Yesterday evening, the final ceremony of the international competition "Miss Europe 2006" took place at the National Palace "Ukraine" in Kyiv, which was broadcast live in 12 European countries. \n \nAs a UNIAN correspondent reports, the competition jury consisting of: the head of the jury of "Miss Europe 2006" – the famous couturier Roberto CAVALLI, composer Omar ARFUSH, the head of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada Raisa BOHATYRYOVA, and deputy of the Crimean parliament Nestor SHUFRYCH, chose the representative of France as the winner of the competition. \n \nAnd the Ukrainian woman, a student of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a Kyiv resident, "Miss Ukraine 2006" Olena AVRAMENKO became "First Vice-Miss Europe 2006" for the first time in the history of the competition. \n \n"Miss Belarus" and "Miss Poland" received the title of vice-miss. \n \nIt should also be noted that the fate of the European crown had to be decided by a re-vote, since for the first time two contenders for the award from Ukraine and France received an equal number of jury votes. \n \nThe winner's crown was presented by the hosts of the final ceremony of "Miss Europe 2006" – star of the French TV channel TF-1 Jean Pierre FOUCAULT and well-known TV presenter, "Miss Russia 2005" Viktoria LOPYRYOVA. \n \nThe winner also became the owner of prizes worth 100 thousand euros and a diamond crown valued at 350 thousand euros. \n \nUNIAN reference. The international beauty competition "Miss Europe" is among the three most prestigious beauty contests in the world: Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Europe. This year, more than 30 countries took part in the "Miss Europe 2006" competition. \n \n