Miss Universe:

Evening gown round

 Simple, elegant and
colourful would
perhaps sum up the
experience as the
contestants for the
Miss Universe
sashayed down the
ramp for the evening
gown segment of the
2009 Miss Universe
Preliminary
Competition. Here is
 Miss India Ekta
Chowdhry poses on the
runway in the evening
gown segment 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
 Miss Japan Emiri
Miyasaka poses on the
runway in the evening
gown segment 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
 Miss Ukraine Kristina
Kots-Gotlib poses on
the runway in the
evening gown segment
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
 Miss Ireland Diana
Donnelly walks the
runway in the evening
gown segment 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. (AP
Photo/Tim Aylen)
 Miss Italy Laura
Valenti walks the
runway in the
evening gown
segment of the 2009
Miss Universe
Preliminary
Competition, at
Atlantis, Paradise
Island, Bahamas,
Sunday, Aug. 16,
2009. During the
Aug. 23 final
pageant, Miss
 Miss Guatemala
Lourdes Figueroa walks
the runway in the
evening gown segment
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
 Miss Norway Eli
Landa walks the
runway in the
evening gown
segment 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
 Miss Mexico Karla
Carrillo walks the
runway in the
evening gown
segment 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
 Miss Peru Karen
Schwarz walks the
runway in the
evening gown
segment 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
 Miss Philippines
Bianca Manalo walks
the runway in the
evening gown
segment 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
 Miss Puerto Rico
Mayra Matos Perez
poses on the runway
in the evening gown
segment 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
 Miss Sweden Renate
Cerljen walks the
runway in the
evening gown
segment 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
 Miss USA Kristen
Dalton walks the
runway in the
evening gown
segment of the 2009
Miss Universe
Preliminary
Competition, at
Atlantis, Paradise
Island, Bahamas,
Sunday, Aug. 16,
2009. During the
Aug. 23 final
pageant, Miss
 Miss Russia Sofia
Rudyeva poses on
the runway in the
evening gown
segment 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
 Miss Spain Estibaliz
Pereira Rabade walks
the runway in the
evening gown segment
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
 Miss Australia
Rachael Finch walks
the runway in the
evening gown
segment 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
 Miss Venezuela
Stefania Fernandez
poses on the runway
in the evening gown
segment 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
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