55th Miss Universe pageant
Miss Universe 2006 was the 55thMiss Universe pageant, held at theShrine Auditorium inLos Angeles ,California ,United States on July 23, 2006.[ 1]
At the end of the event,Natalie Glebova ofCanada crownedZuleyka Rivera ofPuerto Rico as Miss Universe 2006.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 84 contestants in1999 . The pageant was hosted byCarlos Ponce andNancy O'Dell , withQueer Eye 'Carson Kressley andMiss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey providing commentary and analysis throughout the event.[ 7] Chelo and Italian operatic tenorVittorio Grigolo performed in this year's pageant.[ 8]
Background Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, venue for Miss Universe 2006
Location and date Due to the lack of interest of several cities from hosting the pageant, the Miss Universe Organization decided to hold the pageant in July instead of May. The Miss Universe Organization confirmed that the 2006 edition will be held at theShrine Auditorium inLos Angeles ,California on July 23, 2006. It is the first time in eight years that pageant took place in theUnited States . The last time that the United States hosted the pageant was in1998 inHonolulu ,Hawaii .[ 9] [ 10]
Selection of participants Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Three contestants were appointed to their position after being a runner-up of their national pageant, or to replace the original dethroned winner.
Replacements Suada Sherfi, Miss Albania 2005, was supposed to represent her country at Miss Universe. However, Sherfi withdrew after declining the request of photographer Fadil Berisha to reduce the size of her nose. Sherfi was replaced by Eralda Hitaj.[ 11] China at Miss Universe after Qi Fang, Miss Universe China 2006, was dethroned after violating the rules in her contract.[ 12]
This edition marked the debut of Kazakhstan, and the returns of Argentina, the Cayman Islands, Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, New Zealand, the Northern Mariana Islands, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, and Sweden. Saint Lucia last competed in1977 ; Iceland last competed in1997 ; Sint Maarten last competed in2000 ; the Northern Mariana Islands last competed in2002 ; Argentina and New Zealand last competed in2003 ; while the others last competed in2004 . Barbados, Belize, Curaçao, Italy, Kenya, the Netherlands, and Vietnam withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Silva Shahakian ofIraq was set to compete at Miss Universe. However, Shahakian withdrew after hiding from Islamic militants who reportedly threatened to kill her along with other contestants who competed in the Miss Iraq pageant.[ 13]
Results Miss Universe 2006 participating countries and territories.
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 2006 1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up Top 10 Top 20
Special awards Award Contestant Miss Congeniality Miss Photogenic Best National Costume
Pageant The five finalists of Miss Universe 2006
Format The Miss Universe Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. The number of semifinalists was increased to 20 instead of the traditional 15.[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Selection committee
Final telecast Note : ActressBo Derek was scheduled to be a judge but was later replaced.[ 23]
Contestants Eighty-six contestants competed for the title.
Notes ^ Ages at the time of the pageant ^ On 3 June 2006, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro dissolved, with Serbia and Montenegro becoming separate countries. However, they still competed as a single country.
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