Miss Universe 2010
| Miss Universe 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Date | July, 2010 |
| Venue | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Broadcaster | NBC, Telemundo |
| Entrants | unknown |
| Withdrawals | Cayman Islands |
| Returns | British Virgin Islands, Kazakhstan, Trinidad & Tobago |
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th Miss Universe pageant will be held in Zagreb, Croatia[1]. Stefanía Fernández from Venezuela, Miss Universe 2009, will crown her successor at the end of this event. More than 80 countries and territories will compete for the title and the pageant will broadcast live on NBC and Telemundo.
Expected contestants
As of December 5, 2009, 21 delegates have been selected.
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) |
Height (ft) |
Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aruba |
Priscilla Lee[2] | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Ponton |
 Bolivia |
Claudia Arce[3] | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Sucre |
 British Virgin Islands |
Josephina Nuñez[4] | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Road Town |
 Colombia |
Natalia Navarro[5] | 22 | 179 | 5'10" | Barranquilla |
 Curaçao |
Safira de Wit[6] | 20 | 181 | 5'11" | Willemstad |
 Cyprus |
Demetra Olympiou[7] | 22 | 173 | 5'8" | Larnaca |
 France |
Malika Menard | 22 | 176 | TBA | TBA |
 Georgia |
Nanuka Gogichaishvili[8] | 20 | 177 | 5'10" | Tbilisi |
 Iceland |
Magdalena Dubik[9] | 22 | 174 | 5'8" | Reykjavik |
 Indonesia |
Qory Sandioriva[10] | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Aceh |
 Kazakhstan |
Symbat Madyarova[11] | 18 | 175 | 5'9" | Almaty |
 Korea |
Kim Joo-ri[12] | 21 | 173 | 5'8" | Seoul |
 Mauritius |
Dalysha Doorga[13] | 22 | 173 | 5'8" | Goodlands |
 Mexico |
Jimena Navarrete[14] | 21 | 174 | 5'8" | Guadalajara |
 Montenegro |
Nikolina Lončar[15] | 22 | 175 | 5'9" | Pljevlja |
 Poland |
Maria Nowakowska[16] | 22 | 182 | 6'0" | Legnica |
 Puerto Rico |
Mariana Vicente[17] | 20 | 174 | 5'8" | Rio Grande |
 Serbia |
Lidija Kocić[18] | 22 | 180 | 5'11" | Belgrade |
 Switzerland |
Linda Fäh[19] | 22 | 177 | 5'10" | Benken |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
La Toya Woods[20] | 24 | 177 | 5'10" | Couva |
 Venezuela |
Marelisa Gibson[21] | 21 | 178 | 5'10" | Caracas |
Upcoming national pageants
National pageants scheduled are:
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National Pageant Notes
Returning countries and territories
- British Virgin Islands last competed in 2002.
- Kazakhstan and Trinidad & Tobago last competed in 2008.
Withdraws
Cayman Islands - On September 8, 2009, it was announced that the Miss Cayman Islands 2009 contest would not take place due to lack of funding and sponsorship. There will also be no representative sent to Miss World 2009.[34]
Contestant Notes
Aruba: Priscilla Lee is sister of Zizi Lee, 1st Runner-up and Miss World Caribbean at Miss World 2001. Three years later, she competed at Miss Universe 2004, but unplaced.
Bolivia: Claudia Arce will compete in Miss Earth 2010 in the Philippines.
Kazakhstan: Symbat Madyarova will compete in Miss World 2010 in Vietnam.
Korea: Kim Joo-ri will compete in Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mauritius: Dalysha Doorga will compete in Miss World 2010 in Vietnam.
References
- ^ Croatia to host Miss Universe competition
- ^ Miss Aruba 2009/2010
- ^ Miss Bolivia 2009
- ^ Miss BVI 2009 represent to Miss Universe 2010
- ^ [1]
- ^ Safira de Wit is Miss Curaçao 2010
- ^ Star Cyprus 2009
- ^ Miss Georgia Universe 2010
- ^ Miss Iceland Universe 2010
- ^ Qory Sandioriva wins Puteri Indonesia 2009-2010
- ^ Miss Kazakhstan 2009-2010 is Symbat Madyarova
- ^ Kim Joo-ri Crowned Miss Korea 2009
- ^ Dalysha Doorga Winner of Miss Mauritius 2009
- ^ Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2009
- ^ Kotoranka Marijana Pokrajac Miss Crne Gore
- ^ Maria Nowakowska z Legnicy została Miss Polonia 2009
- ^ Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2010
- ^ Jelena Marković najlepša Srpkinja
- ^ Linda Fäh ist Miss Schweiz 2009
- ^ Miss Trinidad & Tobago Universe 2010
- ^ "Marelisa Gibson fue electa Miss Venezuela 2009". El Nacional. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Miss Angola 2009 on December 18
- ^ [2]
- ^ Miss República Dominicana 2010 sera en Marzo 25 en la ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros
- ^ Miss Ecuador 2010
- ^ Miss Universe GB 2010
- ^ Miss Guam Universe 2010
- ^ Miss Universe Italy 2010
- ^ Miss Nicaragua 2010
- ^ Miss Russia 2010
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ Miss USA 2010
- ^ Miss Cayman Islands 2009 postponed due to lack of funding and sporsorship