Miss Netherlands Desiree van den Berg poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Panama Anyoli Abrego poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss China 2010 Tang Wen poses for photographers in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Guam Vanessa Torres poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Singapore 2010 Tania Lim poses for photographers in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Jamaica 2010 Yendi Phillipps poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Malaysia 2010 Nadine Ann Thomas poses for photographers in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Honduras Kenia Martinez poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2010 Janeisha John poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Nigeria Ngozi Odalonu poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss USA Rima Fakih poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Argentina 2010 Yesica Di Vincenzo poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Hungary 2010 Timea Babinyecz poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Venezuela Marelisa Gibson poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Nicaragua Scharllette Allen Moses poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Mexico 2010 Jimena Navarrete poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Zambia 2010 Alice Musukwa poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Uruguay 2010 Stephany Ortega poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Turkey 2010 Gizem Memic poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2010 LaToya Woods poses during the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
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