Miss Universe 2009

Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 August at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas.[1] Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela was crowned by Dayana Mendoza, at the end of the event, marking the first time in Miss Universe history that a country has won back-to-back titles.

Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, Stefanía Fernández
Date23 August 2009
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueImperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Broadcaster
Entrants83
Placements15
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerStefanía Fernández
 Venezuela
CongenialityWang Jingyao
 China
Best National CostumeDiana Broce
 Panama
PhotogenicChutima Durongdej
 Thailand

84 contestants competed in this year. On 22 August, Jewel Selver representing Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew from the pageant due to illness (dehydration). Only 83 contestants competed in the final.

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2009

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2009
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 15

Final scores

Order of announcements

Contestants
Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHeightHometown
 AlbaniaHasna Xhukiçi[2]211.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Fier
 AngolaNelsa Alves[3]221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Luanda
 ArgentinaJohanna Lasic[4]231.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Buenos Aires
 ArubaDianne Croes[5]221.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Oranjestad
 AustraliaRachael Finch[6]211.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Townsville
 BahamasKiara Sherman261.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Freeport
 BelgiumZeynep Sever201.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Brussels
 BoliviaDominique Peltier[7]221.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Cochabamba
 BrazilLarissa Costa251.76 m (5 ft 9 in)São Gonçalo Do Amarante
 BulgariaElitsa Lubenova191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Dve Mogili
 CanadaMariana Valente231.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Richmond Hill
 Cayman IslandsNicosia Lawson261.75 m (5 ft 9 in)George Town
 ChinaWang Jingyao181.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Qingdao
 ColombiaMichelle Rouillard[8]221.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Popayán
 Costa RicaJessica Umaña[9]211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Moravia
 CroatiaSarah Ćosić[10]201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Split
 CuraçaoAngenie Simon[11]241.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Willemstad
 CyprusKielia Giasemidou[12]201.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Nicosia
 Czech RepublicIveta Lutovská261.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Třeboň
 Dominican RepublicAda de la Cruz231.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Villa Mella
 EcuadorSandra Vinces[13]191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Portoviejo
 EgyptElham Wagdy261.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Cairo
 El SalvadorMayella Mena[14]211.74 m (5 ft 9 in)San Salvador
 EstoniaDiana Arno[15]251.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Tallinn
 EthiopiaMelat Yante191.72 m (5 ft 8 in)Addis Ababa
 FinlandEssi Pöysti[16]221.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Jyväskylä
 FranceChloé Mortaud[17]191.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Bénac
 GeorgiaLika Ordzhonikidze191.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Tbilisi
 GermanyMartina Lee[18]241.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Meinerzhagen
 GhanaJennifer Koranteng[19]231.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Accra
 Great BritainClair Cooper271.73 m (5 ft 8 in)London
 GreeceViviana Campanile Zagorianakou191.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Athens
 GuamRacine Manley241.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Dededo
 GuatemalaLourdes Figueroa[20]211.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Guatemala City
 GuyanaJenel Cox191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Georgetown
 HondurasBélgica Suárez231.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Tegucigalpa
 HungarySuzann Budai211.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Budapest
 IcelandIngibjörg Egilsdóttir[21]241.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Eastern Region
 IndiaEkta Chowdhry231.77 m (5 ft 10 in)New Delhi
 IndonesiaZivanna Letisha Siregar201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Jakarta
 IrelandDiana Donnelly201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Dublin
 IsraelJulia Dyment201.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Haifa
 ItalyLaura Valenti[22]251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Arezzo
 JamaicaCarolyn Yapp[23]251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Montego Bay
 JapanEmiri Miyasaka251.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Tokyo
 KoreaNa Ree[24]231.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Seoul
 KosovoMarigona Dragusha[25]181.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Pristina
 LebanonMartine Albert Andraos191.69 m (5 ft 7 in)Byblos
 MalaysiaJoannabelle Ng211.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Kota Kinabalu
 MauritiusAnaïs Veerapatren[26]231.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Curepipe
 MexicoKarla Carrillo211.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Guadalajara
 MontenegroAnja Jovanović201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Podgorica
 NamibiaHappie Ntelamo201.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Katima Mulilo
 NetherlandsAvalon-Chanel Weyzig[27]191.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Zwolle
 New ZealandKatie Taylor221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Auckland
 NicaraguaIndiana Sánchez[28]221.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Managua
 NigeriaSandra Otohwo201.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Asaba
 NorwayEli Landa[29]251.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Stavanger
 PanamaDiana Broce[30]231.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Las Tablas
 ParaguayMareike Baumgarten191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Asunción
 PeruKaren Schwarz251.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Lima
 PhilippinesBianca Manalo221.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Manila
 PolandAngelika Jakubowska[31]201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Lubań
 Puerto RicoMayra Matos[32]201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Cabo Rojo
 RomaniaElena Bianca Constantin201.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Piatra-Neamt
 RussiaSofia Rudieva[33]181.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Saint Petersburg
 SerbiaDragana Atlija221.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Belgrade
 SingaporeRachel Kum[34]241.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Singapore
 Slovak RepublicDenisa Mendrejová231.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Bratislava
 SloveniaMirela Korač221.71 m (5 ft 7 in)Ljubljana
 South AfricaTatum Keshwar[35]251.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Durban
 SpainEstíbaliz Pereira231.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Santiago de Compostela
 SwedenRenate Cerljen211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Staffanstorp
  SwitzerlandWhitney Toyloy191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Yverdon
 TanzaniaIlluminata James241.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Mwanza
 ThailandChutima Durongdej[36]231.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Bangkok
 TurkeySenem Kuyucuoğlu181.86 m (6 ft 1 in)İzmir
 UkraineKristina Kots-Gotlib261.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Donetsk
 UruguayCintia D'ottone211.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Montevideo
 USAKristen Dalton221.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Wilmington
 VenezuelaStefanía Fernández[37]181.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Mérida
 VietnamVõ Hoàng Yến[38]211.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Ho Chi Minh City
 ZambiaAndella Chileshe Matthews[39]211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Ndola

a Great Britain changed name to UK in 2008; this year changed back to Great Britain, which was last used in 2000.

Judges

Preliminary competition

The judges for the preliminary competition are listed below:[40]

  • Mark Wylie – Best Buddies Talent Executive
  • Adriana Ching – Licensed attorney and a former real estate developer avid philanthropist
  • Todd Winston – Veteran of the hospitality industry and Vice President of Sales at Creative Promotional
  • Rosalina Lydster – Fashion designer for celebrities
  • Tiza Tjokroadisumarto – Director of Retail Operations for Michael Kors
  • Corinne Nicolas – President of Trump Model Management
  • David Friedman – Last Call with Carson Daly Executive Producer
  • Steven Schillaci – Talent Producer for many hit shows including American Idol
  • Mario Mosley – Hollywood Choreographer of Oxygen's Dance Your Ass Off
  • Sarah Markantonis – Ambassador of Kerzner International Bahamas

Final telecast

The following celebrities judged the final competition:[40][41]

  • Dean Cain – Actor and producer
  • Tamara Tunie – Actress, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
  • Colin Cowie – Author, Television Personality and Designer to the Stars
  • Valeria Mazza – International Supermodel
  • Matthew Rolston – Leading Photographer and director
  • Richard LeFrak – Chairperson, President and CEO LeFrak Organization
  • Riyo Mori – Miss Universe 2007-provided final question via Skype
  • Andre Leon Talley – Award-winning Writer and editor
  • Heather Kerzner – Philanthropist and Ambassador for Kerzner International and Resorts
  • Farouk Shami – Founder and Chairman of CHI Hair Care
  • Keisha Whitaker – Fashion Maven and Founder of the Kissable Couture Lip Gloss line
  • Gerry DeVeaux – Award-winning Producer, Songwriter and Style Guru
  • George J. Maloof, Jr. – Professional Sports Mogul and Hotelier

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1998:

Last competed in 2006:

Last competed in 2007:

Designations
  •  Egypt – Elham Wagdy was appointed to represent Egypt. She was the 1st runner-up in Miss Egypt 2005 national pageant. She also represented Egypt in Miss Earth 2005, Miss International 2006 and Miss Intercontinental 2007.
  •  Vietnam – Võ Hoàng Yến was appointed Miss Universe Vietnam 2009 by UNICorp, the franchise holder of Miss Universe in Vietnam. She was the 1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008.

Withdrawals
During the contest
Before the contest
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Denmark
  •  Kazakhstan – Olga Nikitina did not compete in Miss Universe 2009 for lack of sponsoring from her country.
  •  Sri Lanka – Faith Landers did not participate in Miss Universe 2009 despite being announced that she would.
  •  Trinidad and Tobago – Peter Elias, the franchise holder for Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed that the Caribbean nation did not send a delegate to Miss Universe 2009 due to lack of sponsorship. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago was informed by Peter Elias in 2008 that it was difficult for him to find sponsorship and that he would no longer be able to fund the girls. The Government aware of this announced that this competition is for private investment and not Government investment.

Host selection

Donald Trump had intentions on holding the 2009 pageant in Dubai, but backed out due to the political instability regarding relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel and also for religious reasons.[43] Croatia was interested in hosting Miss Universe 2009 but they backed out of the project due to economic problems related to the current global economic crisis.[44] In July, investor Jonathan Westbrook tried to get Australia to host Miss Universe 2009 but his efforts were in vain as the possible venues were not interested.[45] Eventually, and for the first time, Bahamas became the official host of the Miss Universe pageant. The presentation show, rehearsals, dress rehearsal and the grand finale took place at the main convention ballroom (3650 capacity) of Atlantis Paradise Island, the Imperial Ballroom.

Presentation show

This marks the first time the Miss Universe preliminary competition was streamed online to a worldwide audience via Ustream and the Miss Universe website.

At the Preliminary Competition all contestants competed in the Swimsuit and Evening Gown categories as part of the selection for the top 15 finalists who will be revealed during the beginning of the two-hour live telecast of the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant live on NBC and Telemundo on Sunday, 23 August.

The Preliminary Competition was hosted by Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza and Local Bahamas radio personality Ed Fields. London based singer Anthoney Wright performed his hit song "Wud if I Cud" during the competition.

Final show

This marked the first time the Miss Universe live telecast was introduced by Donald Trump.

84 contestants pre-taped the national costume introduction including Turks & Caicos – Jewel Selver. Top 15 were announced, followed by Dayana Mendoza sharing about her experiences as Miss Universe 2008. The Top 15 semi-finalists competed in the Swimsuit competition which Top 10 finalists completed in the Evening Gown competition. The televised audiences could see the judges' average combined scores. Before announcing the finalists, there were two special awards – Miss Congeniality and Miss Photogenic were given. Both were claimed by candidates from Asia – Wang Jingyao of China and Chutima Durongdej of Thailand. Dayana Mendoza revealed that the new Miss Universe crown was the "Peace" model. The Top 5 finalists competed in the final question round. The 4 runners-up were announced first, followed by the new Miss Universe 2009 – Stefanía Fernández.

The live telecast was hosted by Access Hollywood, Billy Bush and Celebrity Apprentice Claudia Jordan. For the first time, special guest – Heidi Montag performed her first official single Body Language during the Top 15 fashion shoot presentation. Flo Rida performed during the Top 15 swimsuit competition, and David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland performed during the Top 10 evening gown competition.

The pageant was also historically significant, using Skype for the first time for the final question. Mayra Matos representing Puerto Rico was asked by Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori from Japan via Skype.

When Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza was crowning Miss Universe 2009 Stefanía Fernández, the crown fell to the floor, but did not break.

Bolivia – Peru dispute

On 1 August 2009 Bolivian officials stated that it could present a legal challenge to the organizers of Miss Universe due to the planned use of a typical Diablada costume by the Peruvian candidate Karen Schwarz. Pablo Groux, Bolivian minister of Culture, said that any use of the costume by Schwarz in the contest would be an unlawful appropriation of Bolivian heritage and threatened to bring the case to the International Court of Justice. El Comercio, a Peruvian newspaper, mentioned that this is not the first time the diablada costume is shown in the contest and that it was María Josefa Isensee, a Chilean, that first used it in the Miss Universe contest. The Peruvian foreign minister José Antonio García Belaúnde said that since the diablada dress is of indigenous Aymara origin it can not be considered exclusive of any of the countries where Aymaras lives.[46][47]

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