Watch for the 59th annual Miss Universe beauty pageant to feature more than 80 delegates from around the world - competing in one of the planet's most popular beauty pageants - as the official schedule firms up for an August air date in the US on NBC Television and Telemundo.

Miss Universe 2009 recap
2009 marked the first time the Bahamas was chosen to host the event. The main venue was the glittering Imperial Ballroom, in the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, where 85 contestants from around the world competed in this year's pageant

HISTORY

What began in 1952 - as a local bathing beauty competition in Long Beach, CA - has since grown to be a Donald Trump organization showcase that puts the spotlight directly on the world's most beautiful women.

International Pageant of Pulchritude was one to first use the title “Miss Universe” in 1926. This first international contest event, lasted when the Great Depression and other events preceding World War II led to their demise, in 1935.

LATEST INFORMATION

As 59th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 2010 will be held in a venue and date to be announced. Meanwhile, the Miss Universe 2009, Stefanía Fernández of Venenzuela, will crown her successor at the end of the said event. Over 80 countries and territories all over the world will compete for the crown and title. The pageant will broadcast live on NBC and Telemundo.

Surreptitious reporters say that “Miss Universe 2010” pageant will be hosted by the country Bolivia for the first time. Bolivia, or officially known as The Plurinational State of Bolivia, is an interior country in central South America. It is bounded by the country Brazil, to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, and Chile and Peru to the west. Many people were excited to witness this biggest annual pageant in the universe. Below are the lists of the 39 delegates as of April 18.//

luckily,Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 -- giving her country its sixth title in the international competition. She was officially crowned by Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza, who was named the new Miss Universe at the 57th annual 2008 pageant.
About Miss Universe


Following the evening gown competition, judges pick the Top 10 who go on to show off their best assets in the traditional and very popular swimsuit competition, from which the Top 5 are chosen... culminating in the crowning of Miss Universe 2010.

Miss Universe Around The Web
Check out more information on the universe's most famous beauty pageant in video clips, pictures, interviews and contestant profiles, along with past winners, judges, and bit of related history and trivia at top sites devoted to Miss Universe 2010 ...

Miss Universe.com - Check out the pageant's official site with videos, photos, close-up interviews and profiles of all the contestants.
Global Beauties.com - Photos of all delegates along with their pick for Most Photogenic, the complete schedule, information on the telecast, and a virtual backstage pass for news tidbits and fun facts leading up to the pageant.
Miss Universe - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia offering extensive information on the selection process, pageant history, a complete list of winners from 1952 to the present, related links.

Pageant Almanac - Miss Universe - Everything you ever wanted to know including current vital stats and photos, predicted rankings, past winners, along with an archive of Miss Photogenic, Congeniality and swimsuit competition winners, plus past judges, performers, venues and locations.
Pageant News Bureau - Miss Universe - An archive of pageants the recent past including picture galleries, lists of winners, and historic photos.