Miss Universe 2009 Candidates Visit the Bahamas Government House

Miss Universe 2009 contestants had the opportunity to visit the Bahamas Government House on Thursday August 6, where they shared a delightful afternoon with the Honourable Arthur D. Hanna, Governor General of Bahamas.

It was a beautiful moment where the candidates dropped the fierceness, competitiveness and cattiness of the pageant, and became elegant and sober ambassadors of their countries.

Diana Lightbourne, Secretary to the Governor-General, Paula Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, Vernice Walkine, Director General of Tourism; His Excellency The Honourable Arthur D. Hanna, Governor-General of the Bahamas, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008, the Royal Bahamas Police Force “Pop” Band and the Miss Universe 2009 contestants

Vernice Walkine, Director General of Tourism, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008, His Excellency The Honourable Arthur D. Hanna, Governor-General of The Bahamas, Paula Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, and Ms Diane Lightbourne, Secretary to the Governor-General

Diana Lightbourne, Secretary to the Governor-General, Paula Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, Vernice Walkine, Director General of Tourism; His Excellency The Honourable Arthur D. Hanna, Governor-General of the Bahamas, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008, the Royal Bahamas Police Force “Pop” Band and the Miss Universe 2009 contestants

Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Miss Indonesia

Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia; Sarah Cosic, Miss Croatia; Klelia Yiasemidou, Miss Cyprus; Sandra Vinces, Miss Ecuador; Viviana Campanile Zagorianakou, Miss Greece; Lourdes Figueroa, Miss Guatemala, and Suzan Budai, Miss Hungary

Andrew McKinney, Chief of Protocol, His Excellency The Honourable Arthur D. Hanna, Governor-General of the Bahamas, with Carolyn Yapp, Miss Jamaica