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Karla Carrillo, Miss Mexico 2009, poses for a photographer at Atlantis on Paradise Island in this August 2, 2009 handout photo. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23. Picture taken August 2, 2009.

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Karla Carrillo México Universe 2009, originally uploaded by Tomwell1987.

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Karla Carrillo México Universe 2009, originally uploaded by Tomwell1987.

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Miss Universe 2009, originally uploaded by Tomwell1987.

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Stefania Fernandez, Miss Venezuela 2009, poses for a photographer at Atlantis on Paradise Island in preparation for the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 4, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23. Picture taken August 4, 2009. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization L.P.,LLLP/Handout (BAHAMAS ENTERTAINMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

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Miss Venezuela Universe 2009, originally uploaded by rui_chino.

Stefania Fernandez, Miss Venezuela 2009, pre tapes her venia 2009opening number August 18, 2009 for the the Miss Universe 2009 competition scheduled to air live on the NBC Television Network at 9:00 PM ET from ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, August 23, 2009. HO/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP

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Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernández, originally uploaded by annie_usb.

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Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernández, originally uploaded by annie_usb.

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Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, originally uploaded by annie_usb.

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Bahamas Miss Universe, originally uploaded by Blogger Viết.

Miss Universe 2009 contestants line up after finishing in the top five at the the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. From left to right are Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz, Miss Australia Rachael Finch, Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez, Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez and Miss Kosovo Gona Dragusha. Fernandez won the crown and De la Cruz was first runner up. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

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Bahamas Miss Universe, originally uploaded by Blogger Viết.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez poses after being crowned Miss Universe 2009 at the end of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

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missuniverse2009, originally uploaded by Rajneesh Malhotra.

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. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

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Bahamas Miss Universe, originally uploaded by Stefanía Fernández -The Ms. Universe Gervie.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, left, reacts as her crown Miss Universe 2009 falls off after being placed on her head by Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, also of Venezuela, at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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My Winning Moments, originally uploaded by Stefanía Fernández -The Ms. Universe Gervie.

NASSAU (Reuters) – Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday, giving her country its sixth title in the international beauty pageant.

Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, became the 58th winner of the title in a show broadcast live around the world from the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas.

It was the second consecutive year that a contestant from the oil-producing South American country, which is famous for its beauty queens, won the Miss Universe title.

Venezuela had produced five previous winners.

Fernandez was selected out of five finalists chosen from the total field of 83 contestants.

The first runner-up this year was Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee de la Cruz.

The rest of the top five were from Australia, Puerto Rico, and Kosovo.

Fernandez received the Miss Universe crown from last year’s winner, also a Venezuelan, Dayana Mendoza.

The 2008 contest was held in Vietnam’s resort city of Nha Trang.

(Reporting by Neil Hartnell; Writing by Pascal Fletcher)

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