Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held sometime in the summer of 2009, in a venue to be announced soon. Dayana Mendoza, from Venezuela, winner of Miss Universe 2008, will crown her successor in the event.
Expected contestants
As of September 112008; 14 delegates had been selected.
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aruba |
Dianne Croes[1] | 21 | 178 | Casibari |
 Bolivia |
Dominique Peltier[2] | 21 | 180 | Cochabamba |
 Cayman Islands |
Nicosia Lawson[3] | 25 | - | George Town |
 Cyprus |
Kielia Giasemidou[4] | 19 | 168 | Nicosia |
 Georgia |
Lika Ordzhonikidze[5] | 18 | 175 | Tbilisi |
 Indonesia |
Zivanna Letisha Serigar[6] | 19 | 178 | Jakarta |
 Korea |
Ree Na[7] | 22 | 168 | Seoul |
 Lebanon |
Rosarita Tawil[8] | 20 | 178 | Beirut |
 Montenegro |
Ana Jovanović[9] | - | 183 | Budva |
 Norway |
Lene Egeli[10][11] | 21 | 178 | Stavanger |
 Serbia |
Dragana Atlija[12] | - | - | Belgrade |
 Turkey |
Begüm Kiziltuğ[13] | 23 | 176 | Izmir |
 Turks & Caicos |
Jewel Selver[14] | - | - | South Caicos |
 Venezuela |
Stefanía Fernández[15] | 18 | 177 | Mérida |
Upcoming national competitions
National pageants scheduled are:
|
National pageant notes
Returning countries and territories
- Luxembourg last competed in 1994.
- British Virgin Islands last competed in 2002.
- Northern Marianas and St. Vincent & Grenadines last competed in 2006.
- Lebanon last competed in 2007.
Notes
- Nicosia Lawson (Cayman Islands) and Rosarita Tawil (Lebanon) will compete in Miss World 2008 in Johannesbourg, South Africa on December 132008.
Reference
- ^ Miss Aruba 2008
- ^ "¡Se fue a la Llajta! Miss Bolivia tiene tres nombres". El Deber. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ Miss Cayman Islands 2008 / 2009
- ^ "Star Kύπρος 2008 η Κλέλια Γιασεμίδου". Sigma. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Miss Georgia 2008". Bellezas del Mundo. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ Puteri Indonesia 2008
- ^ Miss Korea 2008
- ^ "Miss Lebanon 2008". Panet.co.il. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Ana Jovanović will represent Montenegro at Miss Universe 2009
- ^ "Kan bli Miss Universe 2008". Rogalands Avis. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ GlobalBeauties.com - Latest News
- ^ "Nova Mis Srbije studentkinja Ekonomskog". Studentski Svet. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Miss Turkey 2008". Global Beauties.
- ^ Miss Turks & Caicos Universe 2008
- ^ "Miss Trujillo acaparó los premios en "La Gala de la Belleza"". Cadena Global. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Miss Luxembourg
- ^ Miss Mauritius 2008
- ^ Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2007 Candidatas
- ^ Miss Marianas Universe Pageant 2009
- ^ Al Coliseo de Puerto Rico el certamen local de Miss Universo