The most beautiful woman in the universe has this year a new name: Jimena Navarrete, a Latin beauty just 22 years old and born in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico). The representative of the Aztec country was crowned on Monday at the end of a gala held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas and before more than 12,000 people. On hearing his name as the new Miss Universe, she could not help but get excited. "I do not think anything, my head is blank," were his first words once crowned.
The Mexican won the favor of judges, among whom was the actress Jane Seymour and Olympic skating champion Evan Lysacek, with the answer he gave when questioned about the Internet: "We must not forget to instill in our children values of the family and educate them to make good use of the network, "said Navarrete.
His predecessor, Venezuela Stefania Fernández, was in charge of a crown. Thus the title of Miss Universe has passed this year one to the other Latin America. In second place was Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillips, while Miss Australia, Jesinta Campbell, came in third also made with the honorary title of Miss Congeniality.
In the last round of the competition also came Miss Ukraine, Anna Poslavska, and Miss Philippines, Venus Raj, who started as a favorite among users of the official website of the competition. Miss Thailand, meanwhile, was named Miss Photogenic and Best National Dress. The Spanish Adriana Reveron, failed to make the cut of the top 15.
During the course of the ceremony, which lasted about two hours, Jimena Navarrete wore the costume and parade in swimsuit and evening gown like the other 82 candidates. In the final moments, when she was elected the new Miss Universe, she wore a red dress in honor of the celebrations for the bicentenary of the indepencendia of Mexico. Jimena, born on February 22, 1988, with 1.74 meters in height and a student of a Bachelor of Nutrition, is the second Mexican conquest, the crown of most important beauty contest. The first was Lupita Jones in 1991.
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