Ms Universe 2006

[Aquatic Planet]

MISS PUERTO RICO, ZULEYKA RIVERA CROWNED MISS UNIVERSEŽ 2006 DURING LIVE NBC TELECAST ON JULY 23RD


Anyone watched?find her your dream lady?:D

[joelwong]

My dream lady no need to go ms universe, JC/poly mei mei enuff liao

[SniperY]

My dream Ms Universe now already turned to Mrs. Universe liao :D (My oc) hahahahaha...... :D

[Aquarian]

wow, so romantic ha u :)

My dream Ms Universe now already turned to Mrs. Universe liao :D (My oc) hahahahaha...... :D

[Theo9902]

few more yeas down the road, all our Mrs. Universe will turn into Ah Ma Universe liao :D

My dream Ms Universe now already turned to Mrs. Universe liao :D (My oc) hahahahaha...... :D

[Theo9902]

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LOS ANGELES : A tearful Miss Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera, was crowned Miss Universe 2006 on Sunday, the fifth time the crown has gone to a woman from the US island territory in the Caribbean.

"The truth is, I still do not believe it," the 18-year-old student and model said after she was crowned.

Beauties from 86 nations competed in the 55th Miss Universe pageant at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, vying to succeed Canadian Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005, in a contest little-watched in its host country.

The event, run by real estate mogul Donald Trump's organisation, now attracts most interest in Latin America and in the Asia-Pacific region though it is broadcast to an estimated 600 million people in 170 countries.

Rivera answered her final question, in Spanish, about how she viewed success: "That special satisfaction when a person gives what they can without worrying about the obstacles in the way."

Rivera is 175 centimetres (five feet, nine inches) tall, and was chosen from among the final five candidates, which included Switzerland, Japan, Paraguay and the United States, to wear the 250,000-dollar crown.

Puerto Rican contestants won the crown in 1970, 1985, 1993 and 2001, the second-greatest number after the United States.

The US has won the title a record seven times and its representative, Tara Conner, made the final five contestants this time, as did Miss Paraguay, Lourdes Arevalo; Miss Switzerland, Lauriane Gillieron and Miss Japan, Kurara Chibana.

Chibana, the first runner-up -- a journalism student who wants to be a war correspondent, said: "I want women in my country to see that it can be done."

[Theo9902]

While most Americans are not interested in the event, their Latin American neighbours are, which could explain why the presenters for the spectacle will pair Nancy O'Dell, who hosts a Hollywood gossip programme, with Spanish-language soap opera heartthrob and singer Carlos Ponce of Puerto Rico.

The jury was also Latino-heavy, with Telemundo anchorwoman Maria Celeste Arraras and the Dominican Republic's Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega among them.

Also on the judges' benches were "10" movie star Bo Derek, American football hero Emmitt Smith, actor James Lesure, society photographer Patrick McMullan, fashion designer Santino Rice, and Sean Yazbeck, who rose to fame as a contestant on Trump's reality show "The Apprentice".

The only performer listed as "international," Chela, is not well-known outside the United States, but famous in the United States for his hit "Cha Cha" in "Spanglish" during the 2006 World Cup of football.

Since 1972, Miss Universe has been broadcast from different countries, in exchange for paying the Trump organisation six million dollars. In return, the host country enjoys some 15 million dollars in revenues generated for the local economy in hotels and tourism, according to the organisation.

[Aquatic Planet]

ic ic...OCs r their Mrs Universe...:D

Wad abt those no OCs yet leh?:p

[Aquarian]

Miss Japan not bad, check her out, the girl in my avatar ;)

[edwardlong]

Aquarian..that one your oc ah?

:p

[Theo9902]

doesn't look like japanese leh....... but she is power :D

Miss Japan not bad, check her out, the girl in my avatar ;)

[Aquarian]

i like her atheletic look

doesn't look like japanese leh....... but she is power :D

[Mystique]

Ms Japan looks very western oriental.

[Theo9902]

agree, and looks inteligent :D

Ms Japan looks very western oriental.

[Mystique]

agree, and looks inteligent :D
saw her on tv, she is humble. Thats what won the votes from the judges.

[SniperY]

This 2 is my favourite Ms Universe ;)

[Theo9902]

from which countries?

This 2 is my favourite Ms Universe ;)

[Mystique]

from which countries?
i think left is ms japan, right is ms usa or switzerland

[Aquatic Planet]

This 2 is my favourite Ms Universe ;)
japan looks swee swee!!:D

[Theo9902]

bro, u really a fan of Ms. Universe :D

i think left is ms japan, right is ms usa or switzerland

[SniperY]

from which countries?Left is Ms Japan and Right is Ms USA :)

[Aquatic Planet]

papers say japan should hv won should the translator relate to her language more accurate..!!:D

[SniperY]

papers say japan should hv won should the translator relate to her language more accurate..!!:DBro, this is very common after every competition lah! :D

[Theo9902]

bias la.............

papers say japan should hv won should the translator relate to her language more accurate..!!:D