GRAND SLAM PAGEANT NEWS (January to February 2009)
| Miss Universe Uruguay 2009 |
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February 28, 2009. Twenty year-old Cintia Dottone was crowned Miss Universe Uruguay 2009 at Salon Montecarlo, Hotel Conrad in Punta del Este. She will be representing her country at Miss Universe this year at the Bahamas. Vice Reina was Karen Gutiérrez, while runner-ups were Patricia Caller, Nadia Teoduloz and Rocío Torres. |
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| Ceska Miss 2009 |
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February 28, 2009. The towering blond beauty Iveta Lutovskou bagged the 2009 Česká Miss crown and gave her the opportunity to compete in Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas. The 1st Vice Miss spot went to Tereza Budkova, who will compete in Miss Earth 2009, while Zina Štovícková landed on the third spot. |
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| Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 |
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February 20, 2009. A fashion model and student named Kristina Koz-Gotlib, 25 years old, was crowned Miss Ukraine Universe for 2009 at the Freedom Concert Hall in Kiev. The 1st runner-up was 18-year old Antonina Papernaya. The reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela was the special guest in the said national pageant. |
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| Miss Cuba 2009 |
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February 15, 2009. Jamillette Gaxiola, a Communications major at the Community College of Southern Nevada, is the new Miss Cuba. Born in Havana, Jamillette will be representing the Caribbean Island at Miss Earth 2009 after being chosen at the Miss Cuba Organization casting hosted by Lenz Modeling Agency in Las Vegas. |
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