Miss Puerto Rico Maydelise Columna wins Miss Intercontinental 2010

The Miss Intercontinental 2010 beauty pageant has just been held
minutes ago at the Taino Theatre of Barcelo Punta Cana Resort in
Dominican Republic.

Over 60 candidates competed for the Miss Intercontinental 2010 title and crowned winner was Puerto Rican model Maydelise Columna (photo) with
Misses Peru and Bahamas as her runners-up.

It's now the 3rd time that Puerto Rico has won Miss Intercontinental. The first 2 were in 1986 and 1991.

Here's the official results:

MISS INTERCONTINENTAL 2010: Puerto Rico, Maydelise Columna

1st Runner Up: Peru, Karen Susana Schwarz

2nd Runner Up: Bahamas, Anastagia Pierre

3rd Runner Up: Dominican Republic, Olga Lidia Navarro Santos

4th Runner Up: Colombia, Macrielena Vlez Sanchez

TOP 15 SEMI-FINALISTS:
Bonaire, Benazir Berends Charles
Greece, Paraskevi Chatzigianni
Jamaica, Kerry Moxam
Moldova, Natalia Ivanova
Paraguay, Maura Rojas Cantero
Philippines, Christi Lynn McGarry
Poland, Izabel Wilczek
Samoa, Danielle Lelo
Ukraine, Liliya Penova
Venezuela, Flory Diez Estrada


SPECIAL AWARDS:
Best in National Cosume - Peru, Karen Susana Schwarz
Miss Photogenic - Colombia, Macrielena Vlez Sanchez
Best Body - Argentina, Micaela Bianchi Lopez