barclays Premier League match, August 29, 2009.
- 'Opening Ceremony' Japan flagship store opening re...
- The 13th Chinese Huabiao Film Awards in Beijing, C...
- Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and ...
- Tri-Nations rugby union match at Subiaco Oval in P...
- U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he walks to a...
- specially painted with the advertisement of a Holl...
- Space Shuttle Discovery successfully lifts off on ...
- MLB baseball game between Boston Red Sox and Toron...
- MLB baseball game between New York Yankees and Chi...
- WNBA basketball game, Minneapolis on Friday, Aug. ...
- NFL preseason football game, Green Bay Packers and...
- NFL preseason football game, New England Patriots ...
- UEFA Super Cup Final between FC Barcelona and Shak...
- UEFA Europa League Group Stage Draw at the Grimald...
- 2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage
- Singer Miley Cyrus performs on NBC's "Today" show...
- South Korea plans to check temperatures of all sch...
- Climate Camp on Black Heath on August 26, 2009 in ...
- Team Canada's Olympic hockey training camp in Calg...
- FIBA Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Ric...
- WNBA game, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles.
- MLB baseball game between Seattle Mariners and Kan...
- NFL preseason football game in Philadelphia, Penns...
- UEFA Europa League second leg qualification match.
- The UEFA Champions League draw, at the Grimaldi Fo...
- Champions League Group Stage Draw Results and Pred...
- 2009/10 UEFA Champions League group stage
- The launch of the shuttle to the international spa...
- Photocalls to promote the film "Map of the Sounds ...
- Istanbul Fashion Days 2009
- U.S. pop singer Madonna performs during her Sticky...
- The 2009 ARIA Hall of Fame awards on August 27, 20...
- The Guinness Premiership Season Launch at Twickenh...
- Cast members pose at the premiere of the movie "Al...
- Mariners won 5-3, baseball game in Seattle.
- Skier Cross Freestyle Ski during day six of the Wi...
- Men's Giant Slalom Alpine Skiing during day six of...
- Pilot Pen tennis tournament in New Haven, Connecti...
- English League Cup match between Doncaster Rovers ...
- UEFA Champions League Qualifying match between Fio...
- UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg...
- Sudamericana Cup soccer match, Flamengo and Flumin...
- The World Judo Championships in Rotterdam.
- 'Climate Camp' set up on Blackheath on August 26, ...
- The courtyard of the Zwinger art museum in Dresden...
- Sen. Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77 afte...
- The annual "Tomatina" (tomato fight) in the Medite...
- 'Funny People', The movie will come to German the...
- The Lightweight Men's Four of the World Rowing Cha...
- The Carling Cup second round match, August 25, 2009 .
- Violence broke out between West Ham and Millwall s...
- Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, baseball ga...
- Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox at a baseball...
- Winter Games NZ., Men's Super G Alpine Skiing,
- Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics, Baseball g...
- ACP Magazine's '30 Days of Fashion & Beauty'.
- Women's Super G Alpine Skiing of the Winter Games ...
- MLB American League baseball game, August 25, 2009.
- The SkyCaddie PGA Fourball Championships.
- 1st round Women's Euro 2009 soccer match, England ...
- The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival 2009 at Brisban...
- Discovery is rescheduled to launch early August 26...
- South Africa's teenage 800 metres world champion C...
- The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane 2009 a...
- Gardener picks some flowers in a pond with thousan...
- Tv monitors in the special operations room
- The Ramsey Shield series between the Australian Bo...
- The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), South K...
- The Men's Curling during day four of the Winter Ga...
- Stars of the film "Extract", poses at the film's p...
- Melbourne Storm NRL training session at Visy Park ...
- "Halloween II", The movie opens in the U.S. on Aug...
- Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful an...
- Baltimore defeated New York 24-23, preseason NFL f...
- Seattle Mariners - Oakland Athletics, baseball gam...
- Space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Cente...
- The Barclays Premier League match between Liverpoo...
- Guetta's album "One Love" will be released August ...
- Canada Olympic hockey training camp in Calgary Aug...
MISS VENEZUELA, STEFANIA FERNANDEZ CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE 2009
First Runner-Up: Miss Domincan Republic, Ada Aimee De La Cruz; will assume the duties of MISS UNIVERSE 2009 if the titleholder for some reason cannot fulfill her responsibilities.
Second Runner-Up: Miss Kosovo, Gona Dragusha.
Rest of Top Five: Miss Australia, Rachael Finch; Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra Matos Perez.
Miss Photogenic Universe™ Award: Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej.
Miss Congeniality Universe™ Award: Miss China, Wang Jingyao.
August 23, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MISS VENEZUELA, STEFANIA FERNANDEZ CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE 2009
New York, NY – August 23, 2009 – This evening, during one of the year’s most exciting live international television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, as MISS UNIVERSE® 2009 live from Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, is 18-years-old and she is interested in International Relations.
The judging panel for the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant included: Dean Cain, actor and producer best known for his TV portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman; Colin Cowie, author/television personality/designer to the stars; Gerry DeVeaux, award-winning producer, songwriter and style guru; Farouk Shami, Founder and Chairman of CHI Hair Care; Heather Kerzner, Ambassador for Kerzner International and their resorts, including Atlantis, Paradise Island; Richard LeFrak, Chairman, President and CEO, LeFrak Organization; George Maloof Jr., professional sports mogul and hotelier; Valeria Mazza, international supermodel; Matthew Rolston, leading photographer and director; Andre Leon Talley, award-winning writer and editor; Tamara Tunie, actress, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit;" and Keisha Whitaker, fashion maven and founder of the Kissable Couture lip gloss line.
Throughout the two-hour event, contestants from over 80 countries and territories around the world competed in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and personality interview. Dayana Mendoza,
Miss Universe 2008, crowned her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of approximately one billion viewers.
Final Results:
First Runner-Up: Miss Domincan Republic, Ada Aimee De La Cruz; will assume the duties of MISS UNIVERSE 2009 if the titleholder for some reason cannot fulfill her responsibilities.
Second Runner-Up: Miss Kosovo, Gona Dragusha.
Rest of Top Five: Miss Australia, Rachael Finch; Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra Matos Perez.
Rest of Top Ten: Miss South Africa, Tatum Keshwar; Miss Czech Republic, Iveta Lutovska; Miss Switzerland, Whitney Toyloy; Miss USA, Kristen Dalton; and Miss France, Chloe Mortaud.
Rest of Top Fifteen: Miss Albania, Hasna Xhukici; Miss Belgium, Zeynep Sever; Miss Croatia, Sarah Cosic; Miss Iceland, Ingibjorg Egilsdottir; and Miss Sweden, Renate Cerljen.
Miss Photogenic Universe™ Award: Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej. The general public voted on www.nbc.com for the delegate who exemplifies beauty through the lens of a camera. She was awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a gift from pageant sponsor Diamond Nexus Labs.
Miss Congeniality Universe™ Award: Miss China, Wang Jingyao. This award reflects the respect and admiration of the delegate’s peers, who voted for her as the most congenial, charismatic and inspirational participant. She was awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a gift from Diamond Nexus Labs.
The MISS UNIVERSE® 2009 prize package includes: the Miss Universe tiara and jewelry designed by Diamond Nexus Labs; a two-year scholarship from the New York Film Academy worth more than $100,000 dollars to its acting or film-making programs; an eveningwear wardrobe from Carlos Alberto; a custom swimsuit wardrobe from BSC Swimwear Thailand; a shoe collection from Nina Footwear; an assortment of Luxe Collection video cameras from DXG USA; a six-day/five-night vacation for two at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas with air travel accommodations by JetBlue Airways; a year-long supply of Farouk Systems products, makers of CHI, the original Ceramic Technology tools; a Skype kit featuring a laptop computer, webcam, speakers and a one-year Unlimited World plan to talk to friends and family; membership to Gravity Fitness and pampering at John Barrett Salon; a fashion portfolio by leading fashion photographer Fadil Berisha; dermatology and skincare services by Dr. Cheryl Thellman-Karcher; consultations with personal stylist Billie Causieestko and access to an event wardrobe from leading fashion designers; a New York City apartment for the year of her reign including living expenses and professional representation by the Miss Universe Organization to further her personal and professional goals.
ABOUT THE MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION
The MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Pageants are a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal joint venture. Utilizing its nationwide grass roots infrastructure, the Miss Universe Organization is committed to increasing HIV/AIDS awareness by focusing on women's health and reproductive issues. By forging relationships with organizations committed to research and education such as the Latino Commission on AIDS, God’s Love We Deliver, PSI/YouthAIDS and Gay Men’s Health Crisis. For more information, visit: www.missuniverse.com