The 58th Annual Miss Universe 2009 pageant held this year on the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009 and the winner of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela, will crown her successor at the closing of this beauty pageant aired live on NBC and Telemundo
MISS UNIVERSE 2009: Miss Venezuela Stefanía Fernández
Age: 18 | Height: 1.78 m | Hometown: Merida
Stefania Fernandez Biography/Profile
MISS VENEZUELA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Stefania Fernandez
Name: Stefania Fernandez
Age:18
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"
1st Runner-up – Miss Dominican Republic – Ada de la Cruz
Age: 23 | Height: 1.83 m | Hometown: Villa Mella
2ndRunner-up – Miss Kosovo – Marigona Dragusha
Age: 18 | Height: 1.73 m | Hometown: Pristina
3rd Runner-up – Miss Australia – Rachael Finch
Age: 21 | Height: 1.76 m | Hometown: Townsville
4th Runner-up – Miss Puerto Rico – Mayra Matos
Age: 20 | Height: 1.78 m | Hometown: Cabo Rojo
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Do click here to view news on: Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez is the newly crowned Miss Universe 2009 held on August 23, 2009
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Miss Universe 2009 Live Telecast Schedule:
(9.00 am on August 24, 2009 over Astro Star World Channel 711)
01 Introduction of contestants / Opening Number
02 Introduction of Co-hosts: Billy Bush and Claudia Jordan
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03 Announcement of the Top 15 Semi Finalists
1. Miss Puerto Rico
2. Miss Iceland
3. Miss Albania
4. Miss Czech Republic
5. Miss Belgium
6. Miss Dominican Republic
7. Miss Sweden
8. Miss Kosovo
9. Miss Australia
10.Miss France
11. Miss Switzerland
12. Miss South Africa
13. Miss USA
14. Miss Croatia
15. Miss Venezuela
Congratulations to all the Semi Finalists
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04 Introduction of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza
05 Fashion Shoot Presentation with Musical Performance: Heidi Montag will perform on stage as behind-the-scenes footage of the top 15 finalists during the Fadil Berisha photoshoot is shown in the background
06 Introduction of Judges
07 Swimsuit Presentation with the performance of Flo Rida
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08 Announcement of Top 10 Finalists
1. Miss Australia - 9.264
2. Miss Dominican Republic - 9.189
3. Miss Kosovo - 8.790
4. Miss Venezuela - 8.760
5. Miss France - 8.640
6. Miss Switzerland - 8.611
7. Miss Puerto Rico - 8.533
8. Miss South Africa - 8.460
9. Miss Czech Republic - 8.350
10. Miss USA 8.060
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11. Miss Albania - 7.900
12. Miss Belgium - 7.870
13. Miss Sweden - 7.830
14. Miss Croatia - 7.811
15. Miss Iceland - 7.730
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09 Evening Gown Presentation with performance by Kelly Rowland and David Guetta
10 Introduction of Special Awards: National Costume, Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality - Miss China
Miss Photogenic - Miss Thailand
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The Top 5 Miss Universe 2009
1. Miss Dominican Republic - 9.428
2. Miss Kosovo - 9.250
3. Miss Puerto Rico - 9.050
4. Miss Australia - 9.039
5. Miss Venezuela - 8.869
Congratulations to all the Top 5 Finalists
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6. Miss France - 8.650
7. Miss South Africa - 8.040
8. Miss Czech Republic - 8.010
9. Miss Switzerland - 7.890
10. Miss USA - 7.55
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12 Final Question
13 Final Walk of Dayana Mendoza
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4th Runner-up: Puerto Rico
3rd Runner-up: Australia
2nd Runner-up: Kosovo
1st Runner-up: Dominican Republic
MISS UNIVERSE 2009: MISS VENEZUELA, Stefania Fernandez
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Congratulations to Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez and all the winners
Miss Universe 2009 will take place on Sunday, August 23rd at 9:00 pm (EST)
-9 pm New York, Miami, Bahamas
-8 pm Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama
-10 pm Buenos Aires, Santiago, Sao Paulo
-3 am Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris, London
- 9.00 am (Malaysia time) on August 24, 2009
Latin America: TNT Latin America
Canada: CityTV
USA: NBC
MALAYSIA: ASTRO STAR WORLD CHANNEL 711
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Calendar Events:
August 1, 2009
JC Penney Store Appearance
Dayana will make a store appearance at the opening of
JC Penney in Manhattan!
August 3, 2009
Welcome to the Bahamas!
The final Miss Universe 2009 contestants arrive at Atlantis, Paradise Island to kick off a month long of exciting events!
August 5, 2009
Bahamas!
Dayana travels to the Bahamas to kick off the 2009 Miss Universe competition.
August 5, 2009
Ardastra Gardens
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants visit Ardastra Gardens, famed for its beautiful pink flamingo display, on Chippingham Road in the Bahamas.
August 5, 2009
Sandals Resort
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants visit the Dock Boardwalk at Sandals Resort.
August 6, 2009
National Art Gallery
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants tour the Bohemian National Art Gallery.
August 6, 2009
Government House
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants tour the Government House and have tea with Bohemian dignitaries.
August 7, 2009
Welcome Event
The Balmoral Club hosts a welcome reception and dinner in honor of the 2009 Miss Universe contestants
August 8, 2009
Exuma
Several of the 2009 Miss Universe contestants fly to Exuma Island and tour Moriah Harbour and Elizabeth Harbour and feed stingrays, go snorkeling and explore the many sandbars of the island.
August 8, 2009
Bimini
August 8, 2009
Band From TV
August 9, 2009
Grand Bahama
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants eat breakfast at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club and than take in the beautiful Garden of the Groves.
August 9, 2009
Swimsuit Event
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants take part in a Swimsuit Event sponsored by Miss Universe Official Swimwear Sponsor, BSC Swimwear, with photo ops from Infinity Pool.
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August 13, 2009
National Gift Auction
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants take part in the National Gift Auction at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Hotel.
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August 15, 2009
Lazy River Tube Race
The 2009 Miss Universe contestants compete in a race down the lazy river at Atlantis.
The Miss Universe contestants took part in a friendly competition held by the Atlantis resort: The Miss Universe River Race, which was held on Saturday Morning as a tension breaker before the Preliminary Competition on Sunday night.
The contestants were split into 4 groups: Red, Orange, Yellow and Blue. Each delegate was given a river tube and a custom-made wetsuit with their national flag.
The first five delegates in each group who made it to the end line first, would advance to the next round of competition.
In the end, the winner was Miss Guatemala, Lourdes Figueroa (Gold), followed by Miss Iceland, Ingibjorg Egilsdottir (Silver) and Miss Albania, Hasna Xhukici (Bronze). All three stepped into an olympic-like podium to receive their medals from Dayana Mendoza.
Congratulations!
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The Best National Costume Award was given this year to Miss Panama, Diana Broce, whose representation of the Panamanian “Diablo de Portobelo” turned out to be a hit among the panel of judges.
In 2nd place was the costume of Miss Nicaragua, Indiana Sanchez, and in 3rd place was Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej.
Although the Costume competition had been held last Monday at the Wyndham Theatre, the results were announced during Thursday’s Charity Auction.
This marks the third time Panama wins this award, the other times being 1986 and 2004.
Congratulations!
(Thank you and credits to http://www.globalbeauties.com)
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August 16, 2009
Preliminary Competition
The first round of the competition begins when the 2009 Miss Universe Contestants stage a Presentation Show featuring swimwear and evening gown competitions.
August 18, 2009
Dayana in Maxim
Dayana will grace the pages of Maxim Magazine due on newsstands today!
August 23, 2009
Miss Universe Pageant
After a tremendous year, Dayana will crown her successor at the Miss Universe Pageant, live from Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas at 9pm ET only on NBC.
(Thank you and credits to http://www.missuniverse.com)
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PROFILES/BIODATA OF THE MISS UNIVERSE 2009 CONTESTANTS
MISS AFGHANISTAN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Zallascht Sadat
Name: Zallascht Sadat
Age: 24
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5′9″
After several years Afghanistan will rejoin the Miss Universe Pageant as Zallascht Sadat was officially crowned Miss Afghanistan 2008 in the Miss Afghanistan beauty pageant held by Afghan Models in Hamburg, Germany. Madina Taher, who represented Germany in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant, was one of the jurors. Zallascht is the first official elected Miss Afghanistan since Zohra Yousuf Daoud was elected in 1972.
She is currently working on her master’s degree in business administration and creating a non-profit organization to support the fight against AIDS/HIV in Afghanistan.
She will represent Afghanistan in the Miss Earth 2009, Miss Universe 2009 (to be held in the Bahamas on August 30, 2009), and the Miss World 2009 pageant (to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa this December).
Her name Zallascht is Pashto and means Golden Branch.
MISS ALBANIA UNIVERSE - Miss Hasna Xhukuci
Name: Hasna Xhukuci
Age:
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MISS ANGOLA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves
Name: Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves
Age: 21
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5′9″
Crowned Miss Angola 2009 in Cine Atlantico in Luanda last December 20, 2008, Nelsa Alves will represent Angola in the upcoming Miss Universe 2009. On a press interview after winning the title she said the her mission was to fight AIDS in her country. Apart from the title Nelsa Alves also received a brand new car, US$3000 cash, jewelleries and a modeling contract.
MISS ARGENTINA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Joahanna Mariel Lasic
Name: Joahanna Mariel Lasic
Age: 20
Height(cm): 182
Height(ft): 6'0"
The Miss Universe Argentina 2009 finals took place at the Salón de las Américas in NH Hotel Provincial in Mar del Plata.
Joahanna, who was crowned by the current Miss Universe, Venezuela's Dayana Mendoza, will represent Argentina in Miss Universe® 2009 in the Bahamas this August.
MISS ARUBA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Dianne Shanella Croes
Name: Dianne Shanella Croes
Age: 21
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5′10″
21 year old Diane Croes won the Miss Aruba 2008 title last August 2, 2008 in the Renaissance Convention Center and will represent Aruba on the Miss Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant.
MISS AUSTRALIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Rachael Finch
Name: Rachael Finch
Age: 20
Height(cm): 176
Heighjt(ft): 5'9"
Rachael Finch (20), a TV presenter and model from Townsville, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2009 during the annual pageant held in Sydney on April 22nd.
The 1.76 m beauty will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 contest in the Bahamas next August.
Originally from Townsville (Queensland), Finch beat more than 7,000 entrants and 31 other finalists to take out the title at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney on Wednesday night.
Ms Finch, who now lives in Alexandria, Sydney, works for Platinum Television, a company that provides video contents for bars and events, and is an ambassador for the Heart Foundation, the event organisers said.
MISS BAHAMAS UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Kiara Sherman
Name: Kiara Sherman
Age: 25
Height(cm): 168
Height(ft):5'6"
The host country for Miss Universe 2009 has chosen its own representative for that pageant: Kiara Sherman, 25, (photo) was crowned Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 and will now represent the Bahamas when Miss Universe takes place in her country in August.
There's a good chance that Kiara Sherman, the new Miss Bahamas Universe, will become her country's first ever Miss Universe semi-finalist.
The pageant took place at the Nassau's Rainforest Theatre.
MISS BELGIUM UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Zeynep Sever
Name: Zeynep Sever
Age: 19
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5′9″
Zeynep Sever won the Miss Belgium 2009 title las December 2008, only 18 years old at that time. Being born in Turkey she also joined the Miss Turkey 2007 beauty pageant. She always dreamed to be Miss Belgium and represent Belgium internationally and also wants to try her luck as an actress. This year she will be Belgium’s representative on both Miss World and Miss Universe.
MISS BOLIVIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Noemi Rosa Dominique Peltier De Liotta
Name: Noemi Rosa Dominique Peltier De Liotta
Age: 21
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft): 5′11″
Cochabamba, Dominique Peltier was chosen as the most beautiful of Bolivia.
The titles settled during the preparatory process before the final choice were assigned to Miss Cochabamba, the highest of all, who won a title for his elegance; Miss Santa Cruz won the Best picture; Miss La Paz, the Best hair; Miss Beni , Tarija and Miss Best Smile, Best Face, and was elected Miss Cochabamba Girl AeroSur.
Ocho finalistasTras a round knockout qualifier the jury gave its verdict that found that :-
Miss Chuquisaca, Patricia Nunez is the third finalist, Miss La Paz, Carolina Urquiola was the second finalist and Miss Santa Cruz, Susana Cow finalist. Miss the first Littoral, Nicole Añez will go to Miss Americas, Miss. Cochabamba, Paula Peñarrieta, we represent in Miss Bolivia Tierra.La Miss Tarija, Laura Olivera, participate in the Miss International contest, Miss Beni, Jackeline Arias is Miss World 2008 Bolivia and the winner was Miss Cochabamba, Dominique Peltier, who won the scepter Miss Bolivia Universe 2008.
MISS BRAZIL UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Larissa Costa
Name: Larissa Costa
Age: 25
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5'9"
Miss Rio Grande do Norte, was the surprising winner of the Miss Brazil Universe pageant, last Saturday night. She will compete in Miss Universe 2009. Rayanne Moraes of Minas Gerais, was the runner-up, and will compete in Miss International.
MISS BULGARIA UNIVERSE2009 - Miss Elitsa Lubenova
Name: Elitsa Lubenova
Age: 18
Height(cm): 170
Height (ft): 5'7"
A student and model Antonia Petrova won Miss Bulgaria 2009. The Bulgaria beauty pageant was held on March 14 at the Rainbow Plaza in Sofia. She will Represent Bulgaria in the Miss World 2009 pageant.
18 year old Elitsa Lubenova was first runner up and crowned Miss Bulgaria Universe 2009 . Lubenova, stands 1.70 m, will be going to compete in Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas this August
MISS CANADA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Mariana Valente
Name: Mariana Valente
Age: 23
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"
Mariana Valente, a 23-year old student of languages at York University, was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2009 during an event held at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto on May 16th.
Valente -who was born in Brazil and moved to Canada at age 12- stands 1.75 m tall. She will represent Canada at the Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas on August 23rd.
MISS CAYMAN ISLANDS UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Nicosia Lawson
Name: Nicosia Lawson
Age: 25
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5′9″
This beautiful lady from Georgetown has a Bachelors degree in Economics and also a Bacjelors Degree in Political Science from the University of Ottawa. She wants to focus on her growing business as a magazine mogul and her career in finance. She strives to be a successful entrepreneur.
MISS CHINA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Jing Yao Wang
Name: Jing Yao Wang
Age: 19
Height(cm): 181
Height(ft): 5'11"
Miss Universe China 2009 is Jing Yao Wang, 19 years old, 1.78 m-tall. She won the title earlier this Saturday, in Beijing, and will now get ready to represent her country in the Miss Universe pageant, which will take place in the Bahamas.
The runner-ups were:
1st runner-up: Yu Jun Liu
2nd runner-up: Mei Qi Li
Special thanks to Michael Knitell
MISS COLOMBIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Michelle Rouillard
Name: Michelle Rouillard
Age: 22
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5′8″
Michelle Rouillard is a student of International Business at the Concord University in Canada. She speaks three languages: Spanish, English and French. She has a body measurement of 92-62-92, has green eyes, light brown hair and fair skin. She was crowned Miss Colombia 2008 at the Julio Cesar Turbay Auditorium at Cartagena.
MISS COSTA RICA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Jessica Umaña
Name:Jessica Umaña
Age: 21
Height(cm):175
Height (ft):5'9"
The jury rendered its verdict and the crown of Miss Costa Rica 2009 belongs to Jessica Umaña, who drew a total of 9 finalists seeking to have the honor of being the most beautiful women of Costa Rica.
A great achievement by the way!, Because all participants had sufficient attributes to be worthy representatives of the country to various competitions and activities to which they are invited.
But as in any of these, only one could be the bearer of banda and the crown of Miss Costa Rica 2009: Jessica carried on their shoulders the distinction but also the responsibility of being the most beautiful Costa Rica.
A beautiful new face will grace the landscape of Costa Rica in order to become our ambassador of beauty: Jessica Umaña was chosen as Miss Costa Rica 2009. Jessica took over the crown in a splendid night, sheltered with applause and shouts of support from the public to each of the participants. Nancy Montero was in second place and who would replace Jessica if you are unable to meet commitments under the title, third place went to Natalia Alvarez. Jessica Umaña will represent Costa Rica in the Miss Universe 2009 Pageant inthe Bahamas this coming August.
MISS CROATIA UNIVERSE 2009 -Miss Sarah Ćosić
Name: Sarah Ćosić
Age: 20
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"
The Annual Miss Universe Croatia 2009 Beauty Pageant was held in Croatia's capital city, Zagreb on Sunday night March 01, 2009. Sarah Ćosić, 20 year-old an Economics student from the city of Split, was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2009.
The new beauty queen stands 1.78 m will represent Croatia in Miss Universe 2009 beauty contest next August.
MISS CURACAO UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Ashanta Macauly
Name: Ashanta Macauly
Age: 23
Height(cm): 165
Height(ft): 5′5″
Ashanta Mafalda Macauly, currently Miss Curacao Universe 2009 is a student of the University of the Nederlands Antilles and is taking up Management Business and Communication. She is 23 years old and she loves reading and cycling.
MISS CYPRUS UNIVERSE 2009 - Kielia Giasemidou
Name: Kielia Giasemidou
Age: 19
Height(cm): 168
Height(ft): 5′6″
The Pancyprian Official Beauty Contest 2008 finals was held at the Pavilion in Nicosia. Crowned as Star Cyprus 2008 was Kielia Giasemidou, she will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant. Declared as Miss Cyprus 2008 is Josefina Sekki, she will travel to Kiev, Ukraine to compete for Miss World 2008 Beauty Contest. Competing for Miss International 2008 Beauty Contest in Macau is the 1st runner-up, Demetra Makriyianni. While the 2nd runner-up Mari Vasileiou will compete for the title of Miss Europe 2008.
MISS CZECH REPUBLIC UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Iveta Lutovská
Name: Iveta Lutovská
Age: 25
Height(cm): 181
Height(ft): 5′11″
Ceska Miss 2009, the Miss Czech Republic Universe beauty pageant, was held in Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC on Saturday night Febuary 28, 2009. Iveta Lutovska, 25, was crowned Miss Czech Republic Universe (Ceska Miss) 2009.
Iveta Lutovska, the 1.83-tall winner, will represent Czech Republic in Miss Universe 2009 pageant. If she wins, Iveta will become the first ever Czech Miss Universe.
Iveta has also in the past, won the title of Miss Model of the World 2007.
MISS DOMINICAN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Ada Aimee de la Cruz
Name: Ada Aimee de la Cruz
Age: 23
Height: 183 cm
Height(ft): 6'0"
Ada Aimee de la Cruz (23) won the Miss Dominican Republic pageant held in Santo Domingo on Sunday, May 16th. The 1.83 m professional model will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas next August. She was crowned by last year's titleholder (and 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe) Marianne Cruz.
Ada de la Cruz is no stranger to the pageant scene. She competed in the Miss Dominican Rep. Universe pageant in 2007, where she reached a Top 10 spot. Afterwards she competed and won the Miss Mundo Dominicana contest, which gave her the right to represent her country at the Miss World 2007 pageant in Sanya, China.
While in Miss World, Ada won the coveted Beach Beauty title and was among the Top 15 semi finalists. She also broke a record with the bookmakers, getting a top spot in all of them until she was tied by Miss China, the eventual winner.
Two years later she returned to the pageant scene, and very strongly. She could easily become the Dominican Republic's second Miss Universe titleholder (Amelia Vega won in 2003).
MISS ECUADOR UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Sandra Vinces
Name: Sandra Vinces
Age: 18
Height(cm): 178
Height (ft): 5' 10"
Miss Ecuador 2009: The Annual Miss Ecuador pageant was won by Sandra Vinces. It took place on March 13th, 2009 in Mantas. 21 contestants completed in the pageant organized by Gamavision.
Sandra Vinces, a 18 year-old student in 1.78 m tall and model from Portoviejo (Manabi), will represent Ecuador at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant next August in the Bahamas.
MISS EGYPT UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Elham Wagdi
Name: Elham Wagdi
Age: 25
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"
Elham Wagdi, a 25-year old dancer, painter, and aerobics instructor from Cairo, was chosen as Miss Egypt Universe 2009 during a casting call held last Monday, as informed by the organizing agency Face 2 Face.
Elham, who stands 1.75 m tall, will represent Egypt at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas next August.
She was 1st runner-up at the Miss Egypt 2005 contest and has also represented the country internationally in events like Miss Earth and Miss Intercontinental.
NUESTRA BELLEZA EL SALVADOR 2009 - Miss Mayella Mena
Name: Mayella Mena
Age: 20
Height(cm): 174
Height(ft): 5'8"
Mayella Mena was crowned Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2009 last Friday night in the capital city of San Salvador. Her next challenge? Miss Universe, August 23, in the Bahamas.
EESTI MISS ESTONIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Diana Arno
Name: Diana Arno
Age: 25
Height(cm): 181
Height (ft): 5' 11"
Eesti Miss Estonia 2009 Beauty Pageant elected from among the three persons in Tallinn on March 12th, 2009.
In the end, the beautiful Diana Arno, 25 years old and 1.81m in height, was crowned Miss Estonia 2009. Diana Arno will represent Estonia at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas.
MISS ETHIOPIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Melat Woldesenbet Yante
Melat Woldesenbet Yante won the title of Ethiopia Top Model 2009 at a casting held last June 2009. She is 20 years old and stands tall at 5'11". Her hometown is Addis Ababa.
Melat was also the Miss Ethiopia Universe 2009 and she will travel to the beautiful islands of Nassau, Bahamas to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant on August 23.
MISS SUOMI (FINLAND) UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Essi Pöysti
Name: Essi Pöysti
Age: 21
Height(cm): 174
Height (ft): 5' 8"
The Annual Miss Finland 2009 Beauty Pageant or locally known as Miss Suomi 2009 was held at MTV3 channel in Helsinki,Finland on March 01, 2009.
A Beauty 21-year old Essi Pöysti of Jyväskylä was crowned Miss Suomi (Finland Universe) 2009.
The new beauty queen stands 1.74 m will represent Finland in Miss Universe 2009 beauty contest next August.
MISS FRANCE UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Cloe Mortaud
Name: Chloe Mortaud
Age: 19
Height(cm) :180
Height(ft) : 5′11″
The Miss France 2009 Pageant came to a close as Chloe Mortaud was crowned Miss France 2009. The Pageant was held in Puy Du Fou in Vendee. Chloe Mortaud represented the southwest region of France, Albigeois-Midi-Pyrénées and will represent France in the upcoming Miss Universe 2009 Pageant. She is the first Miss France winner having a dual citizenship being French and American. Her Mother was an African-American who moved from Mississipi to France several years ago and her Grandmother live in Los Angeles. On the other hand, her father is pure French.
MISS FRENCH POLYNESIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Nanihi Bambridge
Name: Nanihi Bambridge
Age: 18
Height(cm): 171
Height(ft): 5'7"
Nanihi Bambridge (center), a beauty queen 18 year-old, was crowned Miss Polynésie Française (french Polynesia) 2009 during the pageant held at l'Hôtel de ville, in Pirae on 3rd May 2009.
Nanihi Bambridge will now go on to represent the French Polynesia in Miss World 2009 contest. It is not yet confirmed if the winner or one of the runner-ups will also compete in Miss Universe 2009.
MISS GEORGIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Lika Ordzhonikidze
Name: Lika Ordzhonikidze
Age: 18
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"
The Republic of Georgia was reigning that a model from Tbilisi Lika Ordzhonikidze will represent her country in Miss Universe 2009 pageant at the beautiful Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas on August 23.
MISS GERMANY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Martina Lee
Name: Martina Lee
Age: 24
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"
Twenty-four year-old Martina Lee was crowned Miss Germany 2009 at the Hotel Park-Inn in Dortmund last night, July 5th.
The gorgeous 1.78 meters tall beauty queen is going to represent Germany at the 58th Miss Universe to be held in Bahamas on August 23rd. She beat 6 other candidates to bag the crown. Her vital statistics of 34-23-32 could has been one of the major factors that propelled her to victor
(Thanks and credit to beautyinpageants.blogspot.com)
MISS GUYANA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Jenel Cox
Name: Jenel Cox
Age: 19
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5' 8"
Gorgeous Jenel Cox won the right to represent Guyana at the 58th edition of Miss Universe to be held in the Paradise Island, Bahamas on August 23rd by winning the Miss Guyana Universe 2009 at the National Cultural Centre.
(Thanks and credit to beautyinpageants.blogspot.com)
MISS GHANA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Jennifer Victoria Koranteng
Name: Jennifer Victoria Koranteng
Age: 22
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft): 5'11"
The elegant and articulate 22 year old graduate of the University of Ghana (Psychology Major), Jennifer Victoria Koranteng has been chosen as Miss Universe Ghana 2009 in a closed-selection in Accra.
The 1.80 m beauty will represent Ghana at the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant to be held in the beautiful Paradise Island in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, on August 23 2009.
After several rounds of tests on individual presentation, personality, physical fitness, composure and grace, as well general intelligence, Jennifer scored the most points beating Suzanna Naa Amuah Alberto Darko and Daphne Grace Allotey to 2nd runner-up and 1st runner-up positions respectively. The other contestants were Angela Effum and Matilda Hammond.
The excited winner says she would love to use her voice and new status to support the needy in society and to spell out the importance of education particularly for the girl-child. “I’m expecting to put Ghana on the map and to do very well. So people would know that Ghana is not only a land of gold and timber but also a land of great beauties”, comments Jennifer.
(Courtesy of the Global Post)
MISS UNIVERSE GREAT BRITAIN 2009 - Miss Clair Cooper
Name: Clair Cooper
Age: 26
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5'8"
In a ceremony which took place in Birmingham over the bank holiday weekend, 26-year-old Clair Cooper from London, was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2009.
Clair, a vibrant red-head, will now go on to represent Great Britain at Miss Universe this Summer in the Bahamas.
Runner-ups in the competition were 25-year-old Lydia Yhnell from Newport, and 19 year old Alize Mounter from Rhondda, Cynon, Taff.
The new Miss Universe Great Britain is a pageant veteran. She was Miss Earth England 2007 and a finalist in Miss England (World) 2006.
Special thanks to Michael Knittel
MISS GREECE UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Vivianna Kampanile
Name: Vivianna Kampanile
Age: 19
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft):5'11"
The Star Hellas (Miss Greece) 2009 pageant took place yesterday night in Athens. Miss Vivianna Kampanile, 19 year old girl with a height of 180cm was crowned as Miss Internationa. She will represent her country to compete Miss Universe 2009 on 23 August 2009 in Bahamas.
MISS GUAM UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Racine Manley
Name: Racine Manley
Age: 24
Height(cm):168
Height(ft): 5'6"
Racine Manley, a 1.68 m-tall beauty from Hagatna, is the new Miss Universe Guam. She will represent her territory in Miss Universe 2009, in the Bahamas.
Guam's best placement in Miss Universe's history came in 1982, when Patty Chong Kerkos placed second, in Lima, Peru.
MISS GUATEMALA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Lourdes Figueroa
Name: Lourdes Figueroa
Age: 20
Height(cm): 177
Height: 5'10"
Lourdes Figueroa, a 20-year old model and student from Guatemala City; and Angelica Guevara from San Marcos, were crowned Miss Guatemala Universe and Miss Guatemala World respectively during an event held at the Gran Tikal Futura Expocenter on May 25th.
Lourdes Figueroa (1.78 m) will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas (August 23) and Angelica Guevara will compete at the Miss World 2009 contest in Johannesburg, South Africa (December 3rd). Ivana Bonilla, Miss Chiquimula, was named Miss Guatemala International and will represent the country at the Miss International 2009 pageant in Macau.
Figueroa was crowned by Miss Guatemala 2007, Alida Boer.
MISS HONDURAS UNIVERSE - Miss Belgica Suarez
Name:Belgica Suarez
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MISS HUNGARY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Zsuzsa Budai
Name: Zsuzsa Budai
Age: 21
Height(cm): 181
Height(ft): 6'0"
Crown as Miss Universe Hungary was favorite Zsuzsa Budai (21, left), who is half Jamaican. The 1.81 m spectacular model from Budapest will travel to the Bahamas next August to compete in the Miss Universe 2009 contest, where she will try to win the first Miss Universe crown for Hungary.
MISS ICELAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir
Name: Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir
Age: 24
Height(cm): 177
Height(ft): 5'10"
The Miss Iceland website confirmed: Ingibjorg Ragnheidur Egilsdottir, who first runner-up of Miss Iceland 2008 beauty contest, will represent her country in 2009 Miss Universe pageant.
MISS INDIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Ekta Chowdhry
Name: Ekta Chowdhry
Age: 22 years
Height(cm):177
Height(ft): 5'10"
Ekta Choudhary, the confident black-eyed beauty won the Miss India 2009 crown. This 22 year old Delhite possesses the perfect statistics. She stands tall at 5?9.5?, and weighs an enviable 55.5kg. Her hourglass figure can be explained by the stats that read 32-24-36.
Apparently Ekta had dreams of doing so at a very young age. It started in 1994 when a then 7 year old Ekta watched Sushmita Sen win the Miss Universe crown and it was that which sparked her interest in modeling and pageants. The beauty has been modeling for the past two years to get her foot into the industry.Now that she’s achieved the goal that she set for herself at such a young age, Ekta is now aiming even higher.
“Now I want to win the Miss Universe title as I have raised a lot of expectations both for my family and my country. I just want to make everyone happy by bringing the crown back home. So preparations for that will start very soon,” said Ekta to an Indian news agency.
Ekta Choudhary will represent India in the Miss Universe Pageant 2009 in Bahamas on August
MISS UNIVERSE INDONESIA 2009 - Miss Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Name: Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Age: 19
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"
MISS IRELAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Diane Donnelly
Name: Diane Donnelly
Age: 20
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"
Diane Donnelly (center), a 20-year old model, was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2009 on June 26th.
The 1.75 m beauty will now represent her country at the Miss Universe pageant to take place in the Bahamas next August.
The Miss Universe Ireland contest is headed by former Miss Ireland Andrea Roche.
(Courtesy of Entertainment Ireland)
MISS ISRAEL UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Adi Rodnitzki
Name: Yulia Liubianitzki
Age: 19
Height(cm):176
Height(ft): 5' 7.5"
The Beautiful girl 19-year old Adi Rodnitzki was crowned Miss Israel 2009 or Israel's Queen of Beauty (IQB) at the beauty pageant held on March 18th in Haifa, Israel. Lovely 20 candidates completed for this event.
The New Beauty Queen is 5' 7.5" tall and will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in The Bahamas next August.
MISS ITALY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Laura Valenti
Name: Laura Valenti
Age: 25
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"
The Miss Universe Italy 2009 pageant took place yesterday night, at the Palariccione, in Riccione, Italy.
The winner was Laura Valenti, who edged out 23 other beauties from across Italy.
Last year Italy placed among the top 10 in Miss Universe 2008, in Vietnam. Laura will try to keep the Italian streak going.
Special thanks to Paul Palmero and corriere.it.
MISS JAMAICA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Carolyn Yapp
Nama: Carolyn Yapp
Age: 25
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5' 9"
Carolyn Yapp, a 25 year old Interior Designer was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2009 on Thursday July 16, in a private ceremony at The Refuge at Villa Ronai, attended by the family and friends of the contestants, as well as producers and organizers from Pulse, licensees for the Jamaica preliminary to Miss Universe.
As Miss Jamaica Universe, Carolyn will get the opportunity to represent Miss Jamaica at Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, The Bahamas on August 23, 2009 before a worldwide audience of close to one billion persons.
Visibly elated following her win Carolyn says, “It has always been a dream of mine to be an ambassador for my country and this is my chance! I know the competition will be tough but I’m ready to do my country proud and bring the title home.”
First runner-up was Fallon Harris a 21 year old student at the University of the West Indies and fashion model. Third runner-up was budding model, singer and designer, 19 year old Krystina Black. The judges were well known fashion and beauty personalities Barry Moncrieffe, former principal dancer of the NDTC and fashion designer; Gilou Bauer, Curator of the Mutual Life Gallery and Lois Lake-Sherwood, artist, business executive and diplomat. The winner was the universal choice of all the judges.
Pulse made a special appeal to Jamaicans to come forward to compete for the title, despite giving up the license earlier this year, as the Miss Universe Organization prevailed on the Jamaican company to conduct a contest and produce a Miss Universe entrant from Jamaica. This year is considered especially important for Caribbeans, as the event will be held at Atlantis in the Bahamas, next door to Jamaica. This might be a year in which Jamaica has its best chance, given the event’s presence in the region and the potential of the stunningly beautiful Miss Yapp.
Courtesy of Pop Style Jamaica
MISS JAPAN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Emiri Miyasaka
Name: Emiri Miyasaka
Age: 25
Height(cm): 171
Height(ft): 5'7"
The new Miss Universe Japan is model Emiri Miyasaka.
She won the title in an event organized by Ines Ligron, the famous national director of Miss Universe Japan.
Emiri will try to become Japan's third Miss Universe, in the Bahamas.
MISS KAZAKHSTAN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Olga Nikitina
Nama: Olga Nikitina
Age: 20
Hewight(cm): 184
Height(ft): 6' 0"
The new Miss Kazakhstan was crwoned last Saturday (Nov 22, 2008) . The winner is Olga Nikitina (photo), who will represent her country in Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009.
MISS KOREA UNIVERSE - Miss Ree Na
Nama: Ree Na
Age: 22
Height(cm): 168
Height(ft): 5' 6"
Na Re will compete in Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held in 23 August 2009 in Bahamas Islands.
MISS KOSOVO UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Marigona Dragusha
Name: Marigona Dragusha
Age: 18
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5' 8"
18-year-old Marigona Dragusha of Pristina was crowned Miss Universe Kosovo 2009 last Saturday in Pristina.
She will be the second woman to represent Kosovo in Miss Universe, on August 23, in Nassau, Bahamas.
Las year's Miss Kosovo finished the international competition in 6th place.
MISS LEBANON UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Rosarita Tawil
Name: Rosarita Tawil
Age: 20
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'7"
Beirut, Lebanon - Miss Lebanon 2008 is Rosarita Tawil. She will represent Lebanon in Miss World 2008, and possibly in Miss Universe 2009.
MISS LUXEMBURG UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Diana Nilles
Name: Diana Nilles
Age: 20
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Diana is studying English Literature and Drama Studies at the Royal Holloway University in London. She will represent Luxembourg in the Miss Universe 2009 contests.
MISS MALAYSIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Belle Ng Li Vun
Name: Belle Ng Li Vun
Age: 21
Height(cm): 174
Height(ft): 5' 8"
Miss Malaysia Universe 2009 Joanne Belle Ng Li Vun (21, center) poses with first runner-up Cassandra Patrick (L) and second runner-up Claudia Tania Sibert (R) during the Miss Malaysia Universe 2009 contest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 May 2009.
Joanne Belle Ng Li Vun, standing 1.74 m tall, will represent Malaysia at the Miss Universe pageant at the Bahamas on 23 August 2009. EPA/STR
MISS MAURITIUS UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Anais Veerapatren
Name: Anais Veerapatren
Age: 22
Height(cm): 183
Height(ft): 6'0"
Miss Mauritius 2008 will be held on September 26, 2008. The Winner will represent Mauritius in Miss Tourism Queen International 2009, Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009.
MISS MEXICO UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Karla Carrillo
Name: Karla Carrillo
Age: 21
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5'9"
In 2008, the 15th anniversary of Nuestra Belleza Mexico, a beauty contest telecast live from the Monterrey Arena in Nuevo Leon, a beauty stand 1.76 m tall 20 years old, Karla Maria Carrillo Gonzalez was crowned the new Miss Mexico 2008 ( or Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2008). She, a student of graphic design from Guadalajara (Jalisco), will represent her country at Miss Universe 2009.
MISS MONTENEGRO UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Ana Jovanovic
Name: Ana Jovanovic
Age: 19
Height(cm): 183
Height(ft): 5'11"
Ana Jovanovic who stands 1.83 m tall and native of Budva. She will represent the country during the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in August at Bahamas.
MISS NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Katie Taylor
Name: Katie Taylor
Age: 22
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"
Miss Universe New Zealand 2009 beauty pageant was held on Saturday, 25th of April in Levin. A beautiful 22 year-old Katie Taylor, Miss Southern First National, was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2009.
The beauty queen 2009 will represent her country in Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009.
MISS NETHERLANDS UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Avalon-Chanel Weyzig
Name: Avalon-Chanel Weyzig
Age: 20
Height(cm): 169
Heght(ft): 5'8"
Avalon-Chanel Weyzig, a 20-year old model, was crowned Miss Universe Netherlands 2009 during an event held on June 27th.
The 1.69 m beauty will now represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, next August.
The runner-ups were Stephanie Bos and Stevie Hartmann. This year's contest was organized by former Miss Netherlands Kim Kotter.
(Courtesy of Miss Universe Nederlands)
MISS NICARAGUA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Indiana Sánchez
Name:Indiana Sánchez
Age: 21
Height(cm): 174
Height(ft): 5'10"
Indiana Sánchez was crowned the most beautiful woman in Nicaragua. 16 contestants competed for the title, previously held by Thelma Rodríguez .
She will represent Nicaragua in Miss Universe 2009 contest to be held in Bahamas.
MISS NIGERIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Sandra Otohwo
Name: Sandra Otohwo
Age: 20
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5'8"
Sandra Otohwo was named Miss MBGN Universe 2009 and will represent her coumtry at Miss Universe 2009 beauty contest at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 200
MISS NORTHERN MARIANAS - Miss Sorene A. Maratita
Name: Sorene A. Maratita
Age: 18
Height(cm): 168
Height(ft): 5'6"
A fresh graduate of Saipan Southern High School reaped most of the special awards on her way to winning the crown in the 2008 Miss Marianas Universe pageant, besting four other contestants during coronation night on Saturday at Palms Resort Saipan.
Sorene A. Maratita brought home fabulous prizes including $1,000 cash and $1,000 scholarship from the organizing Stellar Marianas, one year use of a brand new car from Triple J Motors, a cell phone from PTI, gift certificates and one-year supplies of other products.
More importantly, this 18-year-old fan of supermodel Tyra Banks gave herself a once-in-a-lifetime chance to represent the CNMI both in the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant and Miss International Pageant-all-expense paid courtesy of Northwest Airlines.
Maratita won three of the six special awards-Miss Photogenic, Stellar Award and Best in National Costume.
MISS NORWAY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Eli Landa
Name: Eli Landa
Age: 25
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5'9"
Eli, who stands 1.76 m tall, will compete at the 2009 Miss Universe Beauty Contest next August at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas.
MISS PANAMA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Diana Patricia Broce
Name: Diana Patricia Broce
Age: 22
Height(cm): 170
Height(ft): 5'7"
Crowned as the Miss Universe representative was 22-year old Diana Patricia Broce , from Los Santos. The 1.70 m former carnival queen holds a degree in finances and will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas, next August
Miss Perú Universo 2009 - Karen Schwarz Espinoza
Name: Karen Schwarz Espinoza
Age: 24
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"
Karen Schwarz Espinoza is Beauty Queen Miss Perú Universo 2009. She will complete at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on August 23, 2009 in Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas.
MISS PHILIPPINES UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Pamela Bianca MANALO
Name: Pamela Bianca MANALO
Age: 22
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"
Manalo won several other awards – the Best in Swimsuit award, after which she also got a sponsor's honor, the Manila Bulletin Readers' Choice Award.
Manalo, a 22-year-old native of Manila, is an Advertising graduate of the Assumption College who now works as a flight attendant. She will represent the country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas.
MISS POLAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Angelika Jakubowska
Name: Angelika Jakubowska
Age: 19
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5'9"
Angelika Jakubowska (19, 1.76 m.) from Lubania, was crowned Miss Polonia 2008. The beauty Angelika will represent Poland at the Miss Universe 2009 Contest.
MISS PUERTO RICO UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Mayra Matos
Name: Mayra Matos
Age: 20
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft): 5'10"
During a live televised ceremony, SAN JUAN, held October 22nd, 2008. Mayra Matos, a 20-year old student of Literature representing Cabo Rojo, was crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009.
Matos, who is also a professional model, stands 1.80 m tall and will represent Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant next summer.
MISS ROMANIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Elena Bianca Constantin
Name: Elena Bianca Contantin
Age: 20
Height(cm): 174
Height(ft): 5'8"
Elena Bianca Constantin (L) is crowned Miss Universe Romania by Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela (R) in Bucharest June 27, 2009. Constantin, 20, will represent Romania at the Miss Universe beauty pageant due to be held in Paradise Island, Bahamas, on August 23, 2009. REUTERS / Radu Sigheti
MISS RUSSIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Svetlana Stepankovskaya
Name:Svetlana Stepankovskaya
Age: 23
Height(cm): 183
Height(ft): 6' 0"
Svetlana Stepankovskaya, a 1.83 m model from Krasnodar is expected to represent Russia at the Miss Universe 2009 contest in The Bahamas.
MISS SERBIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Dragana Atlija
Name: Dragana Atlija
Age: 21
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft): 5' 9"
MISS SINGAPORE UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Rachel Kum
Name: Rachael Kum
Age: 24
Height(cm): 170
Height(ft): 5' 7"
Rachael Kum, a beautiful 24 year-old, was crowned Miss Singapore 2009 during the pageant held on 9th May 2009, at Shangri-La Hotel's Island Ballroom.
A new beauty queen, who a manager in the medical industry and stands 172 cm tall, will represent this tiny Asian state at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Dayana Mendoza, from Venezuela, winner of Miss Universe 2008, will crown her successor in the event.
MISS SLOVAK REPUBLIC UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Denisa Mendrejova
Name: Denisa Mendrejova
Age: 23
Height(cm): 177
Height(ft):
Denisa Mendrejová (Photo, center), a 23-year old student of Economics, was crowned Miss Universe Slovak Republic 2009 at an event held in Bratislava on March 29th.
Denisa, a model, stands 1.75 m tall and will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in Paradise Island, Bahamas, next August.
The 1st runner-up was Lea Sindlerova (L). She will represent Slovakia at the Miss Earth 2009 in Manila, Philippines, in November.
MISS SLOVENIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Mirela Korac
Name: Mirela Korac
Age: 22
Height(cm): 171
Height(ft): 5'7"
Mirela Korac, 22 years old, is the new Miss Universe Slovenia 2009.
She will now represent Slovenia in Miss Universe 2009.
1st RU is Aida Muratovic 2nd RU is Rebeka Pevec.
Thanks to Michal Knittel!
MISS SOUTH AFRICA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Tatum Keshwar
Name: Tatum Keshwar
Age: 24
Height(cm): 181
Height(ft): 5' 11"
24-year old Tatum Keshwar won the title of Miss South Africa 2008 during an event held in Johannesburg on December 15th.
The 1st runner-up was Anja van Zyl, and the 2nd runner-up was Buyisiwe Shongwe. Completing the Top 5 were Cara Burger and Michelle Gildenhuys.
Tatum, a professional model, was a contestant on the third season of the reality modeling competition Revlon Supermodel, which aired on SABC3 from November to December, 2007.
She stands 1.81 m tall and will represent South Africa at the Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009 pageants.
MISS SPAIN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Estibaliz Pereira
Name: Estibaliz Pereira
Age: 22
Height(cm): 181 cm
Height(ft): 5' 11.5"
Miss A Coruña, Estibaliz Pereira (23, center) was crowned Miss Spain 2009 during the annual event held this time in Cancun, Mexico, on July 19th. The model and student of Fashion Design stands 1.81 m tall and will represent Spain at the Miss Universe and Miss World 2009 pageants.
The 1st runner-up was Miss Granada (Carmen García), who will represent Spain in Miss Europe 2009; and the 2nd runner-up was Miss Jaen (Alejandra Echevarría) who will compete in Miss International 2009 to take place in Japan and Macau.
Completing the Top 6 were the contestants from Sevilla, Málaga and Córdoba.
Special thanks to Sergio Gomez Platero
MISS ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES - Miss Ronique Dellimore
Name: Ronique Dellimore
Age: 24
Height(cm): 169
Height(ft):
When she was a child, Ronique Dellimore was a “tomboy”. But look at her now, she’s a beauty queen who will represent St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Miss Universe Contest 2009.
MISS SWEDEN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Renate Cerljen
Name: Renate Cerljen
Age: 21
Height(cm): 175 cm
Height(ft): 5'9"
21-year-old Renate Cerljen, who stands 175 cm, won the Miss Universe Sweden 2009 title last night.
The 1st RU was Michaela Savic and the 2nd RU was Alexandra Rydeström.
Renate will now represent Sweden in Miss Universe 2009.
Special thanks to Michael Knittel!
MISS SWITZERLAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Whitney Toyloy
Name: Whitney Toyloy
Age:18
Height(cm): 178
Heighr(ft):5' 10"
In Lugano, SWITZERLAND. The beauty stand 177 cm-18 year old, Whitney Toyloy of Yverdon, crowned in new Miss Switzerland 2008. (Yverdon is a city located in the French-speaking portion of Switzerland.)
Whitney, who is the daughter of an American father, will represent Switzerland in Miss Universe 2009 Beauty Contest
MISS THAILAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Chutima Durongdej
Name: Chutima Durongdej
Age: 23
Height(cm): 177
Hieht(ft): 5'10"
Chutima Durongdej, a 23-year old student of Business Management in City University, London, was crowned Miss Thailand Universe 2009 on March 28th. The event has held at the Bangkok Convention Center Hall and was telecast live to the whole country.
Chutima stands 177 cm in height. During her studies in the United Kingdom, She participated in the Miss London and Miss Wimberdon pageants, where she won the 2nd runner-up and 1st runner-up positions respectively.
She was also in the top 20 of Britain's Next Top Model, in 2006. She will represent Thailand at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas.
Meanwhile, 19 year-old Rujinand Pansritum finished as first runner-up and will represent Thailand at Miss Earth 2009. Completing the court are runner-ups Ratakorn Sathirabhut, Chonthicha Subpaiboonlerd, and Kedmolee Rojanapradit.
44 women competed in the contest.
MISS TANZANIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Illuminata James
Name: Illuminata James
Age: 23
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft):5'11"
Illuminata James (photo, center) w as crowned the winner of the Miss Universe Tanzania 2009 beauty contest held at the Milmani Conference Center on Saturday. She will represent the country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas, August 23rd.
The 1st and 2nd runner-ups were Evelyne Almasi and Hidaya Maheda, respectively.
Info courtesy of Miss Universe Tanzania
MISS TURKEY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Begum Kiziltug
Name: Begum Kiziltug
Age: 23
height(cm): 177
Height(ft): 5'9"
MISS TURKS & CAICOS UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Jewel Selver
Name: Jewel Selver
Age:22
Height(cm): 155
Height(ft): 5'1"
MISS UKRAINE UNIVERSE - Miss Christina Kots-Gotlib
Name: Christina Kots-Gotlib
Age: 25
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"
Christina Kots-Gotlib, a 25-year-old model from Donetsk, won the Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 beauty pageant on Feb. 20.
The title of Vice Miss Ukraine Universe went to Anastasia Paperna, the daughter of the famous Ukrainian actress Olga Sumska. The winner, Kots-Gotlib, was the oldest and most experienced contestant, and her self-assured presence on stage conquered the judges.
The judges included Oleksandra Nikolaenko, owner of the pageant and an ex-winner herself, actors Sergey Zhygunov and Svetlana Svetlichnaya, and son of billionaire Donald Trump, Eric Trump.
MISS URUGUAY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Cintia Dottone
Name: Cintia Dottone
Age: 20
Height(cm): 179
Height(ft): 5'10"
Famous for its beautiful beaches, resorts and casinos, the city of Punta del Este hosted the 2009 Miss Universe Uruguay pageant, which was held at the Salón Montecarlo of the traditional Hotel Corad.
The winner was Cintia Dottone, 20, 1.79 m-tall, from Montevideo. She will represent her country in Miss Universe 2009, later this year.
Her court included Karen Gutiérrez (vice-queen and chosen as Miss Internet), Patricia Callero (first princess), Nadia Teoduloz (second princess), and Rocío Torres (third princess).
Special thanks to Alvaro Petrone.
MISS USA UNIVERSE 2009 - MISS KRISTEN DALTON
Name: Kristen Dalton
Age: 21
Height(cm): 170
Height(ft): 5'7"
Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Saturday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The 21-year-old aspiring motivational speaker from Wilmington edged out first runner-up Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, of San Diego, and second runner-up Miss Arizona USA Alicia-Monique Blanco, of Phoenix.
Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant, aired live on NBC. Contestants were judged by their performance in swimsuit and evening gown modeling contests and their responses to a question asked onstage; unlike the rival Miss America pageant, Miss USA contestants do not perform a talent.
The top 15 contestants worked the stage in white string bikinis designed by pop star Jessica Simpson's swimwear line. Rocker Kevin Rudolf performed his song "Let it Rock," followed by The Veronicas, who performed their single "Untouched" as the top 10 beauties showed off their choice of glittering evening gowns.
Dalton's title comes with a year's use of a New York apartment, a public relations team, a two-year scholarship at the New York Film Academy and an undisclosed salary.
She also will go to the Bahamas in August to compete in the Miss Universe pageant, where American beauties haven't been lucky in recent years. Both Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart and her predecessor, Rachel Smith, wiped out on stage during the evening gown competition, becoming accidental YouTube stars.
MISS VIETNAM UNIVERSE 2009 - VO HOANG YEN
Name: Võ Hoàng Yến
Age: 21
Height(cm): 179
Height(ft): 5'10"
Vo Hoang Yen (photo), a 21-year old model and student from Ho Chi Minh City -who stands 1.79 m in height- has been elected by the Hoan Vu Company to represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant to take place in the Bahamas on August 23rd.
MISS VENEZUELA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Stefania Fernandez
Name: Stefania Fernandez
Age:18
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"
MISS ZAMBIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Andella Chileshe Matthews
Name: Andella Chileshe Matthews
Age: 21
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'1
(Thank you and credits to http://en.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org, misscontest.blogspot.com, http://www.contesera.com, http://www.globalbeauties.com and all sources for the information and pictures)
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