I have been correctly predicting who will be crowned as Miss Universe every year but this year predicting is too tall an order. It is just so hard to choose. I have watched the preliminary competition for swimwear and evening gown and I have narrowed my list to say the least. I hope I guess it right again this year. Anyway, here's the
LINK if you want to watch the preliminary competition as well staged at Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo Brazil. Might I add that the male host is really witty and Ximena's accent is quite endearing.
I would like to share my list with you. Please feel free to share your list with me too by leaving a comment. Oh by the way, here's a little trivia: This year marks the year with the most participating countries and territories, 89 ladies will all be vying for the Miss Universe 2011 crown surpassing the record high of 86 back in 2006. Here's my lucky 17 (I know only 16 will be chosen but let me just thrown in a wildcard):
(these pictures are not mine, photo credited to the Miss Universe website)
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| AUSTRALIA - Scherri-Lee Biggs |
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| BRAZIL - Priscila Machado |
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| CANADA - Chelsae Durocher |
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| CHILE - Vanessa Ceruti |
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| COSTA RICA - Johanna Solano |
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| FRANCE - Laury Thilleman |
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| HAITI - Anedie Azael |
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| ISRAEL - Kim Edry |
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| KOSOVO - Aferdita Dreshaj |
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| MEXICO - Karin Ontiveros |
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| NETHERLANDS - Kelly Weekers |
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| PANAMA - Sheldry Saez |
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| PHILIPPINES - Shamcey Supsup |
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| PUERTO RICO - Viviana Ortiz |
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| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Gabrielle Walcott |
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Alyssa Campanella |
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| VENEZUELA - Vanessa Goncalves |
The official judges for the preliminary competition are: BJ Coleman, Francesca Romana Diana, Ana Paula Junqueira, Scott Lazerson, Matheus Mazzafera, Jimmy Nguyen and Lara Spotts. Telecast judges will be Hélio Castroneves, Connie Chung, Isabeli Fontana, Vivica A. Fox, Adrienne Maloof-Nassif, Lea Salonga, Farouk Shami, Amelia Vega (Miss Universe 2003) and Italo Zanzi.
Performance:
Opening Number: "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj, "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyonce Knowles
Swimsuit Competition: "Locomotion" by Claudia Leitte (Live Performance)
Evening Gown Competition: "Close Your Eyes" by Bebel Gilberto (Live Performance)
Watch LIVE on NBC at 9PM ET of September 12. If you are in the Philippines, you can watch through Star World, Velvet, and ABS-CBN on September 13, 2011 9AM.
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