Miss Universe 2010

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Miss Universe 2010
Ximena Navarrete - Miss Universe 2010.jpg
Miss Universe 2010
Date 23 August 2010
Presenters Natalie Morales, Bret Michaels
Entertainment John Legend, The Roots, Cirque du Soleil
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, USA United States
Broadcaster NBC, Telemundo
Entrants 83
Placements 15
Withdrawals Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Estonia, Ethiopia, Iceland, Montenegro, Namibia, Turks & Caicos, Vietnam
Returns Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Denmark, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands
Winner Ximena Navarrete
 Mexico
Congeniality Jesinta Campbell
 Australia
Best National Costume Fonthip Watcharatrakul
 Thailand
Photogenic Fonthip Watcharatrakul
 Thailand

Miss Universe 2010, the 59th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 August 2010 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada, USA. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned by Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela. 83 contestants competed in this year.

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2010
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 15

Contestants

Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown
 Albania Angela Martini 24 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Shkoder
 Angola Jurema Ferraz 25 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Namibe
 Argentina Yésica Di Vincenzo 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Mar del Plata
 Aruba Priscilla Lee 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Oranjestad
 Australia Jesinta Campbell 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Gold Coast
 Bahamas Braneka Bassett 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Freeport
 Belgium Cilou Annys 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Bruges
 Bolivia Claudia Arce Lemaitre 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Sucre
 Botswana Tirelo Ramasedi 21 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Gaborone
 Brazil Débora Lyra 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Divinópolis
 British Virgin Islands Josefina Nunez 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Road Town
 Canada Elena Semikina 26 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Toronto
 China Tang Wen 18 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Yichun
 Colombia Natalia Navarro 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Barranquilla
 Costa Rica Marva Wright 25 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). San José
 Croatia Lana Obad 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Zagreb
 Curaçao Safira de Wit 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Willemstad
 Cyprus Demetra Olymbiou 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Aradhippou
 Czech Republic Jitka Válková 18 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Třebíč
 Denmark Ena Sandra Causevic 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Sønderborg
 Dominican Republic Eva Arias 25 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Moca
 Ecuador Lady Mina 24 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Guayaquil
 Egypt Donia Hammed 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Cairo
 El Salvador Sonia Cruz 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). San Salvador
 Finland Viivi Pumpanen 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Vantaa
 France Malika Ménard 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Caen
 Georgia Nanuka Gogichaishvili 21 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Tbilisi
 Germany Kristiana Rohder 26 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Munich
 Ghana Awurama Simpson 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Sekondi-Takoradi
 Great Britain Tara Hoyos-Martínez 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). London
 Greece Anna Prelevic 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Athens
 Guam Vanessa Torres 25 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Dededo
 Guatemala Jessica Scheel 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Retalhuleu
 Guyana Tamika Henry 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Georgetown
 Haiti Sarodj Bertin 24 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Port-au-Prince
 Honduras Kenia Martinez 26 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Tela
 Hungary Tímea Babinyecz 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Szeged
 India Ushoshi Sengupta 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Kolkata
 Indonesia Qory Sandioriva 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Banda Aceh
 Ireland Rozanna Purcell 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Clonmel
 Israel Bat-el Jobi 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Afula
 Italy Jessica Cecchini 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Borgosesia
 Jamaica Yendi Phillipps 24 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Kingston
 Japan Maiko Itai 26 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Ōita
 Kazakhstan Asselina Kuchukova 27 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Almaty
 Korea Kim Joo-ri 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Seoul
 Kosovo Kështjella Pepshi 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Junik
 Lebanon Rahaf Abdallah 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Khiam
 Malaysia Nadine Ann Thomas 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Subang Jaya
 Mauritius Dalysha Doorga 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Goodlands
 Mexico Ximena Navarrete 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Guadalajara
 Netherlands Desirée van den Berg 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Santpoort
 New Zealand Ria van Dyke 21 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Auckland
 Nicaragua Scharllette Allen Moses 18 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Bluefields
 Nigeria Ngozi Odalonu 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Niger
 Norway Melinda Elvenes 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Larvik
 Panama Anyolí Ábrego 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Santiago de Veraguas
 Paraguay Yohana Benitez 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). San Lorenzo
 Peru Giuliana Zevallos 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Lima
 Philippines Venus Raj 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Bato
 Poland Maria Nowakowska 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Legnica
 Puerto Rico Mariana Vicente 21 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Río Grande
 Romania Oana Paveluc 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Braşov
 Russia Irina Antonenko 18 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Yekaterinburg
 Serbia Lidija Kocić 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Belgrade
 Singapore Tania Lim Kim Suan 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Singapore
 Slovak Republic Anna Amenová 25 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Bratislava
 Slovenia Marika Savšek 24 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Šmartno pri Litiji
 South Africa Nicole Flint 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Pretoria
 Spain Adriana Reverón 24 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Tenerife
 Sri Lanka Ishanka Madurasinghe 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Kegalle
 Sweden Michaela Savic 19 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Helsingborg
  Switzerland Linda Fäh 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Benken
 Tanzania Hellen Dausen 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Arusha
 Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Samut Prakan
 Trinidad & Tobago LaToya Woods 25 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Couva
 Turkey Gizem Memiç 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Gaziantep
 Ukraine Anna Poslavska 23 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Nova Kakhovka
 Uruguay Stephany Ortega 20 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Montevideo
 USA Rima Fakih 24 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Dearborn
 U.S. Virgin Islands Janeisha John 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). St. Croix
 Venezuela Marelisa Gibson 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Caracas
 Zambia Alice Musukwa 22 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Lusaka

Judges

Preliminary competition

The judges for the preliminary competition are listed below:[1]

  • Basim Shami – President of Farouk Systems
  • BJ Coleman – Publicist, Journalist & Television Personality
  • Carlos Bremer – CEO and General Director of Value Grupo Financiero
  • Corinne Nicolas – President of Trump Model Management
  • Louis Burgdorf – Talent Producer for MSNBC's Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski
  • Natalie Rotman – Television Host and Fashion Expert www.NatalieRotman.com
  • Sadoux Kim& – Television producer

Final telecast

The following celebrities judged the final competition:[1]

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1989:

  •  Haiti

Last competed in 2002:

  •  British Virgin Islands

Last competed in 2004:

  •  Botswana

Last competed in 2007:

  •  U.S. Virgin Islands

Last competed in 2008:

  •  Denmark
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Trinidad & Tobago

Replacements

  •  Guatemala – Alejandra Barillas was Miss Universe Guatemala 2010 until she injured her left foot in an accident. This stopped her from participating in the pageant. She was replaced by one of her runners-up, Jessica Scheel. She competed 1 year later at Miss Universe 2011.
  •  Romania – Alexandra Catalina Filip was Miss Universe Romania 2010 but 1st runner-up, Oana Paveluc, represented Romania instead.
  •  Turkey – Turkey sent Miss Turkey World 2010, Gizem Memic, because its Miss Universe 2010, Serenay Sarikaya, was below 18 and did not meet the age requirement.

Withdrawals

  •  Bulgaria – The Miss Bulgaria Organization did not send a representative to compete in Miss Universe 2010.
  •  Cayman Islands – On 8 September 2009, it was announced that the Miss Cayman Islands 2009 contest would not take place due to lack of funding and sponsorship. Since the winner of that contest also competes in Miss World, there was no Caymanian representative to Miss World 2009 either.[2]
  •  Estonia – Valeri Kirss, Estonia's national director, was selling the Eesti Miss Estonia pageant.
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Iceland
  •  Montenegro – Original contestant Nikolina Lončar was not allowed to participate because she was only 16 at the time of her crowning. She later participated in Miss Universe 2011.[3]
  •  Namibia – Miss Namibia 2010, Odile Gertze, was crowned on 31 July 2010. Since that was only one week from the official start of Miss Universe 2010, national director Connie Maritz decided not to send the winner to Miss Universe but to Miss World 2010 instead.
  •  Turks & Caicos
  •  Vietnam – Vietnam did not have a representative this year. They officially withdrew from the pageant.[4]

References

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  4. Vietnam Officially Withdraws from Miss Universe 2010

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