Miss Universe 2009 Preliminary Evening Gown Competition Photos

Miss Universe 2009 Preliminary Competition / Presentation Show was held on August 16 at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. The show was hosted by Bahamas Local radio personality Ed Fields and the reigning Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza (photo above).

The 84 Candidates all walk the ramp wearing Evening Gowns of their own choice: (click on picture to view full-size image)

Miss Albania Hasna Xhukici	Miss Angola Nelsa Alves	Miss Argentina Joy Lasic	Miss Aruba Dianne Croes
Miss Australia Rachael Finch	Miss Bahamas Kiara Sherman	Miss Belgium Zeynep Sever	Miss Bolivia Dominique Peltier
Miss Brazil Larissa Costa	Miss Bulgaria Elitsa Lyubenova	Miss Canada Mariana Valente	Miss Cayman Islands Nicosia Lawson
Miss China Jingyao Wang	Miss Colombia Michelle Rouillard	Miss Costa Rica Jessica Umana	Miss Croatia Sarah Cosic
Miss Curacao Angenie Simon	Miss Cyprus Klelia Yiasemidou	Miss Czech Republic Iveta Lutovska	Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee dela Cruz
Miss Ecuador Sandra Vinces	Miss Egypt Elham Wagdi	Miss El Salvador Mayella Mena	Miss Estonia Diana Arno
Miss Ethiopia Melat Yante	Miss Finland Essi Poysti	Miss France Chloe Mortaud	Miss Georgia Lika Orjonikidze
Miss Germany Martina Lee	Miss Ghana Jennifer Victoria Koranteng	Miss Great Britain Clair Cooper	Miss Greece Viviana Campanile Zagorianakou
Miss Guam Racine Manley	Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa	Miss Guyana Jenel Cox	Miss Honduras Belgica Suarez
Miss Hungary Suzan Budai	Miss Iceland Ingibjorg Egilsdottir	Miss India Ekta Chowdhry	Miss Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Miss Ireland Diana Donnelly	Miss Israel Julia Dyment	Miss Italy Laura Valenti	Miss Jamaica Carolyn Yapp
Miss Japan Emiri Miyasaka	Miss Korea Na Re	Miss Kosovo Gona Dragusha	Miss Lebanon Martine Andraos
Miss Malaysia Joannabelle Ng	Miss Mauritius Anais Veerapatren	Miss Mexico Karla Carrillo	Miss Montenegro Anja Jovanovic
Miss Namibia Happie Ntelamo	Miss Netherlands Avalon-Chanel Weyzig	Miss New Zealand Katherine Taylor	Miss Nicaragua Indiana Sanchez
Miss Nigeria Sandra Otohwo	Miss Norway Eli Landa	Miss Panama Diana Patricia Broce	Miss Paraguay Mareike Baumgarten Oroa
Miss Peru Karen Schwarz	Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo	Miss Poland Angelika Jakubowska	Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos
Miss Romania Bianca Elena Constantin	Miss Russia Sofia Rudieva	Miss Serbia Dragana Atlija	Miss Singapore Rachel Kum
Miss Slovak Republic Denisa Mendrejova	Miss Slovenia Mirela Korac	Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar	Miss Spain Estibaliz Pereira Rabade
Miss Sweden Renate Cerljen	Miss Switzerland Whitney Toyloy	Miss Tanzania Illuminata Wize James	Miss Thailand Chutima Durongdej
Miss Turkey Senem Kuyucuoglu	Miss Turks and Caicos Jewel Selver	Miss Ukraine Kristina Kots-Gotlib	Miss Uruguay Cinthia D’Ottone
Miss USA Kristen Dalton	Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez	Miss Vietnam Vo Yen	Miss Zambia Andella Chileshe-Matthews