Iceland, Ecuador early favorites for Miss Universe

Sandra Vinces, Miss Ecuador 2009, competes in her BSC Swimwear and Nina Shoes during the swimsuit segment of the Miss Universe 2009 Presentation Show at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas on August 16, 2009. Vinces, 19, and Iceland's Ingibjorg Egilsdottir, 24, are early favorites on Facebook and other social networking sites ahead of Sunday's Miss Universe contest

Ecuador's Sandra Vinces, 19, and Iceland's Ingibjorg Egilsdottir, 24, are early favorites on Facebook and other social networking sites ahead of Sunday's Miss Universe contest.

Eighty-four contestants will parade in swimwear for the judges who this year include actors, TV producers, photographers, fashion critics and vintage supermodel Valeria Mazza.

In the run-up to the big event at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Panama's Diana Broce won the prize for best national costume.

And the contest actually sparked a diplomatic kerfuffle.

Bolivia's culture minister was outraged when Miss Peru Karen Schwarz wore a typical costume known as a "Diablada," saying it was a symbol of his country -- and not Peru.

The costume is worn during Bolivia's Oruro Carnival, a UNESCO-honored cultural event. The term Diablada also refers to a typical dance of Aymara indigenous people, who live in Peru, Chile and Bolivia.

With a worldwide audience and a particularly rapt following in Latin America, the Miss Universe contest airs on NBC television on Sunday.

Miss Universe Swimsuit Parade

Arno Diana, Miss Estonia 2009, Stefania Fernandez, Miss Venezuela 2009, Kristina dung-Gotlib, Miss Ukraine 2009 and Mareike Baumgarten Oroa, Miss Paraguay in 2009 at the Atlantis on Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Miss Universe organizers met in the Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas - the organizer of the Miss Universe Pageant are satisfied with the partnership with the Bahamas.
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Miss Universe float parade postponed

Nassau, Bahamas - The Miss Universe Float Parade is Monday, August 10, has been postponed to Thursday, August 20, 4 on the same street.
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Dayan Mendoza Miss Universe: nude in Maxim

At the age of 23, Dayan Mendoza is retired.
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Dayan Mendoza Miss Universe: nude in Maxim

USA_ _arguably costume, not just this competition!

Miss Universe 2009 delegates visited the country second largest city of the 'island of Grand Bahama on Sunday for the long-awaited presentation bathroom. It is important to note that this is not a competition, but even more, a fashion show of nature, with participants in a swimsuit. The ladies were at the international airport in Grand Bahama with a real first brass band serenaded by a choir of young people of Grand Bahama, where they went in the terminal. Accompanied by two drums of goatskin, the choir sang "Welcome to Grand Bahama ... we are so happy that you are coming before the fall into a medley of the Caribbean and the Bahamas Ring play songs. The women danced, as they sip on board the coconut water from coconut, not, or if you want the terminal when it is said, it was time to go.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textUnable to perform Translation:invalid textThere was a delicious breakfast at the Yacht Club of Grand Bahama, before visiting the garden of the Groves - an area of 12 hectares of botanical garden, orchids, ferns, duck ponds and waterfalls - for a photo with PO Dayan Mendoza Miss Universe and the establishment, under the management and staff. Dayan has remained for the garden, while the participants at the head of Our Lucaya Beach Resort in preparation for the event bathroom. The place was incredible! A giant tent was the Great Lawn of the hotel with sea view. Piece of cloth decorated in light colors, while the ceiling of 100 seats in the audience was essentially objects with color. Although the event is not up to 5 hours, the arrival of people have begun as early as 3! Over time, that was ready to begin, the position of the capacity was filled with Pageant Fans in several countries like the Philippines (there are around 50 Filipinos in the audience), the Turks and Caicos Islands (ci Turks are many islanders who live in Grand Bahama), Guyana, China, the United States and, of course, the Bahamas.
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Unable to perform Translation:invalid textUnable to perform Translation:invalid textAngola - great body, strong bridge
Australia - fantastic body, beautiful face, a good bridge
Bahamas - the hometown boys a thunderous round of applause for their strong bridge
Brazil - beautiful face, great body
Canada - amazing body! Not an ounce of fat anywhere!
Cayman Islands - great body, strong bridge
Colombia - great body, sexy catwalk
Czech Republic - very good body and face, that oh!
Dominican Republic - great body, excellent gateway
France - good body, very sexy and track
United Kingdom - Burden of personality, a good place
Honduras - great body, big parades, beautiful face
Hungary - beautiful face, great body, but the work must be on the podium
Iceland - very good body, big parades Jamaica - beautiful face, beautiful body
Japan - great body, strong bridge
Mexico - good body, great personality, a good bridge
Netherlands - very good body!
Nicaragua - great body, fun to see on stage
Norway - amazing body!
Puerto Rico - fabulous body, great capacity for parades
Russia - great body, amazing face, very sexy catwalk
Slovak Republic - good body, a good bridge
South Africa - great body, legs for days!
Spain - a great place
Sweden - fantastic body, pretty face, port capacity could be more
The United States - great body, probably the best in the bathroom in this contest!
Venezuela - great body, classic beauty
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