Miss Universe contestants 2009

Contestants from around the world rehearse a dance number in preparation for the 2009 Miss Universe Competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23.  Kristen Dalton, Estibaliz Pereira Rabade, Clair Cooper, Jewel Selver, Chloe Mortaud, Sandra Vinces Left to right, Miss USA Kristen Dalton, Miss Spain Estibaliz Pereira Rabade, Miss Great Britain Clair Cooper, Miss Turks & Caicos Jewel Selver, Miss France Chloe Mortaud and Miss Ecuador Sandra Vinces rehearse a dance number in preparation for the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. Ekta Chowdhry, Miss India 2009, pre-tapes her opening number for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis Ekta Chowdhry, Miss India 2009, pre-tapes her opening number for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 18, 2009.  Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, pre-tapes her opening number August 18, 2009 for the the Miss Universe 2009 competition scheduled to air live on the NBC Television Network at 9:00 PM ET from ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, August 23, 2009. Miss Peru Karen Schwarz, Miss Philippines Bianca Manalo, Miss Poland Angelika Jakubowska, and Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez stand together during the swimsuit event of the 2009 Miss Universe Preliminary Competition, at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. During the Aug. 23 final pageant, Miss Universe will be picked from among contestants from 84 countries. Martina Lee, Miss Germany 2009, kisses a dolphin at Dolphin Cay Atlantis on Paradise Island, ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 11, 2009. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP/Handout Miss Britain 2009 Clair Cooper prepares backstage for a National Costume show at a hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, August 10, 2009, as part of the events leading up to the Miss Universe 2009 competition.  (From L to R) Dominique Peltier, Miss Bolivia 2009; Estibaliz Pereira Rabade, Miss Spain 2009; Ada Aimee De la Cruz, Miss Dominican Republic 2009; Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, and Larissa Costa, Miss Brazil 2009, pose in their swimsuits during the 2009 Miss Universe competition at ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas, August 6, 2009.  Ada Aimee De la Cruz, Miss Dominican Republic 2009, poses in her swimsuit during the 2009 Miss Universe competition at ATLANTIS, Paradise Island August 6, 2009.  Kiara Sherman, Miss Bahamas 2009, poses at Rawson Square in Nassau ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas in this August 7, 2009 handout photograph.  (L-R) Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos, Miss USA Kristen Dalton and Miss Mexico Karla Carrillo pose in their swimsuits during the Miss Universe competition in Paradise Island, Bahamas August 8, 2009.  Zeynep Sever, Miss Belgium 2009, performs in a national costume show in a hotel in Nassau August 10, 2009. Laura Valenti, Miss Italy 2009, performs in a national costume show in a hotel in Nassau August 10, 2009. Miss Greece 2009 Viviana Campanile Zagorianakou performs in a National Costume show at a hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, August 10, 2009, as part of the preparations for the Miss Universe 2009 competition. Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, performs in a national costume show in a hotel in Nassau August 10, 2009.  Miss Bahamas 2009 Kiara Sherman and Miss France 2009 Chloe Mortaud (R) prepare backstage for a National Costume show at a hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, August 10, 2009, as part of the events leading up to the Miss Universe 2009 competition. Chloe Mortaud, Miss France 2009, performs in a national costume show in a hotel in Nassau August 10, 2009. Ingibjorg Egilsdottir, Miss Iceland 2009, enjoys a day at Coral Sands Hotel in Harbour Island ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas, August 11, 2009.  Diana Donnelly, Miss Ireland 2009, and Andella Chileshe-Matthews, Miss Zambia 2009, ride horses at Coral Sands Hotel in Harbour Island, ahead of the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas August 11, 2009.  Chutima Durongdej, Miss Thailand 2009, poses for the photographers at a fashion showcase in the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort August 12, 2009. Dominique Peltier, Miss Bolivia 2009, poses for the photographers at a fashion showcase in the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort August 12, 2009.  Jessica Umana, Miss Costa Rica 2009, poses for the photographers at a fashion showcase in the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort August 12, 2009.  Miss Norway 2009 Eli Landa walks the runway at a resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama, August 9, 2009. Miss Indonesia 2009 Zivanna Letisha Siregar walks the runway at a resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama, August 9, 2009. Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, poses for the photographers at a fashion showcase in the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort August 12, 2009.  Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico 2009, poses for the photographers at a fashion showcase in the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort August 12, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23.