Miss Universe 2010 winner Jimena Navarrete crowned in Las Vegas

Miss Mexico, Jimena Navarrete is the Miss Universe 2010 winner. Competing live at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday, August 23. Navarrete is Mexico's second Miss Universe. She replaces Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez.

Miss USA, Rima Fakih, was eliminated early in the show. First runner-up in the 2010 Miss Universe contest was Miss Jamaica, 24-year-old Yendi Phillipps. The remaining winners in the top five were: 2nd Runner-Up Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell; 3rd Runner-Up Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska; and 4th Runner-Up Miss Philippines Venus Raj.

Fans of the Miss Universe contest watched in approximately 190 countries with many keeping up with the show's results on Twitter.

maria_909: It took one man to bring the country to shame. let one woman bring back its flame.

@deppthoughts: congratulations to the new Ms. Universe representing Mexico! the Latina reign continues!

Miss USA 2010, Jimena Navarrete, is Mexico's second Miss Universe. One of the questions she was asked was by Olympic gold-medal figure skater Evan Lysacek. He asked how she felt about unsupervised Internet use to which she replied, "I do believe that Internet is an indispensable, necessary tool for the present time," she said through an interpreter. "We must be sure to teach them the values that we learned as a family."

The Miss Universe 2010 pageant was held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Strip. The event, co-owned by Donald Trump and NBC, had 84 contestants. Contestants were judged by Criss Angel, Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek, Chynna Phillips and actress Jane Seymour.

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