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Miss Universe 2006

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Date
  
23 July 2006

Entrants
  
86

Broadcaster
  
NBC, Telemundo

Miss Universe 2006

Presenters
  
Nancy O'Dell, Carlos Ponce, Carson Kressley, Shandi Finnessey

Entertainment
  
Chelo, Vittorio Grigolo

Venue
  
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

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 crowned by Natalie Glebova of Canada at the end of the event. 86 contestants competed for the crown.

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 (1997) and Miss Rhode Island Teen USA (1990)
  • 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
  • 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

    • Note: Actress Bo Derek was scheduled to be a judge but was later replaced.

    References

    Miss Universe 2006 Wikipedia
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