3 Fun Facts About the Winners of Miss Universe 2010

Last night, 83 beautiful women from around the globe competed for the chance to become Miss Universe 2010. Here are the ultimate winners as well as 3 fun facts about each lady.

4th Runner Up - Miss Philippines, Venus Raj

  • Due to residency issues, pageant officials stripped Venus Raj of the Miss Philippines Universe 2010 title but restored it after strong protests from the national and international community.
  • Venus was born in Doha, Qatar, but her mother brought her to the Philippines when she was just an infant.
  • For over 20 years, Venus lived in bamboo hut with no electricity. She used rice paddy dikes to practice her runway walk.

3rd Runner Up - Miss Ukraine, Anna Poslavska

  • Anna Poslavska is a student who is currently working on her second degree.
  • She was the third Miss Ukraine in history to make the semi-finals and her status of 3rd runner up is the highest placement a Miss Ukraine contestant has ever achieved.
  • Anna was first runner up in Miss Ukraine Universe 2009.

2nd Runner Up - Miss Australia, Jesinta Campbell

  • Jesinta Campbell won Miss Congeniality in Miss Universe 2010.
  • PETA protested Jesinta's national costume for the pageant because it contained wool from mulesed sheep (sheep that have had their wool surgically removed). 
  • The 18-year-old model volunteers for a children's charity.

1st Runner Up - Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillipps

  • Yendi Phillipps holds a bachelor's degree of fine arts with a concentration in dance from the State University of New York at Brockport and a Master's degree in Recreation and Leisure Management.
  • Her favorite food is oxtails (the tale of cattle)
  • She is of black and partial Indo-Jamaican descent.

Miss Universe 2010 - Miss Mexico, Jimena Navarrete

  • Jimena Navarrete was born and raised in Guadalajara.
  • Prior to competing pageants, Jimena studied nutrition.
  • She is the second Mexican to win the title of Miss Universe.

Congratulations to all the lovely women who competed in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant!


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August 26. 2010 20:46

Congratulations to all the lovely women who competed in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant!

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