Miss Universe participants pose for a photo at Dolphin Cay Atlantis on Paradise Island,....


Miss Universe participants pose for a photo at Dolphin Cay in Atlantis Paradise Island, ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 11, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23.

Miss Universe participants pose for a photo at Dolphin Cay Atlantis on Paradise Island, ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 11, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23.


(L-R) Anais Veerapatren, Miss Mauritius 2009; Rachael Finch, Miss Australia 2009; Anja Jovanovic, Miss Montenegro 2009; Zeynep Sever, Miss Belgium 2009, and Karla Carrillo, Miss Mexico 2009, at the Bahama Beach Club on Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 for a day of filming for the Miss Universe 2009 competition. The Miss Universe 2009 competition will air live on the NBC Television Network at 9:00 PM ET from ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, August 23, 2009.

(L-R) Elitsa Lyubenova, Miss Bulgaria 2009; Zeynep Sever, Miss Belgium 2009; Gona Dragusha, Miss Kosovo 2009; Hasna Xhukici, Miss Albania 2009; Larissa Costa, Miss Brazil 2009; Laura Valenti, Miss Italy 2009, and Joannabelle NG, Miss Malaysia 2009, sail to New Plymouth, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 for a day of filming for the Miss Universe 2009 competition. The Miss Universe 2009 competition will air live on the NBC Television Network at 9:00 PM ET from ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, August 23, 2009.

(L-R) Ekta Chowdhry, Miss India 2009; Diana Donnelly, Miss Ireland 2009; Jewel Selver, Miss Turks & Caicos 2009, and Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, visit a local conch stand in Harbour Island, Bahamas on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The Miss Universe 2009 competition will air live on the NBC Television Network at 9:00 PM ET from ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, August 23, 2009.

In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico 2009; Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, and Karla Carrillo, Miss Mexico 2009, pose in swimsuit by BSC Swimwear, during the 2009 Miss Universe competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas on August 8, 2009. She is in the Bahamas for the 2009 Miss Universe competition which will be held in the Imperial Ballroom at ATLANTIS, Paradise Islandon August 23, 2009.

In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico 2009; Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, and Karla Carrillo, Miss Mexico 2009, pose in swimsuit by BSC Swimwear, during the 2009 Miss Universe competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas on August 8, 2009. She is in the Bahamas for the 2009 Miss Universe competition which will be held in the Imperial Ballroom at ATLANTIS, Paradise Islandon August 23, 2009.

Miss Cayman Islands 2009 Nicosia Lawson, Miss Croatia 2009 Sarah Cosic, Miss Honduras 2009 Belgica Suarez, Miss Ukraine 2009 Kristina Kots-Gotlib and Miss Turks & Caicos 2009 Jewel Selver (L-R) pose for a picture at Coral Sands Hotel in Harbour Island, ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 11, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23.

Miss Universe participants visit a house which is said to be haunted, according to local legend, in Harbour Island, ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 11, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23.
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Miss Russia 2009 Sofia Rudyeva (L-R), Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton and Miss Serbia 2009 Dragana Atlija pose for photographer at Atlantis on Paradise Island in Bahamas in this undated handout photo. Eighty-five contestants for the Miss Universe 2009 pageant arrived in Bahamas on August 3 and the winner will be crowned on August 23.

(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.