Miss Bolivia 2010 - Miss Claudia Arce

Personal Details:

Name: Claudia Arce

Age: 18

Height: 173cm / 5’8”

Place of Origin: Sucre, Bolivia

Background:

Claudia Arce was crowned Miss Bolivia 2010. She will be Bolivia’s representative in both the Miss Universe 2010 and Miss Earth 2010 pageants.

Miss Ireland 2010 - Miss Rozanna Purcell

Rozanna Purcell is an Irish model and Miss Universe Ireland 2010. She is from Clonmel, Co.Tipperary where she attended Loreto Convent. After completing her Leaving Certificate she took up an offer at University College Dublin to study History and Politics. Now having put her education on hold she is conquering the world as an international model.

Purcell won the national contest representing Lillies Bordello. She was flown over to Colombia for two weeks of special mentoring from pageant expert Miguel Martinez to prepare for Miss Universe. Purcell represented her country in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, U.S., on August 23, 2010.

She was a heavy favourite during the pageant; many fans, pageant sites, and bookmakers at betting agencies, had predicted her as a winner. (wikipedia)

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Miss Ukraine 2010 - Miss Anna Poslavskaya

Personal Details:

Name: Anna Poslavskaya

Age: 22

Height: 180cm / 5’11″

Place of Origin: Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine

Background:

Anna Poslavskaya is a Ukrainian model and was crowned Miss Ukraine Universe 2010. A very strong candidate in this year’s Miss Universe – she has the height and an angelic face. Are these qualities enough for her to land in the top 15? Will she make it all the way to the top? Watch Miss Universe 2010 online as she represents Ukraine in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Source : www.missuniverse2010.net

Miss Albania 2010 - Miss Anxhela Martini

Personal Details:

Name: Anxhela Martini

Age: 24

Height: 175cm / 5’9″

Place of Origin: Shkodra, Albania

Background:

Once part of the great Byzantine Empire, Albania, a country in South-Eastern Europe of more than 3.6 million people will be hugely represented by Anxhela Martini – a perfectly gorgeous supermodel. The country has never yet won in the Miss Universe since its arrival in 2002. This time, Albania will become a force to reckon with. Will this year be the reign of the first ever Miss Universe from Albania? The chances are too high. Watch Miss Universe 2010 online to find out.

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Miss Universe 2010 - Ximena Navarrete

Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales. Ximena Navarrete, Miss Mexico, was crowned Miss Universe 2010 by outgoing titleholder Stefania Fernandez from Venezuela.



Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete (born on February 22, 1988) is a Mexican model and the current holder of the Miss Universe 2010 crown. She was previously named Nuestra Belleza México in 2009.

Miss Panama World 2009 - Miss Nadege Herrera

Nadege Elena Herrera Vásquez, born 17 November 1986, is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant. She joined Panama's leg of the Ford Supermodel of the World contest, called "Chica and Chico Modelo". After this competition, Nadege won the "World Casting Tour" held that same year, winning a $10,000 contract with modeling agency Wilhelmina in New York.



Nadege represented Panama at the Miss World 2009 pageant held on December 12, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she placed among the Top 7 finalists, finishing as the 5th Runner-up to the eventual winner, Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar.

Miss Vietnam World 2004- Nguyễn Thị Huyền

Nguyễn Thị Huyền (born 1985 in Hải Phòng) was crowned the 9th Miss Vietnam in 2004. She was the second Miss Vietnam to enter the Miss World competition in 2004. She was one of the 15 semi-finalists in the competition. She is pursuing her bachelor of arts (Journalism) in London, concentrating in press-branch. She got married on 27 May 2007 and had her first born in December 2007 named Tong Khanh Linh. Her husband's name is Tống Ngọc Trung.

Miss Vietnam World 2006 - Mai Phương Thúy

Mai Phương Thúy (August 6, 1988) was crowned the 10th Miss Vietnam at the Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on August 26, 2006. At 1.80m, she is the tallest Miss Vietnam up until now. She represented Vietnam at the Miss World 2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland on September 30th, in the Asia-Pacific group. She made the first cut In Miss World 2006 by winning the viewers' votes around the world.

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Miss Venezuela Universe 2010 - Miss Marelisa Gibson Villegas

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Marelisa Gibson Villegas, 20, from Miranda, was proclaimed Miss Venezuela Universe 2010 and will attempt for a back-to-back-to-back victory in the Miss Universe Pageant 2010 in a yet undisclosed venue.


On the other hand, Adriana Vasini, 22, from Zulia, earned the right to represent her country in the Miss World 2010 in Nha Trang, Vietnam by virtue of winning the Miss Venezuela World crown, while Elizabeth Mosquera, 18, from Trujillo, was the 3rd victor after being named Miss Venezuela International and will gear up for next year’s Miss International to be held in Japan and China. Completing the Top 5 are 1st Runner-Up Mariangela Bonnani of Tachira and 2nd Runner-Up Jessica Guillen of Amazonas.

Miss Japan for 2010 - Mina Hayashi

Mina Hayashi, 23, took out the Grand Prix award at the finals of the 42nd Miss Japan Contest held in Shinjuku.

The Kagawa-born beauty - 167 cm tall and sporting a slender 79-56-85 figure - beat 3,662 other ladies to finish on top, and could not hold back the tears of joy. She said she had hoped to become an actress ever since she saw Audrey Hepburn in “Roman Holiday,” and aspired to be like actress Sayuri Yoshinaga, 64.

Miss Miami USA 2010 - Miss Tatiana Santos

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MIAMI -- The crowning of Miss Miami USA® 2010 and Miss Miami Teen USA 2010 culminated at the Roxy Performing Arts Center in one of the most exciting pageants which could bring the winners on the road to fame and fortune.


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Miss Universe Costa Rica 2009 - Miss Jessica Umaña Solís

SAN JOSÉ, March 27 – Jessica Umaña Solís, a 21-year old student of Business Administration from Moravia, won the Miss Costa Rica 2009 title at an event held Friday at the Museo de los Niños theater in San José.

The event was telecast live through Teletica, organizers of the pageant.



essica Umaña Solís , who stands 1.75 m tall, was one of the favorites for the title. This was her second try at the crown -she had competed in Miss Costa Rica 2008-, but withdrew before the finals took place. She decided to try again, winning the title over 8 other contestants.

She will now represent Costa Rica at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant to take place in the Bahamas, Aug. 23. Jessica might put her country back in the Top 15 semi finals with her classic beauty.

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Miss Universe 2009 (Winner) - Miss Stefanía Fernández

Birth name: Stefanía Fernández Krupij
Birthdate: September 4, 1990 (1990-09-04) (age 18)
Birth location: Mérida, Mérida State, Venezuela
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown



She is 5’10″ (178cm) tall and has brown eyes and hair. She won the “Miss Elegance”, “Best Body” and “Best Face”, titles at Miss Venezuela 2008.

Stefanía is Ukrainian, Galician and Polish in origin.

She likes to play tennis and swim.

Stefanía Fernández Krupij (born September 4, 1990) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness record by being the first Miss Universe winner who was crowned by a compatriot.

Miss Netherland Universe 2009 - Avalon-Chanel Weyzig

Avalon-Chanel Weyzig (born April 2, 1990) is a model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Nederland 2009 and represented her country in the 2009 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.

Born in Zwolle to parents of Indonesian decent, Weyzig has an older brother and one little sister. In 2008, she lived for a year in Barcelona, where she learned Spanish. She also speaks fluent English, likes dancing, singing, shopping; and is currently studying international media and entertainment in Haarlem.