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Samsung S8000 Jet preview: First look

TouchWiz user interface but with a twist

The Samsung S8000 comes with the latest implementation of the TouchWiz user interface, which is basically a pimped up version of what you saw on the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH. However here it performs quite better as obviously the hardware has been updated.

The handset has four different homescreens which you can fill up with widgets of your choice. In case you need a refresh, the widgets basically are handy mini-applications for customizing your handset.

Some of the widgets are more practical such as the calendar or the world clock, image gallery and the mp3/radio player, while others are just pointless but fun.

The TouchWiz UI has been spiced up a little for the S8000 Jet

The transition effects are the biggest change to take place on the S8000 Jet in comparison to the previous TouchWiz handsets. You now get to pick between three different sets of transition styles all of which are smooth and cool-looking. They give so much life to the user interface and we almost never saw them lag (the rare exception is the photo contacts app which seems to take about half a second to open) - a commendable achievement.

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Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Date	August 23, 2009
Presenters	Billy Bush, Claudia Jordan
Entertainment	Flo Rida, David Guetta, Kelly Rowland, and Heidi Montag
Venue	Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Broadcaster	NBC, Telemundo
Entrants	83
Placements	15
Withdraws	Antigua & Barbuda, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos
Returns	Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iceland, Lebanon, Namibia, Romania, Sweden, Zambia
Winner	Stefania Fernandez
Represented	Venezuela
Congeniality	Wang Jingyao  China
Best National Costume	Diana Broce  Panama

Participating nations and territories.

Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009.^[1][2][3] It made history when an outgoing queen crowned her successor from the same country, Stefanía Fernández, Miss Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela. 83 countries and territories competed for the title and the pageant was broadcasted live on NBC and Telemundo.

The presentation show, rehearsals, dress rehearsal and the grand final took place at the Imperial Ballroom, in the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort.

Results

Placements

Final competition scores

[hide]Country   Swimsuit   Evening Gown   Venezuela 8.760 (4) 8.869 (5) Dominican Republic 9.189 (2) 9.428 (1) Kosovo 8.790 (3) 9.250 (2) Australia 9.264 (1) 9.039 (4) Puerto Rico 8.533 (7) 9.050 (3) France 8.640 (5) 8.650 (6) South Africa 8.460 (8) 8.040 (7) Czech Republic 8.350 (9) 8.010 (8) Switzerland 8.611 (6) 7.890 (9) USA 8.060 (10) 7.550 (10) Albania 7.900 (11) Belgium 7.870 (12) Sweden 7.830 (13) Croatia 7.811 (14) Iceland 7.730 (15)

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Third runner-up      Fourth runner-up      Top 10      Top 15 (#)  Rank in each round of competition

Special Awards

Historical significance

• This marks the first time in Miss Universe history the same country won the crown in consecutive years.
• Venezuela wins its sixth crown. Venezuela (1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009) now holds the second-most titleholders in Miss Universe history. Miss USA still holds the record with seven (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997).
• Dominican Republic had its strongest finish (1st runner-up) since Amelia Vega won in 2003.
• Kosovo had its strongest finish (2nd runner-up) since its debut participation last year.
• Australia finished its strongest since Jennifer Hawkins won in 2004.
• Puerto Rico placed for the first time since Zuleyka Rivera won in 2006.
• Czech Republic placed for the third time in row.
• USA finished in the Top 10 for the second year in row.
• South Africa was only the African semifinalist since last year.
• Croatia placed for the first time in Miss Universe history.
• Sweden and Switzerland both last placed in 2006.
• Albania last placed in 2002.
• France last placed in 2001.
• Belgium last placed in 1992.
• Iceland last placed in 1980.
• A delegate from Asia didn’t place in the final night of competition for the first time since 1991.

Background music

• Opening Number: “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas, “Fire Burning” by Sean Kingston
• Fashion Shoot Presentation: “Body Language” by Heidi Montag (Live performance)
• Swimsuit Competition: “Right Round” and “Jump” by Flo Rida (Live performance)
• Evening Gown Competition: “When Love Takes Over” by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland (Live performance)

Presentation show

This marks the first time the Miss Universe preliminary competition was streamed online to a worldwide audience.

At the Preliminary Competition, all contestants competed in the Swimsuit and Evening Gown categories as part of the selection of the top 15 finalists who will be revealed during the beginning of the two-hour live telecast of the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant live on NBC and Telemundo on Sunday, August 24th at 0100 GMT.

The Preliminary Competition was hosted by Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza and Local Bahamas radio personality Ed Fields. London based singer Anthoney Wright performed his hit song “Wud if I Cud” during the competition.

Final show

This marks the first time the Miss Universe live telecast was introduced by Donald Trump.

All 83 contestants pre-taped the national costume introduction include Turks & Caicos - Jewel Selver. Top 15 were announced, and competed in the Swimsuit which combined the scores for each contestant. Top 10 were announced, and competed in the Evening Gown which also combined the scores for each contestants. The special awards were announced, only Miss Congeniality and Miss Photogenic were given at the night. Top 5 were decided, and competed in the Final Question round. The 4 runner-ups announced first, followed by the winner of Miss Universe 2009.

The live telecast was hosted by Access Hollywood, Billy Bush and Miss Rhode Island USA 1997, Claudia Jordan. Heidi Montag set the Fashion Shoot Presentation, when followed by Flo Rida set the Swimsuit Competition, when the Evening Gown Competition set by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.

Judges

Preliminary Judges^[4]

• Mark Wylie - Best Buddies Talent Executive.
• Adriana Ching - Licensed attorney and a former real estate developer avid philanthropist.
• Todd Winston - Veteran of the hospitality industry and Vice President of Sales at Creative Promotional.
• Rosalina Lydster - Fashion designer for celebrities.
• Tiza Tjokroadisumarto - Director of Retail Operations for Michael Kors.
• Corinne Nicolas - President of Trump Model Management.
• David Friedman - Last Call with Carson Daly Executive Producer.
• Steven Schillaci - Talent Producer for many hit shows including American Idol.
• Mario Mosley - Hollywood Choreographer of Oxygen’s Dance Your Ass Off.
• Sarah Markantonis - Ambassador of Kerzner International Bahamas.

Telecast Judges^[5][4]

• Keisha Whitaker - Fashion Maven and Founder of the Kissable Couture Lip Gloss line.
• Tamara Tunie - Actress, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.
• George Maloof Jr. - Professional Sports Mogul and Hotelier.
• Farouk - Founder and Chairman of CHI Hair Care.
• Richard LeFrak - Chairman, President and CEO LeFrak Organization.
• Heather Kerzner - Philanthropist and Ambassador for Kerzner International and Resorts.
• Matthew Rolston - Leading Photographer and Director.
• Dean Cain - Actor and Producer.
• Colin Cowie - Author, Television Personality and Designer to the Stars.
• Valeria Mazza - International Supermodel.
• Andre Leon Talley - Award-winning Writer and Editor.
• Gerry DeVeaux - Award-winning Producer, Songwriter and Style Guru.

Contestants

Country	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Height (ft)	Placement	Hometown	Awards	Notes
Albania	Hasna Xhukiçi[6]	21	176	5′9″	Top 15	Fier
Angola	Nelsa Alves[7]	22	175	5′9″	Luanda
Argentina	Johanna Lasic[8]	23	182	6′0″	Buenos Aires
Aruba	Dianne Croes[9]	22	179	5′10″	Oranjestad
Australia	Rachael Finch[10]	21	176	5′9″	3rd Runner-up	Townsville
Bahamas	Kiara Sherman	26	168	5′6″	Freeport
Belgium	Zeynep Sever[11]	20	176	5′9″	Brussels
Bolivia	Dominique Peltier[12]	22	180	5′11″	Cochabamba
Brazil	Larissa Costa	25	176	5′9″	Natal
Bulgaria	Elitsa Lubenova[13]	19	173	5′8″	Dve Mogili
Canada	Mariana Valente[14]	23	175	5′9″	Richmond Hill
Cayman Islands	Nicosia Lawson[15]	26	175	5′9″	George Town
China	Wang Jingyao[16]	21	180	5′11″	Qingdao	Miss Congeniality
Colombia	Michelle Rouillard[17]	22	174	5′8″	Popayán
Costa Rica	Jessica Umaña[18]	21	175	5′9″	Moravia
Croatia	Sarah Ćosić[19]	20	178	5′10″	Top 15	Split
Curaçao	Angenie Simon[20]	24	170	5′7″	Willemstad
Cyprus	Kielia Giasemidou[21]	20	168	5′6″	Nicosia
Czech Republic	Iveta Lutovská[22]	26	183	6′0″	Top 10	Třeboň
Dominican Republic	Ada de la Cruz	23	183	6′0″	1st Runner-up	Villa Mella
Ecuador	Sandra Vinces[23]	19	178	5′10″	Portoviejo
Egypt	Elham Wagdi[24]	26	175	5′9″	Cairo
El Salvador	Mayella Mena[25]	21	174	5′8″	San Salvador
Estonia	Diana Arno[26]	25	181	5′11″	Tallinn
Ethiopia	Melat Yante[27]	19	172	5′7″	Addis Ababa
Finland	Essi Pöysti[28]	22	174	5′8″	Jyväskylä
France	Chloé Mortaud[29]	19	180	5′11″	Top 10	Bénac
Georgia	Lika Ordzhonikidze[30]	19	175	5′9″	Tbilisi
Germany	Martina Lee[31]	24	178	5′10″	Meinerzhagen
Ghana	Jennifer Koranteng[32]	23	180	5′11″	Accra
Great Britain	Clair Cooper[33]	27	173	5′8″	London
Greece	Viviana Kampanile-Zagorianakou[34]	19	180	5′11″	Athens
Guam	Racine Manley[35]	24	168	5′6″	Dededo
Guatemala	Lourdes Figueroa[36]	21	177	5′10″	Guatemala City
Guyana	Jenel Cox[37]	19	173	5′8″	Georgetown
Honduras	Bélgica Suárez[38]	23	177	5′10″	Tegucigalpa
Hungary	Zsuzsa Budai[39]	21	181	5′11″	Budapest
Iceland	Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir[40]	24	179	5′10″	Top 15	Austurland
India	Ekta Choudhry[41]	23	177	5′10″	Delhi
Indonesia	Zivanna Letisha Siregar[42]	20	178	5′10″	Jakarta
Ireland	Diana Donnelly[43]	20	175	5′8″	Dublin
Israel	Yulia Liubianitzki[44]	20	176	5′9″	Haifa
Italy	Laura Valenti[45]	25	175	5′9″	Arezzo
Jamaica	Carolyn Yapp[46]	25	175	5′9″	Montego Bay
Japan	Emiri Miyasaka[47]	25	170	5′7″	Tokyo
Korea	Ree Na[48]	23	168	5′6″	Seoul
Kosovo	Marigona Dragusha[49]	18	173	5′8″	2nd Runner-up	Pristina
Lebanon	Martine Andraos[50]	19	169	5′7″	Byblos
Malaysia	Joannabelle Ng[51]	21	174	5′8″	Kota Kinabalu
Mauritius	Anaïs Veerapatren[52]	23	183	6′0″	Curepipe
Mexico	Karla Carrillo[53]	21	176	5′9″	Guadalajara
Montenegro	Anja Jovanović[54]	20	180	5′11″	Podgorica
Namibia	Happie Ntelamo[55]	20	185	6′1″	Katima Mulilo
Netherlands	Avalon-Chanel Weyzig[56]	19	175	5′9″	Zwolle
New Zealand	Katie Taylor[57]	22	175	5′9″	Auckland
Nicaragua	Indiana Sánchez[58]	22	177	5′10″	Managua
Nigeria	Sandra Otohwo[59]	20	173	5′8″	Asaba
Norway	Eli Landa[60]	25	176	5′9″	Stavanger
Panama	Diana Broce[61]	23	170	5′7″	Las Tablas	Best National Costume
Paraguay	Mareike Baumgarten[62]	19	173	5′8″	Asunción
Peru	Karen Schwarz	25	178	5′10″	Lima
Philippines	Pamela Bianca Manalo[63]	22	178	5′10″	Parañaque City
Poland	Angelika Jakubowska[64]	20	175	5′9″	Lubań
Puerto Rico	Mayra Matos[65]	20	178	5′10″	4th Runner-up	Cabo Rojo
Romania	Elena Bianca Constantin[66]	20	174	5′8″	Piatra-Neamt
Russia	Sofia Rudieva[67]	18	178	5′10″	Saint Petersburg
Serbia	Dragana Atlija[68]	22	180	5′11″	Belgrade
Singapore	Rachel Kum[69]	24	170	5′7″	Singapore
Slovak Republic	Denisa Mendrejová[70]	23	175	5′9″	Bratislava
Slovenia	Mirela Korač[71]	22	171	5′7″	Ljubljana
South Africa	Tatum Keshwar[72]	25	181	5′11″	Top 10	Durban
Spain	Estíbaliz Pereira[73]	23	181	5′11″	Santiago de Compostela
Sweden	Renate Cerljen[74]	21	175	5′9″	Top 15	Staffanstorp
Switzerland	Whitney Toyloy[75]	19	178	5′10″	Top 10	Yverdon
Tanzania	Illuminata James[76]	24	176	5′9″	Mwanza
Thailand	Chutima Durongdej[77]	23	177	5′10″	Bangkok	Miss Photogenic
Turkey	Senem Kuyucuoğlu[78]	18	186	6′1″	Izmir
Ukraine	Kristina Kots-Gotlib[79]	26	174	5′7″	Donetsk
Uruguay	Cintia Dottone[80]	21	179	5′10″	Montevideo
USA	Kristen Dalton[81]	22	171	5′7″	Top 10	Wilmington
Venezuela	Stefanía Fernández[82]	18	178	5′10″	Winner	Mérida
Vietnam	Võ Hoàng Yến[83]	20	179	5′10	Ho Chi Minh City
Zambia	Andella Chileshe Matthews[84]	21	178	5′10″	Ndola

National pageant notes

Country changes

• United Kingdom changed its name to UK last year, and this year it changed back its name to Great Britain, which was last used in 2000.

Returning countries and territories

• Romania last competed in 1998.
• Ethiopia, Iceland, Namibia and Sweden last competed in 2006.
• Bulgaria, Guyana, Lebanon and Zambia last competed in 2007.

Withdrawals

•  Antigua & Barbuda
•  Denmark
•  Kazakhstan: Olga Nikitina did not compete in Miss Universe for lack of sponsoring from her country.
•  Northern Marianas: Sorene Maratita, Miss Marianas Universe 2009, did not compete in Miss Universe 2009 due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She will only compete in Miss International 2009.^[85]
•  Sri Lanka: Faith Landers did not participate in Miss Universe 2009 despite being announced that she would.
•  St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Ronique Dellimore did not compete in Miss Universe 2009, although the press in her country announced that she would.
•  Trinidad & Tobago: Peter Elias, the franchise holder for Trinidad & Tobago has confirmed that the Caribbean nation did not send a delegate to Miss Universe 2009 due to lack of sponsorship. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago was informed by Peter Elias in 2008 that it was difficult for him to find sponsorship and that he would no longer be able to fund the girls. The Government aware of this announced that this competition is for private investment and not Government investment. However they will send a delegate to Miss Universe 2010.
•  Turks & Caicos: Jewel Selver withdrew from the competition less than 24 hours before the Presentation Night. Claiming she was suffering from dehydration.^[86] Selver was the first delegate to withdraw during preparations for the event, on location, for many years.