Eighty nine beautiful women from all over the world have gathered at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to battle it out for the much coveted title of Miss Universe 2012.
This preliminary stage helps to determine the 16 semi-finalists that will be announced on pageant night on December 19 together with results of the ongoing online voting on the Miss Universe website.
'Rounds' at this stage in the competition included posing in bikinis and evening gowns, but unfortunately for Miss Guyana she became a fashion victim of her floor-sweeping evening dress and crashed to the floor in front of the judges last night in Las Vegas.
The remaining 88 contestants must have assumed they were all one step closer to winning the Diamond Nexus Crown as the combination of a shiny catwalk, skyscraper heels and a floor-skimming gown proved disastrous for the pretty South American.
The pageant began as a local 'bathing beauty' competition spearheaded by Catalina Swimwear in Long Beach, Califiornia and is now an international annual tradition.
The contest has evolved into a year-round international organisation that claims to advance and support opportunities for these young women.
The competition aims to award women who are savvy, goal-oriented and aware and believes that women compete with the hope of advancing their careers, personal and humanitarian goals.
This preliminary stage helps to determine the 16 semi-finalists that will be announced on pageant night on December 19 together with results of the ongoing online voting on the Miss Universe website.
'Rounds' at this stage in the competition included posing in bikinis and evening gowns, but unfortunately for Miss Guyana she became a fashion victim of her floor-sweeping evening dress and crashed to the floor in front of the judges last night in Las Vegas.
The remaining 88 contestants must have assumed they were all one step closer to winning the Diamond Nexus Crown as the combination of a shiny catwalk, skyscraper heels and a floor-skimming gown proved disastrous for the pretty South American.
The pageant began as a local 'bathing beauty' competition spearheaded by Catalina Swimwear in Long Beach, Califiornia and is now an international annual tradition.
The contest has evolved into a year-round international organisation that claims to advance and support opportunities for these young women.
The competition aims to award women who are savvy, goal-oriented and aware and believes that women compete with the hope of advancing their careers, personal and humanitarian goals.
Miss USA: Olivia Culpo
Miss Great Britain: Holly Hale
Miss Switzerland: Alina Buchschacher
Miss Spain: Andrea Huisgen
Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett
Miss Russia: Elizabeth Golovanova
Miss Sweden: Hanni Beronius
Miss Puerto Rico: Bodine Koehler
Miss South Africa: Melinda Bam
Miss Indonesia: Maria Selena
Miss Dominican Republic: Dulcita Lieggi
Miss Czech Republic: Tereza Chlebovska
Miss Costa Rica: Nazareth Cascante
Miss Chile: Ana Luisa Konig
Miss Korea: Sung-hye Lee
Miss Japan: Ayako Hara
Miss India: Shilpa Singh
Miss Denmark: Josefine Hewitt
Miss Cyprus: Ioanna Yiannakou
Miss Croatia: Elizabeta Burg
Miss Colombia: Daniella Alvarez Vasquez
Miss China: Ji Dan Xu
Miss Canada: Adwoa Yamoah
Miss Bulgaria: Zhana Yaneva
Miss Brazil: Gabriela Markus
Miss Botswana: Sheillah Molelekwa
Miss Belgium: Laura Beyne
Miss Bahamas: Celeste Marshall
Miss Angola: Marcelina Vahekeni
Miss Albania: Adrola Dushi
Miss British Virgin Islands: Abigail Hyndman
Miss Bolivia: Yessica Mouton
Miss Australia: Renae Ayris
Miss Aruba: Liza Helder
Miss Estonia: Natalie Korneitsik
Miss Serbia: Branislava Mandic
Miss Greece: Vasiliki Tsirogianni
Miss Germany: Alicia Endemann
Miss Japan: Ayako Hara
Miss Nicaragua: Farah Eslaquit
Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett
Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett
Miss Switzerland: Alina Buchschacher
Miss Lebanon: Rina Chibany
Miss Haiti: Christela Jacques
Miss Israel: Lina Makhuli
Miss Australia: Renae Ayris
Miss Turkey: Cagil Ozge Ozkul
Miss Poland: Marcelina Zawadzka
Miss Peru: Nicole Faveron
Miss Malaysia: Kimberley Leggett
Miss Belgium: Laura Beyne
Miss Bolivia: Yessica Mouton
Miss Netherlands: Nathalie den Dekker
Miss Cyprus: Ioanna Yiannakou
Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett
Miss India: Shilpa Singh
Miss China: Ji Dan Xu
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