Miss Universe 2006

Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 July 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico was crowned by Natalie Glebova of Canada at the end of the event. This is the fifth (and most recent) time that Puerto Rico has won Miss Universe. 86 contestants competed for the title.

Miss Universe 2006
Miss Universe 2006, Zuleyka Rivera
Date23 July 2006
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
Broadcaster
Entrants86
Placements20
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerZuleyka Rivera
 Puerto Rico
CongenialityAngela Asare
 Ghana
Best National CostumeKurara Chibana
 Japan
PhotogenicLia Andrea Ramos
 Philippines

Results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2006
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 20

Order of announcements

Contestants
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2006
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
Top 5 at Miss Universe 2006
  1. The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro had dissolved over a month prior to the pageant, on 3 June 2006, with Serbia and Montenegro becoming independent countries; but they still competed as a united country.

Judges

Final telecast

The following celebrities judged the final competition.

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

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1977:

Last competed in 1997:

Last competed in 2000:

Last competed in 2002:

Last competed in 2003:

Last competed in 2004:

Withdrawals

Awards

General references
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 2006". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.

References
  1. "Miss Universe 2006 Pageant - 2005". Hollywood.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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