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Miss Colombia Paulina Vega was crowned the 63rd MISS UNIVERSE by last year's winner, Miss Venezuela, Gabriela Isler, broadcast live from the FIU Arena in Doral-Miami, Florida on January 25, 2015 on NBC.
Photo Credit: Frank L. Szelwach/Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP
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MISS COLOMBIA WINS
MISS UNIVERSE 2014
(Miss Philippines makes Top 10)
SEEN IN THE CITY
(DORAL-MIAMI, FLORIDA) - A Business Administration 22-year old student from Barranquilla, Colombia, Paulina Vega, bested 87 other global beauties last Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the FIU Arena, beamed live on NBC to approximately a billion viewers, to win the 63rd MISS UNIVERSE crown and title.
Her runners-up include Miss USA, Nia Sanchez, Miss Ukraine, Diana Harkusha, Miss Netherlands, Yasmin Verheijen and Miss Jamaica, Kaci Fennell, in that particular order.
Miss Philippines, Mary Jean “MJ” Lastimosa made it to Top Ten Semi-Finalist, along with Miss Argentina, Valentina Ferrer; Miss Australia, Tegan Martin, Miss Spain, Desire Cordero Ferrer and Miss Venezuela, Migbelis Castellanos.
The other candidates who survived the deep Top Fifteen cut include Miss Brazil, Melissa Gurgel; Miss France, Camille Cerf; Miss India, Noyonita Lodh; Miss Indonesia, Elvira Devinamira and Miss Italy, Valentina Bonariva.
Special awards went to Miss Indonesia, Elvira Devinamira for Best in National Costume; Miss Photogenic is Miss Puerto Rico, Gabriela Berrios and Miss Congeniality is Miss Nigeria, Queen Osme Celestine.
Paulina Vega, who’s been modeling since she was 8 years old, is the first Miss Universe winner who gets to wear the new custom diamond tiara designed by DIC and only the 2nd Miss Colombia to win Miss Universe title since Miss Colombia Luz Marina Zuluaga took the same prestigious title in Long Beach, CA in 1958.
Fighter of the Decade and the only Eight-Division Boxing World Champion, Manny Pacquiao, a pageant judge this year, was the first one to ask the Top Five Finalists in the dreaded Q&A segment. His question to the stunned Miss USA was “If you were given 30 seconds to deliver a message to global terrorists, what would you say?” It was obvious on TV that she panicked - that probably cost her the crown.
The other members of the panel of judges included: Nina Garcia, Creative Director of Marie Claire Magazine, Lifetime’s hit show “Project Runway” judge, and fashion industry expert; DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins wide receiver and return specialist; three-time Pro Bowler; William Levy, TV and film actor who was previously named People En Espanol’s Sexiest Man Alive; Kristin Cavallari, TV host and shoe designer for Kristin Cavallari by Chinese Laundry; Rob Dyrdek, Dynamic serial entrepreneur and star of MTV’s Ridiculousness and Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory; Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins celebrated right fielder, two-time major league baseball All-star and recipient of the biggest contract in sports history; Emilio Estefan, 19-time Grammy Award winning musician and producer; Louise Roe, Fashion journalist, author, host of “Plain Jane” on MTV International and the upcoming TLC fashion series, “Style By Jury;” and Lisa Vanderpump, Star of hit show “Vanderpump Rules” and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
The 63rd Miss Universe Pageant was hosted by Natalie Morales and Thomas Roberts while backstage comments were provided byJeannie Mai. Former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo’s boyfriend, Nick Jonas, Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw and Prince Royce provided the musical performances in between the segments.
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Paulina Vega, a Business Administration student from Barranquilla, Colombia was crowned Miss Universe 2014 by last year's winner from Venezuela, Gabriela Isler during live ceremonies at the FIU Arena in Doral-Miami, Florida last Sunday, January 25, 2015. Miss Philippines, MJ Lastimosa was on the Top 10.
Photos by: Frank L. Szelwach/Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP
63rd Annual Miss Universe Preliminary Competition
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe 2015 on Sunday (Jan. 25) night in Miami. The 22-year-old beat our 87 other contestants from around the world to take home the crown at the 63rd annual pageant.
Vega is currently a student studying business administration and comes from a large family; she has eight brothers and sisters. Although she has been a model since age 8, the pageants leading up to Miss Universe were the first beauty contests she ever participated in.
The big show was hosted by "Today's" Natalie Morales and featured a three-song medley by Nick Jonas, along with additional performances by Gavin DeGraw and Prince Royce. Kristin Cavallari, Emilio Estefan, Nina Garcia, DeSean Jackson, William Levy, Manny Pacquiao, Louise Roe and Lisa Vanderpump made up the judging panel.
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Miss USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha were the first and second runners-up, while Miss Netherlands Yasmin Yerheijen and Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennell rounded out the Top 5
Other fun facts about Vega include the fact she sleeps with her eyes open and loves impromptu dance parties.
The winner of the beauty pageant are being selected by a panel of judges from different backgrounds like actors, musicians, sports stars and fashion gurus. One of the judges will be one of the sexiest Latin men alive, William Levy. The hunky telenovela actor knows what beauty is and has always attracted beautiful woman, which we are sure will help him in casting his vote. Other judges rounding out the panel are music producer Emilio Estefan, footballer Desean Jackson, baseball player Giancarlos Cruz-Michael Stanton and boxer superstar Manny Pacquiao. The Colombian fashion-journalist Nina Garcia, will also be in the panel and will be joined by "The Hills" star Kristin Cavallari, fashion guru Louise Roe and "Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump.
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