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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