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Aug. 16, 2010 / 6:33 PM

Miss Universe 2009 to get green card

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez waves after being crowned Miss Universe 2009 at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, August 23, 2009. UPI/Darren Decker/HO

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez waves after being crowned Miss Universe 2009 at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, August 23, 2009. UPI/Darren Decker/HO | License Photo

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela, Miss Universe 2009, has been approved for a green card based on her global philanthropic efforts, her lawyers said Monday.

Michael Wildes, the managing partner of Wildes & Weinberg P.C., which has offices in Manhattan and New Jersey, made the announcement.

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Fernandez is to crown her successor at the conclusion of the 2-hour telecast of the Miss Universe 2010 pageant scheduled for Aug. 23 in Las Vegas.

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