Sunday, August 16, 2009
Brazil wins the first of her two Miss Universe crowns with Ieda Maria Vargas. After finishing in the runner-up position, Miss Korea, Kim Myung-Ja nixes a movie career offer in Hollywood retorting, "I?m not interested in being a movie star. In Korea, we don?t think being a movie star is very good. We think they are bad girls." This year,Ieda wore a crown that most closely resembles the crown that graces our winners to date. Presently, Ieda is reported to be recovering from serious illness but is doing fine.
1st runner-up Aino Korwa DENMARK
2nd runner-up Marlene McKeown
IRELAND
3rd runner-up Lalaine Benett PHILIPPINES
4th runner-up Kim Myung-Ja KOREA
SEMI-FINALISTS
Olga Galuzi ARGENTINA
Gertrude Bergner AUSTRIA
Maria Cristina Alvarez COLOMBIA
Riitta Anja Hellevi Kautainen FINLAND
Monique Lemaire FRANCE
Helga Karla Ziesemar GERMANY
Gianna Serra ITALY
Noriko Ando JAPAN
Ellen Liebenberg SOUTH AFRICA
Marite Ozers USA
