Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Contestants rehearse a dance number, August 19, 2009.

Miss Netherlands Avalon-Chanel Weyzig, right, naps in her seat as she and other candidates wait to rehearse 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.



Contestants from around the world rehearse a dance number with a choreographer 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.


Miss Great Britain Clair Cooper stands on stage during a rehearsal of a dance number 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.




Contestants from around the world rehearse a dance number with a choreographer 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, 2009


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



Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela, left, and co-host Claudia Jordan, right, work with a production assistant who serves as a stand-in for host Billy Bush, as they rehearse 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.




Miss Curacao Angenie Simon, center, Miss Japan Emiri Miyasaka, and Miss Ukraine Kristina Kots-Gotlib listen to a choreographer as they rehearse 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. Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela, left, and co-host Claudia Jordan, right, work with a production assistant who serves as a stand-in for host Billy Bush, as they rehearse 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.




Left to right, Miss Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Miss Cyprus Klelia Yiasemidou, Miss Vietnam Hoang Yen Vo, and Miss New Zealand Katie Taylor prepare themselves before rehearsing 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.




Miss Peru Karen Schwarz, center, sits with Miss Uruguay Cinthia D'Ottone, left, and Miss Argentina Johanna Lasic, right, as Miss Great Britain Clair Cooper naps in her seat behind them, as they wait to rehearse 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.



Miss Greece Viviana Campanile Zagorianakou, center, Miss Albania Hasna Xhukici, far left, and behind left to right, Miss Paraguay Mareike Baumgarten Oroa and Miss Switzerland Whitney Toyloy listen to a choreographer as they rehearse 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.



Miss Uruguay Cinthia D'Ottone, left, blows a kiss to members of the media, as Miss Peru Karen Schwarz makes a "V" sign, center, next to Miss Argentina Johanna Lasic, right, during a rehearsal 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.



Left to right, Miss Curacao Angenie Simon, Miss Japan Emiri Miyasaka, and Miss Bulgaria Elitsa Lyubenova rehearse a dance number with a choreographer 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.



Credit photo : AP photo

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