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TIRELO RAMASEDI -Miss Botswana






PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth Name: Tirelo Ramasedi

Birth Date: (age 19)

Birth Place: Gaborone

Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)

Eye color: black

Hair color: black

Title(s): Miss Botswana Universe 2010

Major Competition(s): Miss Universe 2010

MEMOIRS:

Tirelo Ramasedi was crowned Miss Universe Botswana 2010 at the Finale held in Gaborone on Sunday. Tirelo Ramasedi will represent Botswana in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant to be held in Las Vegas next August. Tirelo Ramasedi is 19 year old and stands 1.78 m.

She’s considered as the crowd’s favorite but the judges chose Ramasedi because of her impressive answer in the Q&A round.

When asked about the role of diamonds terms of the economic development of Botswana since independence, Ramasedi said that because of diamonds Botswana’s revenue have been provided with free health and educational services. She said that 33 percent of Botswana’s gross domestic product (GDP) is generated solely from diamonds, which proves that diamonds play a bigger role in the country’s economy.

According to one of the judges, Kago Mmopi, they were not only impress on Ramasedi’s answer in the final round but they have seen her potential during the pre-judging session. He said that they are not really judging the contestants according to their heights and slim figures but they were more focus on the contestant’s intellectual ability, posture, attitude, and the way they walk and carry their outfits.

Watch Miss Universe 2010..!!!!

JESINTA CAMPBELL -Miss Australia




PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth Name: Jesinta Campbell
Birth Place: Sydney, Australia
Birth Date: 1991
Age: 18 yrs. old
Height: 178cm / 5′10″
Hair color: Blond
Eye Color: Brown
Title(s): Miss Australia 2010
Major Competition(s): Miss Universe 2010


MEMOIRS:


A beautiful brunette model from Sydney won Miss Universe Australia 2010 on June 17
, 2010 in an event held at the Sofitel Hotel in Sydney. Her name is Jesinta Campbell.
Still obviously overwhelmed and teary-eyed during the after pageant interview with the press, she said that she was shocked when she heard her name declared as the winner since she initially stumbled to answer the final question regarding what else could be done to promote awareness about sun damage.

But Jesinta eventually recovered and regained her composure telling the audience that people should wear more sunscreen and drink plenty of water.

Australia has 2 Miss Universe titles currently in its hands and Jesinta is determined to follow the footsteps of Jennifer Hawkins who won the most recent Miss Universe title for the country in 2004.Could she be Australia’s 3rd Miss Universe? Find out.
Watch Miss Universe 2010 online on August 23, 2010 direct live from Las Vegas, Nevada.

ALICE MUSUKWA-(Miss Zambia



PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth Name: Alice Musukwa
Birth Place: Lusaka, Zambia
Birth date: 1987
Age: 22
Height: 178cm / 5′10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Title(s): Miss Zambia 2010
Major Competition(s): Miss Universe 2010

MEMOIRS:

MISS UNIVERSE 2010 pageant is an upcoming prestigious event in Las Vegas Nevada. One of the expected 84 countries is the country Zambia. They only emphasize that being the last country alphabetically; they can compete and even win.
Zambian beauty wants to prove that they are the last but not the least of all beauties in the world.

Alice Rowlands Musukwa walked out victorious out of the total 13 candidates vying the title of Miss Universe Zambia 2010. The final night was held at Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia on May 28, 2010.

Will she be the first ever Miss Universe from Zambia? Watch as Musukwa represents Zambia at Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

LADY FERNANDA MINA LASTRA -Miss Ecuador


PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth name: Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra
Birth place: Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Title(s): Miss Ecuador 2010
Major competition(s): Miss Ecuador 2010 (Winner)
Miss Universe 2010

MEMOIRS:


Lady Mina, 23 years old from Guayaquil is a student of Journalism in the in the University of Guayaqui,she is also the third Afro-Ecuadorian woman to be crowned Miss Ecuador. Miss Ecuador 2010 was broadcast live from CEMEXPO, in Quito.

During the event Mina received high scores from the judges in the areas of competition, although Ana Galarza, of Tungurahua, was the mega-favorite to win the crown and also received the highest scores during the Swimsuit and Evening Gown Competition, Mina won because of the final question. Mina is becoming popular among Ecuadorians who often referred to her as the "Black Barbie".

Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra (born in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador) is a beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Ecuador 2010

JESSICA CECCHINI -Miss Italy



PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth Name: Jessica Cecchini
Birthdate March 1, 1990 (age 20)
Birthplace Borgosesia
Piemonte, Italy
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Eye color Green
Hair color Brown
Title(s) Miss Piemonte 2007
Miss Universo Italia 2010
Major competition(s) Miss Italia 2007
Miss Universo Italia 2010 (winner)
Miss Universe 2010


MEMOIRS:


The twenty-two year old beauty from the city of Ariano Irpino in the Campania region was designated to represent Italy in the Miss Universe 2010 competition. Rafaella, who stands 1.81 m., was a top 10 finalist in Miss Universe Italy 2010 which was won by Claudia Ferraris who later became one of the Top 10 finalists in Miss Universe 2008.

20-year-old Jessica Cecchini was crowned Miss Universe Italy 2010 at the Teatro Antico Greco-Romano in Taormina, Sicilia last night.!!!!

SARODJ BERTIN -Miss Haiti











PERSONAL FACTS:

Name: Sarodj Bertin

Birth date : 1986 (24 yr. old) Birth place: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Height : (5 ft 9 in) 5'9"

Eye color: brown

Hair color: black

Title(s): Miss Haiti 2010

Major competition(s) : Miss Haiti 2010 (winner), Miss Universe 2010





MEMOIRS:



Miss Haiti Sarodj Bertin Durocher is the first Haitian beauty in Miss Universe for decades. Sarodj is a lawyer living in Dominican Republic. She is 24 years old and stands 5 feet and 10 inches.

Sarodj Bertin, a 24 year old lawyer crowned as the new Miss Haiti 2010. She is expected to compete at the Miss Universe 2010 and Miss World 2010 beauty pageant.



Currently lives in the Dominican Republic, Sarodj Bertin beat out 18 other candidates vying for the Miss Haiti 2010 title.



Haiti returns to Miss Universe after 21 years and to Miss World after 36 years.

JITKA VáLKOVá -Miss Czech Republic



PERSONAL FACTS:
Birth name:
Jitka Válková
Birth date: 11 November 1991 (1991-11-11) (age 18)
Birthplace: Třebíč, Czech Republic
Height: 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Eye color: light green
Hair color: brown
Title(s): Czech Miss 2010


MEMOIRS:
The country of Czech Republic will be represented by a truly Czech Republic beauty,
Jitka Válková who won the title of being the Czech Miss 2010 last March 20, 2010. She is a beauty pageant contestant from Třebíč and a student of Catholic Grammar School, Třebíč Jitka. Válková was the 6th Czech Miss and accepted the crown from Iveta Lutovská, Czech Miss 2009. She was proud to represent her country and will compete in Miss Universe 2010.

NATALIA NAVARRO GALVIS - Miss Colombia





PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth name Natalia Navarro Galvis

Birth date August 12, 1987 (1987-08-12) (age 22)

Birthplace Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)

Eye color Brown

Hair color Brown

Major competition(s) Miss Colombia 2009

Miss Universe 2010





MEMOIRS:

The beauty pageant title holder, Natalia Navarro Galvis, was crowned Miss Colombia 2009 in Cartagena after representing the Bolivar Department and achieved a score of 9.8 in evening gown and 9.9 in the swimsuit competition.

As a student of Finances at Florida International University in Miami, USA, Natalia Navarro Galvis speaks fluent English. And for the luck came to her, she will represent Colombia in Miss Universe 2010 contest to be held in the specific date of 2010 summer and place that to be announced soon.



Witness the Miss Universe 2010 pageant!!!





Watch for the 59th annual Miss Universe beauty pageant to feature more than 80 delegates from around the world - competing in one of the planet's most popular beauty pageants - as the official schedule firms up for an August air date in the US on NBC Television and Telemundo.



Miss Universe 2009 recap

2009 marked the first time the Bahamas was chosen to host the event. The main venue was the glittering Imperial Ballroom, in the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, where 85 contestants from around the world competed in this year's pageant



HISTORY



What began in 1952 - as a local bathing beauty competition in Long Beach, CA - has since grown to be a Donald Trump organization showcase that puts the spotlight directly on the world's most beautiful women.



International Pageant of Pulchritude was one to first use the title “Miss Universe” in 1926. This first international contest event, lasted when the Great Depression and other events preceding World War II led to their demise, in 1935.



LATEST INFORMATION



As 59th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 2010 will be held in a venue and date to be announced. Meanwhile, the Miss Universe 2009, Stefanía Fernández of Venenzuela, will crown her successor at the end of the said event. Over 80 countries and territories all over the world will compete for the crown and title. The pageant will broadcast live on NBC and Telemundo.



Surreptitious reporters say that “Miss Universe 2010” pageant will be hosted by the country Bolivia for the first time. Bolivia, or officially known as The Plurinational State of Bolivia, is an interior country in central South America. It is bounded by the country Brazil, to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, and Chile and Peru to the west. Many people were excited to witness this biggest annual pageant in the universe. Below are the lists of the 39 delegates as of April 18.//



luckily,Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 -- giving her country its sixth title in the international competition. She was officially crowned by Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza, who was named the new Miss Universe at the 57th annual 2008 pageant.

About Miss Universe





Following the evening gown competition, judges pick the Top 10 who go on to show off their best assets in the traditional and very popular swimsuit competition, from which the Top 5 are chosen... culminating in the crowning of Miss Universe 2010.



Miss Universe Around The Web

Check out more information on the universe's most famous beauty pageant in video clips, pictures, interviews and contestant profiles, along with past winners, judges, and bit of related history and trivia at top sites devoted to Miss Universe 2010 ...



Miss Universe.com - Check out the pageant's official site with videos, photos, close-up interviews and profiles of all the contestants.

Global Beauties.com - Photos of all delegates along with their pick for Most Photogenic, the complete schedule, information on the telecast, and a virtual backstage pass for news tidbits and fun facts leading up to the pageant.

Miss Universe - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia offering extensive information on the selection process, pageant history, a complete list of winners from 1952 to the present, related links.



Pageant Almanac - Miss Universe - Everything you ever wanted to know including current vital stats and photos, predicted rankings, past winners, along with an archive of Miss Photogenic, Congeniality and swimsuit competition winners, plus past judges, performers, venues and locations.

Pageant News Bureau - Miss Universe - An archive of pageants the recent past including picture galleries, lists of winners, and historic photos.

EVA CAROLINA ARIAS VIñAS - Miss Dominican Republic



Birth name: Eva Carolina Arias Viñas
Birth date: Age 24
Birthplace:
Height: 180 cm
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Major competition(s): Miss Universe 2010

MEMOIRS:
Dominican Republic will be represented by
Eva Carolina Arias Viñas, a 24-year old professional model from Moca. She was crowned as Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2010 at an Eva Carolina Arias Viñas event held at the Rennaisance Auditorium of the Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo last 17th day of April.
Eva Carolina Arias Viñas will represent Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2010 pageant.

VIIVI PUMPANEN -Miss Finland


PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth name: Viivi Pumpanen
Birth date: July 20, 1988 (1988-07-20) (age 21)
Birthplace: Vantaa, Finland
Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (167 cm), weight 52 kg.[1]
Eye color: black
Hair color: brown
Title(s): Miss Finland 2010


MEMOIRS:
A Finn beauty pageant contestant from Vantaa will represent Finland in Miss Universe 2010.
Vivi Pumpanen won the title Miss Finland 2010 last January 17, 2010. She is the 71st Miss Finland, and accepted the crown from Essi Poysti, Miss Finland 2009, Miss Helsinki is she last year.
Viivi Pumpanen, were very over-whelmed to compete in Miss Universe 2010 this summer.

MALIKA MENARD -Miss France



PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth name: Malika Ménard
Birth date: July 14, 1987 (1987-07-14) (age 22)
Birthplace: Caen, France
Height: 5 ft 9.4 in (1.76 m)
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Title(s): Miss France 2010

MEMOIRS:
Country France will represent by a 3rd year student at the University of Caen Lower Normandy
Malika Menard. She would like to become a journalist in her region. She previously received a bachelor "Economic and Social" with honors, and began studies in preparatory literary (Hypokhâgne, the college Malherbe Caen).
Malika Menard is definitely excited because she will compete in Miss Universe 2010.

QORY SANDIORIVA -Miss Indonesia



PERSONAL FACTS

Birth name:
Qory Sandioriva
Birth date: August 17, 1991 (1991-08-17) (age 18)
Birthplace: Jakarta, Indonesia
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Eye: color brown
Hair: color black
Title(s): Puteri Indonesia 2009 automatically titled as Miss Indonesia Universe 2010
Major competition(s): Puteri Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Puteri Indonesia 2009 (winner),
Miss Universe 2010

MEMOIRS:
The country Indonesia will be represented by an 18 year old Muslim beauty.
Qory Sandioriva was born in Jakarta, Indonesia to a Sudanese Father and an Acehnese mother. Sandiorova also attended the Azhar School for her elementary and secondary education. During High School, she joined the Pencak Silat and choir team for her school and luckily won a choir competition. Sandioriva is presently a student of the University of Indonesia Majoring in French Literature.

Participation of Sandioriva in Puteri Indonesia 2009 (Miss Indonesia 2009) was a notorious because she was representing the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam was a conservative Muslim Province ruled by Sharia Law. Precedent representayives of this province alwaysworn a headscarf as part of their tradition, but Sandioriva did not. Later, she explained that even though she did not wore any headscarf, she will still upheld traditional values and morals to her country-just like the Acehnese heroine Cut Nyak Dien, Sandioriva’s deity.

MAIKO ITAI (板井 麻衣子) ITAI MAIKO - Miss Japan



PERSONAL FACTS
Birth name: Maiko Itai
Birthdate: 21 May 1984 (1984-05-21) (age 25)
Birthplace: Oita, Japan
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
Title(s) : Miss Universe Japan 2010

MEMOIRS:
The country Japan will be represented by an 25 year old Japanese beauty pageant contestant from Oita.
Maiko Itai(板井 麻衣子, Itai Maiko?), won Miss Universe Japan 2010 last March 9,2010. Maiko, as the 13th Miss Universe Japan, accepted the crown as successor of Emiri Miyasaka, the past Miss Universe Japan 2009.
Maiko Itai lives in OITA prefecture city. She is a 25-year-old former civil service servant and she also sorked for the city hall of their town until last December last year. Itai can speak English and Portugese language fluently. It is shown over the pageant of Miss Universe Japan as she deliver her speech during at the contest proper.
Maiko Itai, as new Miss Universe Japan, selected among almost 4,000 applicants, will luckily compete in Miss Universe Pageant in July after their four Months of trainings.

Tara Hoyos-Martinez (Miss Great Britain)



PERSONAL FACTS:
Birth name: Tara Hoyos-Martinez
Birth date: 1990 (age 19)
Birthplace: London
Height:
Eye color:
Hair color:
Title(s): Miss Great Britain Universe 2010

MEMOIRS:
Tara Martinez is a 19-year-old born and bred Londoner. She is currently studying Medicinal and Biological Chemistry at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Initially, once she has finished her Bachelor of Sciences degree, she has it in mind to pursue a post-graduate course in Medicine, with a vision to specializing in surgery.
And one of her main objectives for this choice in career is to be able to improve the health service in less-developed countries and make it more readily to those less fortunate. She is a very humble and loving, yet ambitious and extroverted person with a lot of integrity and drive to succeed. She is very passionate about making a stand for strong, determined, like-minded woman.
She considers herself a well-rounded individual with her interests including dance and theatre, as well as literature, science and global affairs. She loves to learn, not only of intellectual matters but also about people and society; another quality she believes fundamental for any potential role model is the ability to cultivate a life for you around strong moral values of foundations. Her parents taught her this and she is eternally grateful to them. It is with these principles that she was inspired to take part in the Miss Universe GB contest, as she believes it will give her an amazing platform on which she can fulfill her aspirations of caring aiding those who require it. More photos of Miss Universe GB 2010, Tara Hoyos-Martinez.

XIMENA NAVARRETE ROSETTE-Miss Mexico



PERSONAL FACTS
Birth name:
Ximena Navarrete Rosette
Birth date: February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22) (age 22)
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Title(s): Nuestra Belleza México 2009


MEMOIRS:

The country mexico will be represented by
Ximena Navarrete Rosette (born February 22, 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican model, who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Jalisco in Guadalajara, Jalisco on July 16, 2009 and Nuestra Belleza México on September 20, 2009 Mérida, Yucatán.

Gradually, Navarrete studied nutrition focused to her participation in beauty pageants. And after winning her state pageant, Navarrete vied against thirty-three other contestants in Nuestra Belleza México 2009, where she garnered first place. Apparently, she is the second consecutive winner from Jalisco after Karla Carrillo, the outgoing titleholder. Ximena Navarrete is expected to represent her country, Mexico in the upcoming international Miss Universe 2010 pageant on July this year.

MARIANA PAOLA VICENTE MORALES (Miss Puerto Rico)



PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth name: Mariana Paola Vicente Morales
Birth date: January 8, 1989 (1989-01-08) (age 21)
Birth place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Measurements: Bust: 33 ½, Waist: 24 ½, Hips: 36[1]
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Blonde
Title(s:) Miss Río Grande 2010
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010
Major competition(s): Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 (Winner)
Miss Universe 2010

MEMOIRS:

Mariana Vicente is the oldest of four kids, Ramón, Claudia Sofia and Sebastián. Her father, Ramón Vicente, is a entrepreneur and her mother, Izayma Morales, works in public kindred. Mariana Vicente is a famous top model in Puerto Rico. She also succeed the prestigious "La Cara de Imagen L'Oreal" 2005. She is a student at the University of Puerto Rico in Carolina. Her grandfather, Vicente, is one of her pressure who emigrated from Spain to Puerto Rico.

Marian Vicente epitomized Rio Grande at the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 pageant, held on November 12, 2009 in San Juan. She won the title of "Miss Puerto Rico Universe" and won several awards including: L'Bel Face, JcPenney's Style Award, Holsum Light Best Figure and Payless Best Catwalk. She is represented by Element Model Management in Puerto Rico, directed by Ann La Place. She is rumored to be working with fashion stylist Daniel E. Rivera.

KIM JOO-RI (Miss Korea)



PERSONAL FACTS:

Birth name: Kim Joo-ri
Birth date : 1988
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Eye color : Black
Hair color: Black
Weight: 50kg
Title(s): Miss Korea 2009 & Miss Seoul 2009
Major competition(s): Miss Korea 2009 (winner)
Miss World 2009 (Top 16)
Miss World Asia Pacific (2009)


MEMOIRS:

Kim Joo-ri won among the top 20 finalists of Miss World Beach Beauty competition which took place at Zimbali Resort, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa on November 25, 2009 and won 1st runner up in the Miss World Talent competition. At the Miss World 2009, she placed in the final Top 16, and won Beauty Queen of Asia & Oceania. Korea's last placement was Oh Eun-young in 2005. She later was announced in top 100 Miss Grand Slam and finished 56th place due to her semifinal position in Miss World.
Kim Joo-ri (Hangul: 김주리, born 1988), is the winner of Miss Korea 2009.[1][2] For the first time ever, the Miss Korea winner will represent Korea in the Miss World 2009 and 2010 Miss Universe pageant, which will be held in summer next year. She was also crowned as Miss Seoul 2009 before competing in Miss Korea 2009.

BRANEKA BASSETT (Miss Bahamas)



PERSONAL FACTS:
Birth Name: Braneka Bassett
Birth date: 1990 (20 yrs old.)
Birth place: Freeport, Bahamas
Height: 5’ 9” (176cm)
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Titles: Miss Bahamas 2010


MEMOIRS:

Braneka Bassett is a hardworking and aspiring model-actress. Her goal in life is to become a supermodel which is a dream she had since she was very young. Braneka loves everything she does and she is very good at it. She is a very determined and focused person and she will do whatever it takes and will not let anything and anyone get in the way of her, while achieving her goals.

Braneka Bassett, a 20-year old model and student from Freeport, was crowned Miss Bahamas 2010. The 1.76 m beauty will proudly represent her country at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants this year.

The 1st and second runners-up in Miss Bahamas 2010 competition also have the responsibilities this year, 1st runner-up was Anastagia Pierre, who will represent Bahamas at the Miss Intercontinental 2010 pageant; and the 2nd runner-up was Janay Pyfrom, who will travel to the Miss Supranational 2010 pageant in Poland next August.

DEBORAH LYRA (Miss Brazil)



PERSONAL FACTS:
Name:
Deborah Lyra
Occupation: Pedagogue and model
Birth date : September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26) (age 20)
Birth place: Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Eye color: brown
Hair color: black
Title(s): Miss Minas Gerais 2009, Miss Brazil 2010
Major competition(s) : Top Model of the World 2008/2009 (winner)
Miss Minas Gerais 2010 (winner)
Miss Brazil 2010 (winner)



MEMOIRS:

She was Deborah Lyra, born in Vitória, but used up two years living in the mining town of Divinópolis. Lyra was a model since age of 8, and wished to be Miss Brazil since age of 12. With the encouragement and full support of her father, she soon commences to participate in and triumph some beauty contests. She also terra firma a few modeling jobs, but at 15, she took a break from the theater to work in an export company café, where she linger for four years, to help her family forfeit for their house.

At 18, Deborah met the state coordinator of Minas Gerais, who bid her to live in Divinópolis and prepared to participate in international beauty competitions. She also visited various countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Spain Belarus, Czech Republic, United States (where she stayed for three months) and of course Bahamas.
Lyra will represent her country, Brazil in the upcoming
Miss Universe 2010 pageant.

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