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| debuts = [[Azerbaijan]]
| debuts = [[Azerbaijan]]
| withdraws = [[Bulgaria]], [[Cayman Islands]],
| withdraws = [[Bulgaria]], [[Cayman Islands]],
| returns = [[Botswana]], [[British Virgin Islands]], [[Denmark]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Haiti]], [[Kazahkstan]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Trinidad & Tobago]]
| returns = [[Botswana]], [[British Virgin Islands]], [[Denmark]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Haiti]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Trinidad & Tobago]]
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'''Miss Universe 2010''', the 59th edition of the pageant, will be held at the [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] in the [[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino]], [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[USA]] on August 23, 2010.<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/news/view/72 Miss Universe : News]</ref>. [[Miss Universe 2009]], [[Stefanía Fernández]] from [[Venezuela]], will crown her successor at the end of this event. Over 80 countries and territories will compete for the title.<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/news/view/72}</ref>.
'''Miss Universe 2010''', the 59th edition of the pageant, will be held at the [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] in the [[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino]], [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[USA]] on August 23, 2010.<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/news/view/72 Miss Universe : News]</ref>. [[Miss Universe 2009]], [[Stefanía Fernández]] from [[Venezuela]], will crown her successor at the end of this event. Over 80 countries and territories will compete for the title.<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/news/view/72}</ref>.
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| '''{{JPN}}''' || [[Maiko Itai]]<ref>[http://cardinalbitchspecials.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/pageant-updates-miss-universe-japan-2010-is-maiko-itai/ Pageant Updates: Miss Universe Japan 2010 is Maiko Itai]</ref> || 26 || 173 || 5'8" || [[Ōita, Ōita|Ōita]]
| '''{{JPN}}''' || [[Maiko Itai]]<ref>[http://cardinalbitchspecials.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/pageant-updates-miss-universe-japan-2010-is-maiko-itai/ Pageant Updates: Miss Universe Japan 2010 is Maiko Itai]</ref> || 26 || 173 || 5'8" || [[Ōita, Ōita|Ōita]]
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| '''{{KAZ}}''' ||Symbat Madyarova<ref>[http://thestunning.blogspot.com/2010/01/symbat-madyarova.html Symbat Madyarova es Miss Kazajistán]</ref>|| 18 || 175 || 5'9" || [[Almaty]]
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| '''{{flag|KOR|name=Korea}}''' || [[Kim Joo-ri]]<ref>[http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/07/201_48162.html Kim Joo-ri Crowned Miss Korea 2009]</ref>|| 22 || 171 || 5'7" || [[Seoul]]
| '''{{flag|KOR|name=Korea}}''' || [[Kim Joo-ri]]<ref>[http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/07/201_48162.html Kim Joo-ri Crowned Miss Korea 2009]</ref>|| 22 || 171 || 5'7" || [[Seoul]]
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*'''British Virgin Islands''' last competed in [[Miss Universe 2002|2002]].
*'''British Virgin Islands''' last competed in [[Miss Universe 2002|2002]].
*'''Botswana''' last competed in [[Miss Universe 2004|2004]].
*'''Botswana''' last competed in [[Miss Universe 2004|2004]].
*'''Denmark'''<ref>[http://www.prettydanish.com/nyheder.php?lang=gb&id=7 Denmark return to Miss Universe 2010]</ref>, '''Kazakhstan''', '''Sri Lanka'''<ref>[http://www.tnlrn.com/missuniverse Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2010]</ref> and '''Trinidad & Tobago''' last competed in [[Miss Universe 2008|2008]].
*'''Denmark'''<ref>[http://www.prettydanish.com/nyheder.php?lang=gb&id=7 Denmark return to Miss Universe 2010]</ref>, '''Sri Lanka'''<ref>[http://www.tnlrn.com/missuniverse Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2010]</ref> and '''Trinidad & Tobago''' last competed in [[Miss Universe 2008|2008]].


=== Withdraws ===
=== Withdraws ===
*'''{{BUL}}''' - The Miss Bulgaria Organization will not send a contestant to Miss Universe 2010<ref>[http://www.grandslampageants.com/]</ref>.
*'''{{BUL}}''' - The Miss Bulgaria Organization will not send a contestant to Miss Universe 2010<ref>[http://www.grandslampageants.com/]</ref>.
*'''{{CAY}}''' - On September 8, 2009, it was announced that the Miss Cayman Islands 2009 contest would not take place due to lack of funding and sponsorship. Since the winner of the said contest also competes in Miss World, there was no Caymanian representative to [[Miss World 2009]] either.<ref>[http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=10385279 Miss Cayman Islands 2009 postponed due to lack of funding and sporsorship]</ref>.
*'''{{CAY}}''' - On September 8, 2009, it was announced that the Miss Cayman Islands 2009 contest would not take place due to lack of funding and sponsorship. Since the winner of the said contest also competes in Miss World, there was no Caymanian representative to [[Miss World 2009]] either.<ref>[http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=10385279 Miss Cayman Islands 2009 postponed due to lack of funding and sporsorship]</ref>.

== Pending confirmation ==

* '''{{ALB}}'''
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* '''{{CHI}}'''
* '''{{CHN}}'''
* '''{{DEN}}'''
* '''{{EGY}}'''
* '''{{ETH}}'''
* '''{{GHA}}'''
* '''{{GUM}}'''
* '''{{GUY}}'''
* '''{{ISL}}'''
* '''{{KEN}}'''
* '''{{LAT}}'''
* '''{{NAM}}'''
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* '''{{SRI}}'''
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* '''{{VIE}}'''

==Crossovers==
Contestants who also have competed or will compete at other international beauty pageants are:

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*'''{{BAH}}''' - Braneka Bassett
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*'''{{BEL}}''' - [[Cilou Annys]]
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*'''{{FRA}}''' - [[Malika Ménard]]
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*'''{{HAI}}''' - Sarodj Bertin
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*'''{{KAZ}}''' - Symbat Madyarova
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*'''{{MUS}}''' - Dalysha Doorga
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*'''{{RUS}}''' - [[Irina Antonenko]]
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*'''{{RSA}}''' - [[Nicole Flint]]
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== Contestant Notes ==
== Contestant Notes ==

Revision as of 04:13, 31 May 2010

Miss Universe 2010
DateAugust 23, 2010
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
BroadcasterNBC, Telemundo
DebutsAzerbaijan
WithdrawalsBulgaria, Cayman Islands,
ReturnsBotswana, British Virgin Islands, Denmark, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago

Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on August 23, 2010.[1]. Miss Universe 2009, Stefanía Fernández from Venezuela, will crown her successor at the end of this event. Over 80 countries and territories will compete for the title.[2].

Expected contestants

As of May 30, 2010, 56 delegates have been selected.

Country Contestant Age Height
(cm)		 Height
(ft)		 Hometown
 Angola Jurema Ferraz[3] 26 180 5'11" Namibe
 Aruba Priscilla Lee[4] 21 180 5'11" Oranjestad
 Azerbaijan Gulnara Alimuradova[5] 21 170 5'7" Baku
 Bahamas Braneka Bassett[6] 20 176 5'9" Freeport
 Belgium Cilou Annys[7] 19 178 5'10" Bruges
 Bolivia Claudia Arce[8] 19 173 5'8" Sucre
 Brazil Débora Lyra[9] 20 180 5'11" Divinópolis
 British Virgin Islands Josefina Nuñez[10] 22 165 5'5" Road Town
 Colombia Natalia Navarro[11] 22 179 5'10" Barranquilla
 Costa Rica Marva Wright[12] 24 177 5'10" San José
 Croatia Lana Obad[13] 21 173 5'8" Zagreb
 Curaçao Safira de Wit[14] 20 181 5'11" Willemstad
 Cyprus Demetra Olymbiou[15] 23 174 5'8" Aradippou
 Czech Republic Jitka Válková[16] 18 169 5'6" Třebíč
 Dominican Republic Eva Arias[17] 24 180 5'11" Moca
 Ecuador Lady Mina[18] 23 170 5'7" Guayaquil
 Finland Viivi Pumpanen[19] 21 167 5'6" Vantaa
 France Malika Ménard[20] 22 176 5'9" Caen
 Georgia Nanuka Gogichaishvili[21] 20 177 5'10" Tbilisi
 Great Britain Tara Hoyos-Martinez[22] 20 168 5'6" London
 Guatemala Alejandra Barillas[23] 24 180 5'11" Zacapa
 Haiti Sarodj Bertin[24] 24 175 5'9" Port-au-Prince
 Hungary Tímea Babinyecz[25] 19 172 5'7" Szeged
 India Ushoshi Sengupta[26] 21 170 5'7" Kolkata
 Indonesia Qory Sandioriva[27] 18 173 5'8" Aceh
 Israel Bat-El Jobi[28] 21 172 5'7" Afula
 Japan Maiko Itai[29] 26 173 5'8" Ōita
 Korea Kim Joo-ri[30] 22 171 5'7" Seoul
 Kosovo Kështjella Pepshi[31] 22 178 5'10" Peja
 Malaysia Nadine Thomas[32] 23 169 5'6" Subang Jaya
 Mauritius Dalysha Doorga[33] 22 173 5'8" Goodlands
 Mexico Jimena Navarrete[34] 22 174 5'8" Guadalajara
 Montenegro Nikolina Lončar[35] 22 175 5'9" Pljevlja
 Nicaragua Scharllette Allen[36] 18 180 5'11" Bluefields
 Nigeria Odalonu Ngozi[37] 19 180 5'11" Niger
 Peru Giuliana Zevallos[38] 22 180 5'11" Loreto
 Philippines Maria Venus Raj[39] 21 175 5'9" Camarines Sur
 Poland Maria Nowakowska[40] 23 182 5'11" Legnica
 Puerto Rico Mariana Vicente[41] 21 173 5'8" Rio Grande
 Russia Irina Antonenko[42] 18 178 5'10" Yekaterinburg
 Serbia Lidija Kocić[43] 22 180 5'11" Belgrade
 Singapore Tania Lim[44] 22 175 5'9 Singapore City
 Slovak Republic Anna Amenová[45] 25 173 5'8" Bratislava
 Slovenia Marika Savšek[46] 23 175 5'9" Šmartno pri Litiji
 South Africa Nicole Flint[47] 22 172 5'7" Pretoria
 Switzerland Linda Fäh[48] 22 177 5'10" Benken
 Tanzania Hellen Dausen[49] 23 168 5'6" Arusha
 Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul[50] 19 170 5'7" Samut Prakan
 Trinidad & Tobago La Toya Woods[51] 24 178 5'10" Couva
 Turkey Serenay Sarıkaya[52] 18 175 5'9" Ankara
 Ukraine Anna Poslavskaya[53] 22 180 5'11" Nova Kakhovka
 Uruguay Stephany Ortega[54] 20 173 5'8" Montevideo
 USA Rima Fakih[55] 24 174 5'8" Dearborn
 Venezuela Marelisa Gibson[56] 21 178 5'10" Caracas
 Zambia Alice Musukwa[57] 22 178 5'10" Lusaka

Upcoming national pageants

National pageants scheduled are:

National Pageant Notes

Debuting countries and territories

  • Azerbaijan will compete in Miss Universe for the first time.

Returning countries and territories

  • Guadeloupe last competed in 1984.
  • Haiti last competed in 1989.
  • British Virgin Islands last competed in 2002.
  • Botswana last competed in 2004.
  • Denmark[79], Sri Lanka[80] and Trinidad & Tobago last competed in 2008.

Withdraws

  •  Bulgaria - The Miss Bulgaria Organization will not send a contestant to Miss Universe 2010[81].
  •  Cayman Islands - On September 8, 2009, it was announced that the Miss Cayman Islands 2009 contest would not take place due to lack of funding and sponsorship. Since the winner of the said contest also competes in Miss World, there was no Caymanian representative to Miss World 2009 either.[82].

Contestant Notes

  •  Brazil: Débora Lyra won the contest Top Model Of The World 2008 in Berlin, Germany. [83]
  •  Costa Rica: Marva Wright is the first Afro-Carribean woman to win the national crown of Miss Costa Rica.[84]
  •  Great Britain: Tara Hoyos-Martinez is the first Hispanic woman (her parents are from Colombia) to represent Great Britain in Miss Universe.[85]
  •  Haiti: Sarodj Bertin is the daughter of famous Haitian lawyer Mireille Durocher Bertin[86] , who was assassinated in 1994. After her mother was assassinated, her family moved to the Dominican Republic. [87] Sarodj is currently a lawyer practicing in the Dominican Republic, following the footsteps of her mother.
  •  Nicaragua: Scharllette Allen is the first black woman to win the national crown of Miss Nicaragua.[88]
  •  Philippines: Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2010 Maria Venus Raj was dethroned after The Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) discovered inconsistencies contained in her birth records, in contrast to her personal account of her birth. The BPCI later announced that “for humanitarian reasons,” Raj would be allowed to reclaim her title if she is able to obtain a valid Philippine passport.[89] Raj subsequently obtained a Philippine passport clearing the way for her to compete in Miss Universe 2010.[90]
  •  USA: Rima Fakih is the first Arab-American and the first Muslim to win the Miss USA title.[91]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miss Universe 2010.
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  2. ^ [http://www.missuniverse.com/news/view/72}
  3. ^ Miss Angola 2010
  4. ^ Miss Aruba 2009/2010 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              2009/2010      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              2009/2010      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              2009/2010      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              2009/2010      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
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  7. ^ Miss Belgium 2010
  8. ^ Miss Bolivia 2009
  9. ^ Mineira Débora Lyra é eleita Miss Brasil 2010
  10. ^ Nunez Ready to Take On Miss Universe Competition
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  12. ^ Marva Wright Ureña Crowned Miss Costa Rica 2010
  13. ^ Lana Obad nova Miss universe Hrvatske
  14. ^ Safira de Wit is Miss Curaçao 2010
  15. ^ Star Cyprus 2009
  16. ^ [3]
  17. ^ Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2010
  18. ^ [4]
  19. ^ [5]
  20. ^ Miss Bormandie, Melika Ménard, crowned Miss France 2010
  21. ^ Nanuka Gogichaishvili, Miss Georgia Universe 2010
  22. ^ http://www.globalbeauties.com/news/2010/may/uk.htm
  23. ^ [6]
  24. ^ New Miss Haiti Universe 2010
  25. ^ [7]
  26. ^ http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=39633
  27. ^ Pageant Updates: Puteri Indonesia 2009 Official Results
  28. ^ Pageant Updates: Miss Israel 2010 is Shavit Wiesel
  29. ^ Pageant Updates: Miss Universe Japan 2010 is Maiko Itai
  30. ^ Kim Joo-ri Crowned Miss Korea 2009
  31. ^ [8]
  32. ^ [9]
  33. ^ Dalysha Doorga Winner of Miss Mauritius 2009
  34. ^ jimena navarrete nuestra belleza mexico 2009
  35. ^ Nikolina Lončar, Miss Montenegro Universe 2010
  36. ^ Pageant Updates: Miss Nicaragua 2010 elected its first black winner
  37. ^ [10]
  38. ^ [11]
  39. ^ MANILA BULLETIN 5/21/10: Venus Raj gets passport, braces for Miss Universe contest
  40. ^ Maria Nowakowska z Legnicy została Miss Polonia 2009
  41. ^ Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2010
  42. ^ Irina Antonenko from Urals crowned Miss Russia 2010
  43. ^ Jelena Marković najlepša Srpkinja
  44. ^ [12]
  45. ^ PAGEANT UPDATES: Miss Universe Slovak Republic 2010 RESULTS!
  46. ^ New! Miss Universe Slovenije is Marika Savšek
  47. ^ [13]
  48. ^ Linda Fäh ist Miss Schweiz 2009
  49. ^ [14]
  50. ^ http://mtu.ch7.com
  51. ^ Miss Trinidad & Tobago Universe 2010
  52. ^ Miss Turkey 2010
  53. ^ [15]
  54. ^ http://www.neturuguay.com/fotoMissUniversoUruguay2010.html
  55. ^ http://www.globalbeauties.com/usa2010/]
  56. ^ "Marelisa Gibson fue electa Miss Venezuela 2009". El Nacional. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  57. ^ Miss Universe Zambia 2010
  58. ^ Miss Universo Argentina 2010
  59. ^ Miss Universe Australia 2010
  60. ^ [16]
  61. ^ Miss Universe® Canada 2010
  62. ^ Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2010
  63. ^ Eesti Miss Estonia 2010 competition is July 8
  64. ^ Germany's Miss Universe 2010
  65. ^ Star Hellas 2010 Final in June 16
  66. ^ Miss Guadalupe Universe 2010 on July 17!
  67. ^ Señorita Honduras Universo 2010 will be crowned on July 8
  68. ^ [17]
  69. ^ Miss Universe Italia 2010 Final Held on June 19
  70. ^ Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 Coronation Show on July 3
  71. ^ [18]
  72. ^ Miss Nederland 2010
  73. ^ [19]
  74. ^ Señorita Panamá 2010
  75. ^ Miss Universo Paraguay 2010 Final on July 9
  76. ^ Miss Universe Romania 2010
  77. ^ Miss España 2010
  78. ^ Miss Universe-Sweden 2010
  79. ^ Denmark return to Miss Universe 2010
  80. ^ Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2010
  81. ^ [20]
  82. ^ Miss Cayman Islands 2009 postponed due to lack of funding and sporsorship
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