Miss Universe 2006

The Top 5 finalists at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant were:
Miss Universe 2006- Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera
First Runner-up: Japan, Kurara Chibana
Second Runner-up: Switzerland, Lauriane Gilliéron
Third Runner-up: Paraguay, Lourdes Arévalos
Fourth Runner-up: United States, Tara Conner


The Top 10 finalists at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant were:
Bolivia, Desiree Durán
Canada, Alice Panikian
Colombia, Valerie Domínguez
Mexico ,Priscila Perales
Trinidad and Tobago, Kenisha Thom

The Top 15 finalists at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant were:
Argentina, Magalí Romitelli
Brazil, Rafaela Zanella
Denmark, Betina Faurbye
Ethiopia, Dina Fekadu
Hungary ,Adrienn Bende
India, Neha Kapur
Russia, Anna Litvinova
Sweden, Josephine Alhanko
Thailand, Charm Osathanond
Ukraine, Inna Tsymbalyuk

Awards:
Miss Congeniality, Ghana, Angela Asare
Miss Photogenic, Philippines, Lia Andrea Ramos
Best National Costume, Japan, Kurara Chibana

Final Night Judges:
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[citation needed]
Patrick McMullan, Fashion photographer
Bridgette Wilson, Miss Teen USA 1990 from Oregon
Santino Rice, Project Runway finalist