Miss Universe 2009 crowned

The Miss Universe 2009 annual pageant competition held at Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas August 23, 2009 has been crowned and the winner is Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez.


Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, center, reacts as she is named Miss Universe 2009 next to Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, also of Venezuela, right, at the end the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz, left, was first runner up.