新任环球小姐晕倒记者会

　　Forty minutes into her reign(1) as Miss Universe, Miss PuertoRicoZuleyka Rivera Mendoza collapsed during a post-pageant(2)newsconference and was rushed offstage(3) Sundaynight.Pageantofficials immediately said the lithe(4) 5-foot-918-year-old wasall center and had fainted.Shes OK. Shes fine,pageantrepresentative Lark Anton said. Its very hot up here. Herdressis tight -- as you could see it was beaded(5) and heavy. Shepassedout(6).Anton said Mendoza had plenty to eat today, whenpressedfor(7) the beauty queens condition before she fainted atthecenter of the stage.Mendoza attended the pageantsCoronation(8)Ball after recovering from her collapse, according toguestsincluding Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss UniverseOrganization.Yes, shes fine, Trump said as he center.The PuertoRican beautyqueen was named Miss Universe 2006 over runner-up(9)Miss Japan,Kurara Chibana, 24. Second runner-up was MissSwitzerland LaurianeGillieron, 21. Rounding out the top five wereMiss guay LourdesArevalos, 22, and Miss United States, 20-year-oldTara Conner.Theyoungest of the five finalists, Mendoza appearedradiant(10) as shewaved to photographers several minutes beforecollapsing. Most ofthe press had center by the time shefainted.Having lingered onstage, Mendoza was leaning on someassistants when her face fell toher chest, her new tiara(11) atopher head. Tottering(12) on high,spiky(13) heels, she appeared tolean in this fashion for about 10seconds and then collapsed in thearms of pageant assistants.Shewas rushed offstage while theorganizer of a post-pageant newsconference called for aid.Duringher news conference, Mendoza saidshe would carry out the work ofthe Miss Universe Organization,which is to work to help those withHIV/AIDS.The Miss Universecontest was held at the fabled(14) ShrineAuditorium near downtownLos Angeles. It was a homecoming(15) ofsorts. The first MissUniverse pageant was held about 25 miles awayin Long Beach,California, in 1952.1. reign：统治2. pageant：盛会，庆典3.offstage：舞台后面4.lithe：（人体）柔软的5. beaded：饰以珠的6. pass out：昏倒7.pressfor：迫切要求(编辑:赵露)周日晚上，波多黎各小姐祖丽卡·莉芙拉·曼朵扎戴上环球小姐桂冠40分钟后晕倒在赛后记者会上，立刻被抬下台。大赛负责人立刻说这位5.9英尺高纤弱的18岁少女没有大碍，只是晕倒了。大赛代表拉卡·安顿说：“她很好，没事。这里太热了。她的裙子很紧，而且如你们所见，上面还缀满了珠子，太沉了。她晕过去了。”当被追问美丽女王曼朵扎在舞台中心晕倒前的状况时，安顿说她“今天吃了足够的食物。”据环球小姐组织合办人唐纳德·特朗普和其他客人说曼朵扎从昏厥中清醒后参加了加冕舞会。特朗普临走时说：“是的，她很好。”波多黎各的美丽女王赢得2006环球小姐大赛的桂冠，亚军是24岁的日本小姐酷拉拉·柴巴娜，季军是21岁的瑞士小姐劳丽安·吉丽珑，其次是22岁的巴拉圭小姐劳尔德·阿利瓦洛斯和20岁的美国小姐塔拉·柯娜。曼朵扎是五强中最年轻的一位，出场时光彩照人，向摄影师们招手。几分钟后，她就晕倒了，当时多数媒体都已经离开了。在舞台上摇晃了几下，曼朵扎靠在了几位助手身上，低头面向地面，依然戴着王冠。她穿着又尖又细的高跟鞋，又摇晃了大约10秒，最后倒在助手们的怀里。她被迅速抬到后台，赛后记者会组织人呼叫救护人员。在记者会上，曼朵扎说她将完成环球小姐组织的工作来帮助艾滋病患者。本届环球小姐大赛在洛杉矶市区附近神秘的盛典礼堂举行。说起来算是一种回归，因为1952年第一届环球小姐大赛在25英里远的加利福尼亚长滩举行的。中国国际广播电台译8.coronation：加冕礼9. runner-up：亚军10. radiant：容光焕发的11.tiara：冠状头饰12.tottering：蹒跚的13. spiky：长而尖的14. fabled：传说中的15.homecoming：回家