2006 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT
Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza, Miss Universe 2006, poses with Miss Universe Organization owner Donald J. Trump after being crowned Miss Universe 2006 at the conclusion of the LIVE NBC broadcast of the 55th annual Miss Universe competition. She will spend her year-long reign making special appearances on behalf of the Miss Universe Organization, its sponsors and affiliated charities. (UPI Photo/Miss Universe/HO)
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NHA TRANG, Vietnam, July 14 (UPI) -- Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in a pageant in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.
NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) -- U.S. television personality Jerry Springer and British singer Mel B. have been named co-hosts of the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Vietnam.
PARIS, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Miss France has been barred from competing in future beauty pageants as a punishment for appearing in a published series of suggestive photographs.
MEXICO CITY, May 29 (UPI) -- Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, a dancer, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 during the international competition in Mexico City.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 25 (UPI) -- This year's Miss Universe pageant won't have a contestant from Sweden because the event is behind the times, organizers in the Scandinavian nation say.
NASHVILLE, March 30 (UPI) -- The Miss America Pageant is without a television home again, as cable network CMT in Nashville announced it would not televise the pageant next year.
NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Miss New Jersey USA Ashley Harder said she turned in her crown because she is pregnant.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, from Kentucky, may be stripped of her title due to her inappropriate behavior in New York bars.
NEW YORK, April 14 (UPI) -- Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump says he is considering a tribute to the newly crowned Miss Iraq, who has been hiding amid death threats.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The Miss Universe Organization Tuesday said its 2006 Miss USA pageant would be conducted in Baltimore for the second consecutive year.