Miss Universe 2010 Winner is Ms. Mexico

22 yr old Jimena Navarette of Mexico won the crown as this year's new Miss Universe 2010 winner.

The Miss Universe Pageant was held today, August 23, 2010 (Aug 24 in the Philippines), at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The pageant was aired on NBC.

Other Ms. Universe 2010 winners are

• Miss Universe 2010 Winner - Ms. Mexico ( Jimena Navarette )
• 1st Runner Up - Ms. Jamaica ( Yendi Phillips )
• 2nd Runner Up - Ms. Australia ( Jesinta Campbell )
• 3rd Runner Up - Ms. Ukraine ( Anna Psolavska )
• 4th Runner Up - Ms. Philippines - Maria Venus Raj

Other contestants who comprised the Miss Universe Top 15 were Ireland, Albania, South Africa, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Russia, Colombia, France, Russia, Belgium and the Czech Republic. Miss Australia got the Miss Congeniality award while Miss Thailand got both the Miss Photogenic and Best in National Costume special awards.

Shaken by yesterday's hostage taking crisis, Philippine bet Maria Venus Raj was able to somehow uplift the spirit of her fellow Filipino people with her outstanding performance resulting to Top 5 in the recent Ms. Universe 2010.

However, a number of opinions regarded Ms. Philippines Maria Venus Raj's simple answer to the Q&A earned her the 4th Runner Up spot in the final top 5 Miss Universe 2010 results in a major major way. Again, thank you Venus Raj and congratulations!