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Leila Lopes was crowned over a year ago by outgoing Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete. On December 19 the Miss Angola beauty will be the one crowning a new beauty in Las Vegas. Let's take a stroll down memory lane and see some of the top Miss Universe crowning moments from years past. (Terra USA/Armando Tinoco)
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Dayanara Torres from Puerto Rico was crowned with the Miss Universe title in 1993 by Michelle McLean of Namibia.
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In 1994 Miss India, Sushmita Sen, was crowned with the honorable title by Dayanara Torres.
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The following year, Sushmita gave up her crown to Miss USA, Chelsi Smith.
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In 1996, Alicia Machado from Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe by Chelsi.
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The next year Alicia Machado seemed to not be ready to pass her crown over to Miss USA Brook Lee.
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Miss India won the title again in 2000 as Lara Dutta is crowned by Mpule Kwelagobe.
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In 2002, Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico crowned Russian Oxana Fedorova.
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Due to leaving the title mid-way, Oxana was replaced by first runner-up Justine Pasek. The crowning was done by Donald Trump in NYC.
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Amelia Vega from Dominican Republic was honored with the Miss Universe title in 2003.
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Miss Australia, Jennifer Hawkins was crowned in 2004 as the most beautiful woman in the universe.
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In 2005, Natalie Glebova from Canada received the crown from outgoing beauty Jennifer Hawkins.
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Zuleyka Rivera got really emotional in 2006 during her crowning moment.
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2007 saw Riyo Mori of Japan receiving the title. Zuleyka seemed kind of scared crowning the Japanese beauty.
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Venezuela took back the title in 2008 when Dayana Mendoza won for her country.
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In a historic crowning, Dayana Mendoza crowned Stefania Fernandez in 2009 as Venezuela held on to the title for two consecutive years.
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Ximena Navarrete became the second Mexican woman to win the Miss Universe title for her country in 2010.
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Leila Lopes was crowned over a year ago by outgoing Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete. On December 19 the Miss Angola beauty will be the one crowning a new beauty in Las Vegas. Let's take a stroll down memory lane and see some of the top Miss Universe crowning moments from years past. (Terra USA/Armando Tinoco)
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