Hosted by Carlos Ponce, Nancy O'Dell, Shandi Finnessey and Carson Kressley and held in Los Angeles, USA - This is the 55th Miss Universe pageant. There are 86 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Zuleyka Rivera from Puerto Rico is crowned Miss Universe 2006.

Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, that was held at the Credicard Hall, in São Paulo, Brazil last September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor Leila Lopes of Angola at the end of the pageant.[4] Contestants from 89 countries and territories are participating in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 86 contestants in 2006.