Candidates of Miss Costa Rica Universe 2009

Miss Costa Rica 2009 Beauty Pageant will be held on March 27 where the reigning winner Maria Teresa Rodriguez (photo top) will crown her successor. The winner will be sent to compete at the Miss Universe 2009 Contest to be held in the beautiful islands of the Bahamas later this August.

Here are the nine love contestants vying for the crown:

Miss San Ramon Karol Quiros Mora Age: 19, Height: 1.80m.	Miss Sabanilla Astrid Anke Stroh Samuels Age: 20, Height: 1.68m.	Miss Moravia Jessica Umana Solis Age: 21, Height: 1.75m.
Miss San Pedro de Poas de Alajuela Karol Castro Martinez Age: 21, Height: 1.76m.	Miss Tibas Lucia Cascante Acuna Age: 20, Height: 1.80m.	Miss San Francisco de Heredia Nancy Montero Contreras Age: 24, Height: 1.68m.
Miss Desamparados Natalia Alvarez Sandoval Age: 20, Height: 1.72m.	Miss San Rafael Heredia Stephanie Maria Zuniga Age: 23, Height: 1.73m.	Miss Tres Rios Mariana Angulo Mora Age: 20, Height: 1.70m.

Miss Costa Rica Universe 2009 was Jessica Umana