Miss Venezuela Stefanía Fernández is Miss Universe 2009

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, has been crowned as Miss Universe 2009 on the 58th Annual Miss Universe pageant at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez

The newly winner Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez was crowned by reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela. Venezuela defended the crown for the second time.

The Runner-ups are:

1st Runner-up

Miss Dominican Republic - Ada de la Cruz

2nd Runner-up

Miss Kosovo - Marigona Dragusha

3rd Runner-up

Miss Australia - Rachael Finch

4th Runner-up

Miss Puerto Rico - Mayra Matos

Top 10

France - Chloé Mortaud
South Africa - Tatum Keshwar
Czech Republic - Iveta Lutovská
Switzerland - Whitney Toyloy
USA - Kristen Dalton

The 58th Annual Miss Universe 2009 was hosted by Billy Bush and Claudia Jordan.

The top 15 finalists who were vying for the Miss Universe crown were from Albania, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Iceland, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, the US and Venezuela.

These finalists were selected from among 84 contestants who appeared in cocktail dresses and then reappeared in swim suits.


Miss Venezuela Stefanía Fernández Background


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