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Dayana Mendoza (right), Miss Universe 2008, places sash for Stefania Fernandez (left), Miss Universe 2009
The Miss Universe 2009 was held in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.
It must be great for Venezuela to won 2 times in a row! Stefania Fernandez, won the crown that 84 contestants wished for. I haven’t watched the whole pageant though because I needed to work. It was aired here in the Philippines, August 24, 2009, Monday at 9:30AM. Even though, I read few articles on-line which kept me informed.
As what you can see in the first image, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008 places the sash for Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez. The crown briefly fell to the floor as it was passed on. See image in this page: Crown fell from her head. You can also see few photos from the pageant in that page. You’ll get to see how excited and grateful she was.
Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela crowned as the Miss Universe 2009
The top five finalists were Ada Aimee de la Cruz, runner-up; next was Gona Dragusha, Miss Kosovo; Rachael Finch, Miss Australia and Mayra Matos Perez, Miss Puerto Rico.
Wang Jingyao, Miss China, was named Miss Congeniality and Chutima Durongdej, Miss Thailand was the Miss Photogenic
“I feel we have reached the level that men are at,” Stafania Fernandez said during a question-and-answer segment. She believed women have overcome obstacles such as hitting the glass ceiling.
She was also asked later on how she thought beauty contests promoted equality between men and women. Fernandez said, this provided exposure and are models to follow.
The televised event, Miss Universe, included musical performances by Flo Rida, Heidi Montag; where she sang “Body Language”, from her debut album, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. The blond star of MTV’s “The Hills” was also there to perform.
Billy Bush and Claudi Jordan of “Access Hollywood” and a former Miss Rhode Island USA were the on-stage hosts. Dean Cain and supermodel Valeria Mazza were one of the Judges.
