Miss Universe 2006
Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 July 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico was crowned by Natalie Glebova of Canada at the end of the event. This is the fifth time that Puerto Rico has won Miss Universe. 86 contestants competed for the title.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 2006 |
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| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 | |
| Top 20 |
Order of announcements
Top 20
- Puerto Rico
- Denmark
- Switzerland
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
- Russia
- Canada
- Japan
- Sweden
- Brazil
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Thailand
- Bolivia
- Hungary
- USA
- Paraguay
- India
- Argentina
- Ukraine
- Mexico
Top 10
- Canada
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Bolivia
- Japan
- Puerto Rico
- USA
- Switzerland
- Mexico
- Colombia
- Paraguay
Top 5
- Switzerland
- Paraguay
- Japan
- USA
- Puerto Rico
Contestants
- ' – Eralda Hitaj
- ' – Isménia Júnior
- ' – Shari McEwan
- ' – Magalí Romitelli
- ' – Melissa Laclé
- ' – Erin McNaught
- ' – Samantha Carter
- ' – Tatiana Silva
- ' – Desiree Durán
- ' – Rafaela Zanella
- ' – Galena Dimova
- ' – Alice Panikian
- ' – Ambuyah Ebanks
- ' – Belén Montilla
- ' – Gao Yinghui
- ' – Valerie Domínguez
- ' – Fabriella Quesada
- ' – Biljana Mančić
- ' – Elena Ierodiakonou
- ' – Renata Langmannová
- ' – Betina Faurbye
- ' – Mía Taveras
- ' – Catalina "Katty" López
- ' – Fawzia Mohamed
- ' – Rebeca Iraheta
- ' – Kirke Klemmer
- ' – Dina Fekadu
- ' – Ninni Laaksonen
- ' – Alexandra Rosenfeld
- ' – Ekaterine Buadze
- ' – Natalie Ackermann
- ' – Angela Asare
- ' – Olympia Hopsonidou
- ' – Jackelinne Piccinini
- ' – Alana Ernest
- ' – Adrienn Bende
- ' – Sif Aradóttir
- ' – Neha Kapur
- ' – Nadine Chandrawinata
- ' – Melanie Boreham
- ' – Anastacia Entin
- ' – Cindy Wright
- ' – Kurara Chibana
- ' – Dina Nuraliyeva
- ' – Kim Joo-hee
- ' – Sanita Kubliņa
- ' – Gabrielle Bou Rached
- ' – Melissa Ann Tan
- ' – Isabelle Antoo
- ' – Priscila Perales
- ' – Anna Nashandi
- ' – Elizabeth Gray
- ' – Cristiana Frixione
- ' – Tienepre Oki
- ' – Shequita Bennett
- ' – Martine Jonassen
- ' – María Alessandra Mezquita
- ' – Lourdes Arévalos
- ' – Fiorella Viñas
- ' – Lia Ramos
- ' – Francys Sudnicka
- ' – Zuleyka Rivera
- ' – Anna Litvinova †
- ' – Nada Milinić
- ' – Carol Cheong
- ' – Judita Hrubyová
- ' – Nataša Pinoza
- ' – Thuli Sithole
- ' – Elisabeth Reyes
- ' – Jacqueline Fernandez
- ' – Sascha Andrew-Rose
- ' – Gisella Hilliman
- ' – Shivern Peters
- ' – Josephine Alhanko
- ' – Lauriane Gilliéron
- ' – Charm Osathanond
- ' – Kenisha Thom
- ' – Ceyla Kirazlı
- ' – Shaveena Been
- ' – Inna Tsymbalyuk
- ' – Julie Doherty
- ' – Fatimih Dávila †
- ' – Tara Conner
- ' – JeT'aime Cerge
- ' – Jictzad Viña
- ' – Mofya Chisenga †
Judges
Final telecast
The following celebrities judged the final competition.- James Lesure – Actor from NBC's Las Vegas
- Claudia Jordan – Model for Deal or No Deal; former Miss Rhode Island USA and Miss Rhode Island Teen USA
- Sean Yazbeck – Winner of season 5 of The Apprentice
- Amelia Vega – Miss Universe 2003 from Dominican Republic
- Emmitt Smith – Former Dallas Cowboys player and Dancing with the Stars winner
- Jennifer Hawkins – Miss Universe 2004 from Australia
- Marc Cherry – American writer and producer
- Tom Green – Actor and comedian
- María Celeste Arrarás – Telemundo host
- Patrick McMullan – Fashion photographer
- Bridgette Wilson – Miss Teen USA 1990 from Oregon
- Santino Rice – Project Runway finalist
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Awards
- ' - Miss Congeniality
- ' - Miss Photogenic
- - Best National Costume
General references