Miss Universe | Miss Universe 2009 Official Results

The Miss Universe 2009 Official Results:

• 4th runner-up -Ms. Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez

• 3rd runner-up - Ms. Australia Rachael Finch
  

• 2nd runner-up - Ms. Kosovo Gona Dragusha
  

• 1st runner-up - Ms. Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz
  

• Miss Universe 2009 - Ms. Venezuela Stefania Fernandez
  

Special awards:

• Miss Congeniality - Ms. China
• Miss Photogenic - Ms. Thailand
  

Miss Universe | Miss Universe 2009 Finalists

The candidates who were included in the top 10 finalists after the swimsuit competition are:

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

Miss Universe | Miss Universe 2009 Magic 15

Here's a recap from the live telecast of the Miss Universe 2009. The candidates who made it to the Magic 15 are:

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

Miss Universe | Miss Universe 2009 pageant night

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The Miss Universe 2009 pageant night will be held LIVE from the Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, August 23rd on NBC and Telemundo at 9 PM (ET). Some of the superstar artists to perform are Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.

Miss Universe | Miss Universe 2009 crown

The Miss Universe is an annual pageant contested by different young ladies of beauty and brains, each representing her own country. The 58th Miss Universe pageant will be hosted for the first time by the state of Bahamas specifically at the Atlantis Resort Paradise Island.

Among the audience's favorites in this year's pageant are Ms. Ecuador, Ms. Iceland, Ms. Canada, Ms. Venezuela, Ms. Puerto Rico, Ms. Dominican Republic, Ms. USA, Ms. Russia, Ms. Sweden, Ms. Mexico, and Ms. Philippines represented by Pamela Bianca Manalo.

The Miss Universe 2009 crown will be different from the last year's. According to the organizer of the pageant, there are 3 designs to decide on. The viewers are encouraged to choose from among the 3 crowns of peace, hope and unity. If you would like to vote for your choice, log on to www.choosethecrown.com.

I hope Philippines' Ms. Bianca Manalo will take home the Miss Universe 2009 crown.

Here's the screen shots of the 3 crowns:

Update:

For me, my choice is unity. It's simple yet very elegant. And because the world is in a global financial crisis, all countries must unite in the hope of achieving international peace for global prosperity.

Update:

Well, 'Peace' was voted by viewers to be the Miss Universe 2009 crown.