Miss Universe 2009

Miss Universe 2009
Date 23 August 2009
Presenters Billy Bush, Claudia Jordan
Entertainment Heidi Montag, Flo Rida, Kelly Rowland
Venue Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas The Bahamas
Broadcaster NBC, Telemundo
Entrants 84
Placements 15
Withdrawals Antigua & Barbuda, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Northern Marianas, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos
Returns Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iceland, Lebanon, Namibia, Romania, Sweden, Zambia
Winner Stefanía Fernández
 Venezuela
Congeniality Wang Jingyao
 China
Best National Costume Diana Broce
 Panama
Photogenic Chutima Durongdej
 Thailand

Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 August at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas.[1] It was the first back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela crowned by Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela. 84 contestants competed in this year. On 22 August, Jewel Selver representing Turks & Caicos withdrew from the pageant due to illness (dehydration). Only 83 contestants competed in the final. This crowning moment made the Guinness World Record in Miss Universe pageant's history.[2]

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2009
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 15

Special awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume
Favorite Winner

Semi-final scores

Delegate Swimsuit Evening Gown Average
 Venezuela 8.760 (4) 8.869 (5) 8.815 (4)
 Dominican Republic 9.189 (2) 9.428 (1) 9.309 (1)
 Kosovo 8.790 (3) 9.250 (2) 9.020 (3)
 Australia 9.264 (1) 9.039 (4) 9.152 (2)
 Puerto Rico 8.533 (7) 9.050 (3) 8.792 (5)
 France 8.640 (5) 8.650 (6) 8.645 (6)
 South Africa 8.460 (8) 8.040 (7) 8.250 (8)
 Czech Republic 8.350 (9) 8.010 (8) 8.180 (9)
  Switzerland 8.611 (6) 7.890 (9) 8.251 (7)
 USA 8.060 (10) 7.550 (10) 7.805 (14)
 Albania 7.900 (11) 7.900 (10)
 Belgium 7.870 (12) 7.870 (11)
 Sweden 7.830 (13) 7.830 (12)
 Croatia 7.811 (14) 7.811 (13)
 Iceland 7.730 (15) 7.730 (15)
     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Third runner-up
     Fourth runner-up
     Top 10 finalist
     Top 16 semi-finalist
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Order of announcements

Top 15

  1. Puerto Rico
  2. Iceland
  3. Albania
  4. Czech Republic
  5. Belgium
  6. Dominican Republic
  7. Sweden
  8. Kosovo
  9. Australia
  10. France
  11. Switzerland
  12. South Africa
  13. USA
  14. Croatia
  15. Venezuela

Top 10

  1. Australia
  2. Venezuela
  3. South Africa
  4. Dominican Republic
  5. Kosovo
  6. Czech Republic
  7. Switzerland
  8. Puerto Rico
  9. USA
  10. France

Top 5

  1. Dominican Republic
  2. Australia
  3. Puerto Rico
  4. Venezuela
  5. Kosovo

Background music

Judges

Preliminary competition

These were the judges for the preliminary competition:[3]

Final telecast

The following celebrities judged the final competition:[4][3]

Contestants

Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown
 Albania Hasna Xhukiçi[5] 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Fier
 Angola Nelsa Alves[6] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Luanda
 Argentina Johanna Lasic[7] 23 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Buenos Aires
 Aruba Diane Croes[8] 22 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Oranjestad
 Australia Rachael Finch[9] 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Townsville
 Bahamas Kiara Sherman 26 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Freeport
 Belgium Zeynep Sever 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Brussels
 Bolivia Dominique Peltier[10] 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Cochabamba
 Brazil Larissa Costa 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Natal
 Bulgaria Elitsa Lubenova 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Dve Mogili
 Canada Mariana Valente 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Richmond Hill
 Cayman Islands Nicosia Lawson 26 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) George Town
 China Wang Jingyao 18 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Qingdao
 Colombia Michelle Rouillard[11] 22 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Popayán
 Costa Rica Jessica Umaña[12] 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Moravia
 Croatia Sarah Ćosić[13] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Split
 Curaçao Angenie Simon[14] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Willemstad
 Cyprus Kielia Giasemidou[15] 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Nicosia
 Czech Republic Iveta Lutovská 26 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Třeboň
 Dominican Republic Ada Aimée de la Cruz Ramírez 23 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Villa Mella
 Ecuador Sandra Vinces[16] 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Portoviejo
 Egypt Elham Wagdy 26 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Cairo
 El Salvador Mayella Mena[17] 21 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) San Salvador
 Estonia Diana Arno[18] 25 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Tallinn
 Ethiopia Melat Yante 19 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Addis Ababa
 Finland Essi Poysti[19] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Jyväskylä
 France Chloé Mortaud[20] 19 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bénac
 Georgia Lika Ordzhonikidze 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Tbilisi
 Germany Martina Lee[21] 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Meinerzhagen
 Ghana Jennifer Koranteng[22] 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Accra
 Great Britain Clarissa Cooper 27 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) London
 Greece Viviana Campanile Zagorianakou 19 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Athens
 Guam Racine Manley 24 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Dededo
 Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa[23] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Guatemala City
 Guyana Jenel Cox 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Georgetown
 Honduras Bélgica Suárez 23 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Tegucigalpa
 Hungary Suzann Budai 21 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Budapest
 Iceland Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir[24] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Eastern Region
 India Ekta Chowdhry 23 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Delhi
 Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Jakarta
 Ireland Diana Donnelly 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Dublin
 Israel Julia Dyment 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Haifa
 Italy Laura Valenti[25] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Arezzo
 Jamaica Carolyn Yapp[26] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Montego Bay
 Japan Emiri Miyasaka 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Tokyo
 Korea Ree Na[27] 24 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Seoul
 Kosovo Marigona Dragusha[28] 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Pristina
 Lebanon Martine Albert Andraos 19 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Byblos
 Malaysia Joannabelle Ng 21 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Kota Kinabalu
 Mauritius Anaïs Veerapatren[29] 23 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Curepipe
 Mexico Karla Carrillo 21 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Guadalajara
 Montenegro Anja Jovanović 20 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Podgorica
 Namibia Happie Ntelamo 20 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Katima Mulilo
 Netherlands Avalon-Chanel Weyzig[30] 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Zwolle
 New Zealand Katie Taylor 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Auckland
 Nicaragua Indiana Sánchez[31] 22 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Managua
 Nigeria Sandra Otohwo 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Asaba
 Norway Eli Landa[32] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Stavanger
 Panama Diana Broce[33] 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Las Tablas
 Paraguay Mareike Baumgarten 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Asunción
 Peru Karen Schwarz 25 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Lima
 Philippines Bianca Manalo 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Parañaque City
 Poland Angelika Jakubowska[34] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Lubań
 Puerto Rico Mayra Matos[35] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Cabo Rojo
 Romania Elena Bianca Constantin 20 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Piatra-Neamt
 Russia Sofia Rudieva[36] 18 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Saint Petersburg
 Serbia Dragana Atlija 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Belgrade
 Singapore Rachel Kum[37] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Singapore
 Slovak Republic Denisa Mendrejová 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bratislava
 Slovenia Mirela Korač 22 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Ljubljana
 South Africa Tatum Keshwar[38] 25 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Durban
 Spain Estíbaliz Pereira 23 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Santiago de Compostela
 Sweden Renate Cerljen 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Staffanstorp
  Switzerland Whitney Toyloy 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Yverdon
 Tanzania Illuminata James 24 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Mwanza
 Thailand Chutima Durongdej[39] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Bangkok
 Turkey Senem Kuyucuoğlu 18 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Izmir
 Ukraine Kristina Kots-Gotlib 26 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Donetsk
 Uruguay Cintia D'ottone 21 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Montevideo
 USA Kristen Dalton 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Wilmington
 Venezuela Stefanía Fernández[40] 18 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Mérida
 Vietnam Võ Hoàng Yến[41] 21 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Ho Chi Minh City
 Zambia Andella Chileshe Matthews[42] 21 1.78 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.

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1998:

Last competed in 2006:

Last competed in 2007:

Designations

Withdrawals

Crossovers

Some of the delegates participated in other competitions:

Miss World
Miss International
Miss Earth
Miss Intercontinental
Miss Tourism World
Beauty of the World
Miss Princess of the World
  • 2014:  Zambia – Andella Chileshe Matthews (Winner)
Miss Continente Americano
Reina Hispanoamericana
Reinado Internacional del Café
Nuestra Belleza Latina
Miss World Cup
Miss Teen International
Miss Model of the World
Top Model of the Globe
Model Look International
Elite Model Look Asia Pacific

Crossovers (national pageant)

Miss Costa Rica
  • 2008:  Costa Rica – Jessica Umaña (disqualified due to illness)
Miss Vietnam Universe
Miss International Japan
Miss Zambia UK
  • 2008:  Zambia – Andella Chileshe Matthews (Winner)
Miss Teen Bahamas
  • 2000/01:  Bahamas – Kiara Sherman (Winner)
Elite Model Look Indonesia
Vietnam Supermodel
Ethiopia's Next Top Model
  • 2009:  Ethiopia – Melat Yante

Host selection

s.[46] 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.[47] 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.[48] Then, 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 completed 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. When 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 Stefania Fernandez, the crown fell to the floor, but luckily 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.[49][50]

Prizes

Miss Universe 2009
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up and 4th runner-up
Top 10 and Top 15
Special awards winners
All contestants

International broadcasters

These are some of the networks outside the United States (telecasted on NBC and Telemundo) that showed the 2009 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded earlier) in their respective countries and territories:

Ratings in the USA

In the US, the Miss Universe telecast (by NBC) grew from the first half of the show to the fourth and final, increasing in rating by 73% among audiences ages 18 to 49 (from 1,5/4 to a 2,6/7). The second hour of the pageant beat combinated ratings from ABC (which aired a new episode – "Rubicon" – from now-cancelled sci-fi series Defying Gravity) and CBS (which aired a rerun of Cold Case episode "Libertyville"), ratings in adults, men and women ages 18 to 34 and 18 to 49.[51]

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