It seems that the most beautiful woman are Latin American woman.
For the past two, three, five years, Latin American contestants have managed to be in
the top 15, 10, 5 and the winner of the pageant. Last Sunday, Stefania Fernandez,
representing Venezuela, accomplished an amazing feat. For the first time in history a country
has won consecutively. Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza, in the excitement of handing down the crown to another woman from her country threw the crown onto Stefania's head.

Miss Universe: Latin American Winners |
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Crown Holder |
Dominican Republic | Puerto Rico | Venezuela | Venezuela | ||
| Amelia Vega | Zuleyka Rivera | Dayana Mendoza | Stephania Fernandez | |||
Top 5 |
Venezuela | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | Paraguay | Colombia | Dominican Republic |
| Paraguay | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Puerto Rico | |||
| Mexico | Mexico | |||||
| Venezuela | ||||||
Top 10 |
Colombia | Peru | Bolivia | |||
| Costa Rica | Colombia | |||||
| Ecuador | Mexico | |||||
Top 15 |
Peru | Chile | ||||
| Mexico | ||||||


