Miss Universe 2010
| Miss Universe 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 23, 2010 |
| Presenters | Bret Michaels, Natalie Morales[1] |
| Entertainment | Orianthi, John Legend & The Roots |
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Broadcaster | NBC, Telemundo |
| Entrants | 83 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Withdrawals | Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Estonia, Ethiopia, Iceland, Namibia, Vietnam |
| Returns | Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Denmark, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, US Virgin Islands |
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.[2]. Miss Universe 2009, Justin Bieber from Canada, will crown her successor at the end of this event.
Expected contestants
National Pageant Notes
Returning countries and territories
Haiti last competed in 1989.
British Virgin Islands last competed in 2002.
Botswana last competed in 2004.
US Virgin Islands last competed in 2007.
Denmark, 
Kazakhstan, 
Sri Lanka and 
Trinidad & Tobago last competed in 2008.
Replacements
Guatemala - Alejandra Barillas was the original winner of Miss Universe Guatemala 2010, but she had an accident in her left foot, that wouldn't allow her go to the contest, she was replaced by one of her runner-ups, Jessica Schell.[86]
Romania - Alexandra Cătălina Filip was the original winner of Miss Universe Romania 2010. The 1st Runner-up, Oana Paveluc will represent Romania in Miss Universe 2010. Alexandra Catalina Filip is a professional dancer and a national champion (2008–2010) in several types of sportive dancing. The next international dancing competition where Alexandra Catalina Filip and her dancing partner, Ramon Zedan, plan to participate in will be held in Korea on August 28.
Turkey - Miss Turkey Organization is sending Miss Turkey World 2010, Gizem Memiç, because their Miss Universe delegate, Serenay Sarikaya, was underage (17) at the time of crowning.
Withdraws
Bulgaria - The Miss Bulgaria Organization will not send a representative to compete in Miss Universe 2010.[87]
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.[88]
Estonia - Valeri Kirss, Estonia’s national director, is selling the Eesti Miss Estonia pageant.
Ethiopia - Gadol Ton Wilson who aquired the Miss Universe franchise in 2009 will not appoint a representative to compete at Miss Universe 2010.
Iceland
Namibia - Miss Namibia 2010, Odile Gertze, was crowned on July 31, 2010. Being that it is one week from the official start of Miss Universe 2010, national director Connie Maritz has decided not to send the winner to Miss Universe but to Miss World 2010 and Miss Universe 2011 instead.
Vietnam - Vietnam will not have a representative this year. They have officially withdrawn from the pageant. [89]
Contestant Notes
Albania - Angela Martini is an active model in the United States currently residing in New York City.[90]
Argentina: Yesica di Vincenzo is a half Italian. She represented Argentina at Miss Italia nel Mondo 2006 where she was a semifinalist.[91] Later, she represented her country at Miss International 2008, but did not place.[92]
Brazil: Débora Lyra won the contest Top Model Of The World 2008 in Berlin, Germany.[93]
Canada: Elena Semikina represented her country at Miss International 2008, but did not place.[94] She is half Russian, the third winner of Russian descent. The first Russian winner was Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005.
Costa Rica: Marva Wright is the first Afro-Carribean woman to win the national crown of Miss Costa Rica.[95]
Dominican Republic: Eva Arias competed in the Miss Dominican Republic 2006, where she placed as 1st runner up[96].- Guatemala:Jessica Scheel previously competed at Miss Earth 2007, but did not place and won Miss Teen Guatemala in 2006.[97]
Great Britain: Tara Hoyos-Martinez is the first Hispanic woman (her parents are from Colombia) to represent Great Britain in Miss Universe.[98]- Haiti: Sarodj Bertin is the daughter of Haitian lawyer Mireille Durocher Bertin,[99] who was assassinated in 1994. After her mother was assassinated, Bertin's family moved to the Dominican Republic.[100] Bertin is currently a lawyer practicing in the Dominican Republic.
Honduras: Kenia Martinez is the second black woman of Garifuna descent to win Miss Universe Honduras[101].
Jamaica: Yendi Phillips competed in Miss World 2007 and placed in the top 16.
Korea: Kim Joo-ri previously competed in Miss World 2009 and placed in the top 16.
Nicaragua: Scharllette Allen is the first black woman to win the national crown of Miss Nicaragua.[102]
Norway: Melinda Elvenes is half Batswana, as her mother is from Botswana and her father is from Norway. She was born in Maun, Botswana and is the first woman of Black heritage to win Miss Norway.[103].
Panama: Anyoli Abrego competed in Miss Model of the World 2009 and placed in the top 30.
Peru: Giuliana Zevallos previously competed at Miss Earth 2008, but did not place.
Philippines: Maria Venus Raj was briefly dethroned after The Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) discovered inconsistencies in her birth records, which differed from her personal account of her birth. The inconsistencies centered on her being born out of wedlock in Doha, Qatar of a Filipino mother and an Indian father. The BPCI later retracted its decision and announced that "for humanitarian reasons", Raj would be allowed to reclaim her title if she was able to obtain a valid Philippine passport.[104] Raj subsequently obtained a Philippine passport and was reinstated as the Philippines' Miss Universe 2010 candidate.[105]
Spain: Adriana Reverón was the 1st runner-up of Miss España 2007, She previously competed in Miss Earth 2008 and placed in the top 8.
USA: Rima Fakih is the first Arab-American and the first Muslim to win the Miss USA title. She was born in Srifa, Lebanon.[106]- US Virgin Islands : Janeisha John represented her territory at Miss America 2008, but was unplaced.[107]
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