Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez poses after being crowned Miss Universe 2009 at the end of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.

Miss USA Kristen Dalton competes in the swimsuit competition of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Dalton finished in the top 15.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez competes in the evening gown competition at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Fernandez won the crown.

Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez competes in the evening gown competition at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Matos Perez finished as fourth runner up.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez competes in the swimsuit competition during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Stefania Fernandez won the title.

Miss Kosovo Gona Dragusha competes in the evening gown competition Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Dragusha finished as second runner up.

Miss Australia Rachael Finch competes in the evening gown competition at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Finch finished as the third runner up.

Miss USA Kristen Dalton competes in the evening gown competition at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Dalton finished in the top 15.

Miss Croatia Sarah Cosic competes in the swimsuit competition at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Cosic finished among the top 15.

Miss France Chloe Mortaud competes in the swimsuit competition of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Mortaud finished in the top 15.

Miss Sweden Renate Cerljen, left, and Miss Kosovo Gona Dragusha compete in the swimsuit competition at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Both finished in the top 15.

Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez, center, celebrates with Miss USA Kristen Dalton after making it into the top 10 during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. At left is Miss Switzerland Whitney Toyloy.

Miss Switzerland Whitney Toyloy, left, celebrates finishing in the top 10 during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Also seen are top 15 finalists Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez, center, and Miss USA Kristen Dalton.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, center, Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz, left, and Miss Kosovo Gona Dragusha hold hands as they wait to hear how they placed in the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. ernandez won the crown, De la Cruz finished as first runner up and Dragusha finished as second runner up.

Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz, center, reacts as she is named as a top five finalist during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. De la Cruz finished as first runner up.

Miss Switzerland Whitney Toyloy, center, reacts due to feeling ill as Miss USA Kristen Dalton comforts her during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. At left is Miss Czech Republic Iveta Lutovska and back right Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez.

Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz reacts as she chooses a question from a bowl next to host Billy Bush who looks on during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. De la Cruz finished as first runner up.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, center, reacts as she is named Miss Universe 2009 next to Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, also of Venezuela, right, at the end the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz, left, was first runner up.

Miss Norway Eli Landa, center, looking at the camera, waits with other Miss Universe contestants as they are escorted through the Atlantis resort the morning of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Behind from left to right are Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez, Miss Finland Essi Poysti, and Miss Guyana Jenel Cox.

Miss Panama Diana Broce, front left, Miss Spain Estibaliz Pereira Rabade, second right, and Miss El Salvador Mayella Mena walk through the Atlantis resort the morning of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.

Miss Universe contestants walk through the Atlantis resort the morning of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Seen are Miss Italy Laura Valenti, bottom, Miss Montenegro Anja Jovanovic, center, Miss Slovenia Mirela Korac, center left, Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez, right, and Miss Germany Martina Lee, top left.

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A parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23, 2009

Miss USA Kristen Dalton waves from atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23,2009



Bahamaians waves to contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition during a parade in their honor, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 2,2009.


Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela, waves during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 2,2009.

Miss Uruguay Cinthia D'Ottone, left, and Miss USA Kristen Dalton wave, as Miss Sweden Renate Cerljen sits near them atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23, 2009.

Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa sits atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.2009



Miss Montenegro Anja Jovanovic, left, and Miss Norway Eli Landa sit atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.2009



Miss Egypt Elham Wagdi, right, and Miss Cyprus Klelia Yiasemidou sit atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 232009


Miss Albania Hasna Xhukici sits atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23,2009



Miss Panama Diana Broce sits atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.2009



Miss Colombia Michelle Rouillard, right, waves her nation's flag atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23,2009


Miss Peru Karen Schwarz shakes hands with a boy, as Miss Russia Sofia Rudyeva adjusts her hair atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.2009


Miss Russia Sofia Rudyeva adjusts her hair atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.2009

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Contestants rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.

Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Larissa Costa, Miss Brazil 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Avalon-Chanel Weyzig, Miss Netherlands 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Whitney Toyloy, Miss Switzerland 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.




Essi Poysti, Miss Finland 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Sofia Rudyeva (L), Miss Russia 2009, and Julia Dyment, Miss Israel 2009, take a break during rehearsals for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Lourdes Figueroa, Miss Guatemala 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Mayella Mena, Miss El Salvador 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.




Sofia Rudyeva (L), Miss Russia 2009 and Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Joy Lasic (L), Miss Argentina 2009, Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, and Dominique Peltier (R), Miss Bolivia 2009, rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Joy Lasic (L), Miss Argentina 2009, Carolyn Yapp (2nd L), Miss Jamaica 2009, Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009; Lourdes Figueroa (2nd R), Miss Guatemala 2009, and Whitney Toyloy (R), Miss Switzerland 2009, rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.

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Miss Colombia Michelle Rouillard speaks with a reporter during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Australia Rachael Finch laughs as she talks with a television reporter during Miss Universe events at Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, right, poses for snapshots with reporters during Miss Universe events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.



Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez speaks with members of the media during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.



Miss Russia Sofia Rudyeva speaks with members of the media during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, left, and Miss Australia Rachael Finch, right, talk with television reporters as Miss Brazil Larissa Costa walks by during Miss Universe events at Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Mexico Karla Carrillo, left, Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa, center, and Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar speak with television reporters, during Miss Universe events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz, left, Miss Honduras Belgica Suarez, second left, Miss Bolivia Dominique Peltier, third left, Miss Nicaragua Indiana Sanchez, fourth left, and Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar, fifth left, stand together as Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, far right, talks with a television reporter during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Canada Mariana Valente poses for a photograph during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Canada Mariana Valente, left, talks with a television reporter as Miss Argentina Johanna Lasic gives an interview, behind, during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss USA Kristen Dalton talks with a television reporter during Miss Universe events at Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Czech Republic Iveta Lutovska, right, and Miss France Chloe Mortaud pose for a photo for a member of the press during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Czech Republic Iveta Lutovska talks with a television reporter as Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez walks behind during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Colombia Michelle Rouillard, left, and Miss Kosovo Gona Dragusha talk with television reporters during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23

Miss Argentina Johanna Lasic strains to understand a question in English as she speaks with a Bahamian television reporter during Miss Universe Events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss India Ekta Chowdhry, left, talks with a television reporter as Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz gives an intervew during Miss Universe events at Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez laughs as she talks with a television reporter as Miss Australia Rachael Finch speaks to the press, behind right, during Miss Universe events at the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Panama Diana Broce talks with a television reporter as Miss Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar walks by at right during Miss Universe events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Australia Rachael Finch laughs as she talks with a television reporter during Miss Universe events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez speaks with a television reporter during Miss Universe events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza talks to reporters during Miss Universe events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, left, jokes with reporters during Miss Universe events in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.

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