Bahamas, August 24: Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, has been named winner of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant.
In the meanwhile, Delhi girl Ekta Chowdhry failed to make it to the top 15 finalists of the Miss Universe 2009 contest here, dashing hopes of getting the crown back to India.
The top 15 finalists who vied for the Miss Universe crown were from Albania, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Iceland, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, the US and Venezuela.
These finalists were selected from among 80 contestants who appeared in cocktail dresses and then reappeared in swim suits.
–Agencies