VENEZUELA WINS! BACK TO BACK – Miss Universe 2009

4th Runner-up:

Puerto Rico

3rd Runner-up:

Australia

2nd Runner-up:

Kosovo

1st Runner-up:

Dominican Republic

MISS UNIVERSE 2009:

Venezuela , Stefania Fernandez

Congratulations to Venezuela on their 6th Miss Universe crown: 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009

The crown chosen was the Peace Crown.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 2009	Venezuela – Stefanía Fernández
1st Runner-up	Dominican Republic – Ada de la Cruz
2nd Runner-up	Kosovo – Marigona Dragusha
3rd Runner-up	Australia – Rachael Finch
4th Runner-up	Puerto Rico – Mayra Matos
Top 10	France – Chloé Mortaud South Africa – Tatum Keshwar Czech Republic – Iveta Lutovská Switzerland – Whitney Toyloy United States – Kristen Dalton
Top 15	Albania – Hasna Xhukiçi Belgium – Zeynep Sever Sweden – Renate Cerljen Croatia – Sarah Ćosić Iceland – Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir

Special Awards

Award	Winner
Miss Congeniality	China – Wang Jingyao
Miss Photogenic	Thailand – Chutima Durongdej
Best National Costume	Panama – Diana Broce

Final competition scores

Country Swimsuit Evening Gown Venezuela 8.760 (4) 8.869 (5) Dominican Republic 9.189 (2) 9.428 (1) Kosovo 8.790 (3) 9.250 (2) Australia 9.264 (1) 9.039 (4) Puerto Rico 8.533 (7) 9.050 (3) France 8.640 (5) 8.650 (6) South Africa 8.460 (8) 8.040 (7) Czech Republic 8.350 (9) 8.010 (8) Switzerland 8.611 (6) 7.890 (9) United States 8.060 (10) 7.550 (10) Albania 7.900 (11) Belgium 7.870 (12) Sweden 7.830 (13) Croatia 7.811 (14) Iceland 7.730 (15)