Miss Universe 2006

Congratulations are in order for Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza, who last night was crowned Miss Universe for 2006. Unfortunately, get well wishes are also in order after the 18-year-old Puerto Rican beauty passed out on stage immediately after the show. Apparently, squeezing into a dress that's two sizes too small and then strutting around under hot lights for four hours in six-inch heels doesn't do a body good. (But she still has that good body, thankfully.) Here's hoping for a speedy recovery so that Miss Mendoza can get back out there and start reminding the other universes that when it comes hot babes, ours is still king.

· Newly crowned Miss Universe faints (cnn.com)
· Miss Universe Pageant slide show (yahoo.com)

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Previously: Miss France 2006: Alexandra Rosenfeld, Miss Nude Internet 2006, Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005, Miss France Semi-Nude Scandal, Miss Universe's Wardrobe Malfunction