Miss Universe competition to be presented
2009-08-08 05:37:36 GMT2009-08-08 13:37:36 (Beijing Time)
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Mareike Baumgarten Oroa, Miss Paraguay 2009, and Stefania Fernandez, Miss Venezuela 2009, visit Fort Charlotte in Nassau, Bahamas to pre-tape a segment for the Miss Universe 2009 competition, August 5, 2009.The Miss Universe 2009 competition will be presented August 23, 2009.Photo taken August 5, 2009. (Reuters Photo)
Diana Arno, Miss Estonia 2009,and Sofia Rudyeva, Miss Russia 2009, visit Compass Point restaurant in Nassau, Bahamas to pre-tape a segment for the Miss Universe 2009 competition, August 5, 2009. The Miss Universe 2009 competition will be presented August 23, 2009. Photo taken August 5, 2009. (Reuters Photo)
Melat Yante, Miss Ethiopia 2009, gets a kiss from Cassie the Sea Lion while in Dolphin Cay at ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas, August 6, 2009. The 2009 Miss Universe competition which will be presented on August 23, 2009. (Reuters Photo)
From L to R, Dominique Peltier, Miss Bolivia 2009; Estibaliz Pereira Rabade, Miss Spain 2009; Ada Aimee De la Cruz, Miss Dominican Republic 2009; Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, and Larissa Costa, Miss Brazil 2009, pose in their swimsuits during the 2009 Miss Universe competition at ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas, August 6, 2009. The 2009 Miss Universe competition which will be presented on August 23, 2009. (Reuters Photo)
Sandra Otohwo, Miss Nigeria 2009, Bianca Elena Constantin, Miss Romania 2009, Essi Poysti, Miss Finland 2009, Eli Landa, Miss Norway 2009, Renate Cerljen, Miss Sweden 2009, Diana Donnelly, Miss Ireland 2009, and Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Miss Indonesia 2009, (L-R) pose at Rawson Square in Nassau ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas in this August 7, 2009 handout photograph. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23.(Reuters Photo)
The Miss Universe 2009 competition will be presented August 23, 2009.Photo taken August 5, 2009.