The Miss Universe 2010 Pageant has been decided with a 22-year-old Mexican woman taking home the crown on Monday night.
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete, of Guadalajara, beat out 88 other women from six continents at the 59th annual pageant held in Las Vegas, broadcast live on NBC.
Miss Jamaica Yendi Philipps took second place, Miss Australia Jenista Campbell took third, Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska got fourth, and Miss Philippines Venus Raj—the projected favorite coming into the competition—took fifth place.
Navarrete was the top scoring competitor in the evening gown component of the competition, and was the second-highest scorer in the swimsuit portion.
Judges asked Navarrete about the effect that the Internet has on young people and she said it is an indispensable tool.
Miss USA Rima Faikh, the first Muslim-American person to win the Miss USA competition, did not make it to the final round.
She was eliminated from the Miss Universe 2010 pageant on Monday, missing out on the semifinal round.
Out of the 83 contestants from six continents, 15 proceeded into the semifinal round.
Miss Universe contestant Rima Faikh, the winner of the Miss USA contest, said she agrees with President Barack Obama on the issue of freedom of religion surrounding the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, but opposes construction of the project near the site.
Faikh, a 24-year-old Muslim-American of Lebanese origin, said that while she agrees with Obama’s ideological stance, she said it is not practical to place the mosque close to where the World Trade Center towers once stood.
"It shouldn't be so close to the World Trade Center," Fakih told Time magazine. "We should be more concerned with the tragedy than religion."
Faikh, who was the first Muslim to win the Miss USA contest, added that the builders of the proposed mosque, Cordoba Institute, should find another location.
The Cordoba Institute said that they wish to build the 13-story $100 million project, which includes a place of worship, a pool, a community center, and other amenities in Lower Manhattan to foster improved relations between the West and the Islamic world.
The list was further trimmed down to 10 after the swimsuit round, consisting of contestants from Albania, Australia, Guatemala, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Ukraine.
The judges of the beauty pageant evaluate the contestants in swimsuits and evening gowns as well as by giving them interviews, prompting them to think on their feet and give adequate answers to move forward.
Then finally, Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete celebrates after being crowned Miss Universe by Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela during the Miss Universe 2010 final at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on Aug. 23. -theepochtimes.com
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete, of Guadalajara, beat out 88 other women from six continents at the 59th annual pageant held in Las Vegas, broadcast live on NBC.
Miss Jamaica Yendi Philipps took second place, Miss Australia Jenista Campbell took third, Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska got fourth, and Miss Philippines Venus Raj—the projected favorite coming into the competition—took fifth place.
Navarrete was the top scoring competitor in the evening gown component of the competition, and was the second-highest scorer in the swimsuit portion.
Judges asked Navarrete about the effect that the Internet has on young people and she said it is an indispensable tool.
Miss USA Rima Faikh, the first Muslim-American person to win the Miss USA competition, did not make it to the final round.
She was eliminated from the Miss Universe 2010 pageant on Monday, missing out on the semifinal round.
Out of the 83 contestants from six continents, 15 proceeded into the semifinal round.
Miss Universe contestant Rima Faikh, the winner of the Miss USA contest, said she agrees with President Barack Obama on the issue of freedom of religion surrounding the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, but opposes construction of the project near the site.
Faikh, a 24-year-old Muslim-American of Lebanese origin, said that while she agrees with Obama’s ideological stance, she said it is not practical to place the mosque close to where the World Trade Center towers once stood.
"It shouldn't be so close to the World Trade Center," Fakih told Time magazine. "We should be more concerned with the tragedy than religion."
Faikh, who was the first Muslim to win the Miss USA contest, added that the builders of the proposed mosque, Cordoba Institute, should find another location.
The Cordoba Institute said that they wish to build the 13-story $100 million project, which includes a place of worship, a pool, a community center, and other amenities in Lower Manhattan to foster improved relations between the West and the Islamic world.
The list was further trimmed down to 10 after the swimsuit round, consisting of contestants from Albania, Australia, Guatemala, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Ukraine.
The judges of the beauty pageant evaluate the contestants in swimsuits and evening gowns as well as by giving them interviews, prompting them to think on their feet and give adequate answers to move forward.
Then finally, Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete celebrates after being crowned Miss Universe by Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela during the Miss Universe 2010 final at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on Aug. 23. -theepochtimes.com
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