June 01, 2004
Australian Wins Miss Universe 2004 Title
A 20-year-old, blue-eyed Australian was named Miss Universe 2004 in a two-hour pageant in this Andean capital watched by hundreds of millions of television viewers around the world.
Jennifer Hawkins smiled as the outgoing titleholder, Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic, slipped the crown on her head Tuesday night at a convention center on the northern outskirts of Quito.
Miss USA, Shandi Finnessey, was first runner-up in the field of 80 beauty queens representing their respective countries.
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