Maria Venus Raj – Miss Philippines 2010

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Name: Maria Venus Raj
Age: 21
Height: 176cm / 5’9″
Birthplace: Doha, Qatar
Measurements: 35-22-35
Place of Origin: Camarines Sur, Philippines

Maria Venus Raj was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010 on March 06, 2010 at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines. Just 3 weeks after her coronation on March 29, 2010, she was stripped of her title due to “inconsistencies” on her birth certificate.

Helen Nicolette Henson replaced her a few days later. Her sudden dethronement caused uproar among her Filipino supporters all over the Philippines and overseas. Many expressed their disappointments through online petitions and signature campaigns in popular Internet media such Facebook, Twitter, forums and blogsites. Supporters began sending letters to the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated demanding her reinstatement and are willing to go as far as the Miss Universe Organization so much that they reversed their previous stand citing “humanitarian reasons” on April 10, 2010.

Her exotic look was a product of Filipino and Indian bloodlines. Her parents, a Filipina mother and an Indian father met in Doha, Qatar where she was born. Later, her mother took her to Camarines Sur, Philippines when her parents separated.

Maria Venus Raj graduated “cum laude” from her bachelor’s degree in Communications Arts at Bicol University in Albay, Philippines. Before winning her crown, she worked as an Information Assistant for a Philippine government bureau and a fashion model as well.

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Maria Nowakowska – Miss Poland 2010

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Name: Maria Nowakowska
Age: March 14, 1987 (age 23)
Height: 182cm / 5’11″
Place of Origin: Legnica, Poland
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown

Miss Polonia 2009, Maria Nowakowska was crowned Miss Poland Universe 2010. In March of this year, she went to Australia as a special guest in the Formula 1 Grand Prix Ball. She will be Poland’s official representative in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant.

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Mariana Paola Vicente Morales – Miss Puerto Rico 2010

Personal Details:
Name: Mariana Vicente
Age: 21 years (January 8, 1989)
Height: 173cm / 5’8″
Measurements
Bust: 33.5 in (85 cm)
Waist: 24.5 in (62 cm)
Hips: 36 in (91 cm)
Place of Origin: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Mariana Paola Vicente Morales was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 12, 2009. She is the oldest in the family of four children and is a renowned model in her country. Before her winning, she is attending University of Puerto Rico in Carolina as a student. Her grandfather is of Spanish descent who immigrated to Puerto Rico. Mariana will officially represent Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant.

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Oana Paveluc – Miss Romania 2010

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Name: Oana Paveluc
Age: 18 years (August 14, 1991)
Height: 181cm / 5’11″
Measurements: 88-62-92
Place of Origin: Brasov, Romania

Oana Paveluc (born August 14, 1991 in Braşov, Romania) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned new Miss Universe Romania 2010 on July 14, 2010 after Alexandra Cătălina Filip, the original winner, was dethrowned as she refused to sign the contract with the Miss Universe Organization (MUO).

The contract stipulates that the winner of Miss Universe 2010 must move to NYC and be under contract with Donald Trump for one year. Alexandra is a professional sport dancer and she wanted to be able to continue representing Romania at international sport dancing competitions and not be restrained by MUO's contract.

On July 14th, 2010, at the official press conference where the winners of Miss Universe Romanjia 2010 had gathered to meet with all the sponsors and receive their prizes, Alexandra Cătălina Filip surprised everyone when she announced that she doesn't wish to continue the path to Las Vegas and in a friendly manner allowed Bianca Elena Constantin, Miss Universe Romania 2009 to crown Oana Paveluc.

On July 9th, 2010, in a live televised show (audited by Ernst & Young Romania) Alexandra Catalina Filip was awarded 397 points (out of a total of 480) by the 12 official judges whereas Oana Paveluc had received 370 points. The audience at home voted via sms (at a cost of €0.30) and their vote counted as the 13th vote. Oana Paveluc also won the "Media award" which was decided by 12 jounalists from well-known publications, radio, online and other media firms.

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Irina Antonenko – Miss Russia 2010

Birth name: Irina Antonenko
Birthdate: 1 September 1991 (age 18)
Birthplace: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Eye color: Grey
Hair color: Black

Irina Igorevna Antonenko (Russian: Ири́на И́горевна Анто́ненко; born 1 September 1991) is a Russian beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss Russia 2010 in Moscow on 6 March 2010. Antoneko was crowned Miss Russia 2010 by outgoing titleholder Sofia Rudieva, Miss Russia 2009 and Stefania Fernandez, Miss Universe 2009.

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Lidija Kocic – Miss Serbia 2010

The 22 year-old Lidija Kocic was born on November 22, 1987 in Beogradanka, located in the capital city of Serbia and the fourth largest city in Southeastern Europe, Belgrade, and she grew up in Banovo. She stands 5 ft 11 in tall.

She finished a master degree in Business and Marketing. She speaks English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Greek. She loves to watch movies during her spare time.

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Anna Amenová – Miss Slovak Republic 2010

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Name: Anna Amenová
Age: 25
Height: 173cm / 5’8”
Place of Origin: Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Anna Amenova was crowned Miss Universe Slovak Republic 2010 in a nationally televised pageant on March 7, 2010. She is a model.

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Marika Savšek – Miss Slovenia 2010

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Name: Marika Savšek
Age: 23
Height: 175cm / 5’9″
Place of Origin: Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia

Marika Savsek was crowned Miss Universe Slovenia 2010 at Pro Plus d.o.o. in Ljubljana on May 14, 2010. The 23 year-old Marika was born in Smartno pri Litiji. She stands 5 ft 9 in tall.

Since Slovenia joined the Miss Universe pageant in 2001, the highest rank they reached was when Tjasa Kokalj reached the top 15 in 2007.

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Nicole Flint – Miss South Africa 2010

Birth name: Nicole Flint
Birth date: May 15, 1988 (age 22)
Birthplace: South Africa
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown

Nicole Flint is a South African model who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010 during the coronation night held at Sun City Superbowl on December 13, 2009.

Before winning, Nicole works as a Public Relations Coordinator for Just Plain Media.
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Adriana Reverón – Miss Spain 2010

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Name: Adriana Reverón
Age: 24
Height: 177cm / 5’10″
Place of Origin: Errenteria, Spain

Background:

The Kingdom Of Spain, a global empire has been a consistent driving force in the Miss Universe pageant for the past years. Surprisingly it has only won once since its arrival – Amparo Muñoz deliver the Miss Universe 1974 crown for Spain by beating 64 other lovely delegates. This time, Adriana Reverón – a model and former Miss Earth finalist will represent the beautiful European country of more than 40 million people in the Miss Universe.

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Ishanka Madurasinghe – Miss Sri Lanka 2010

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Name: Ishanka Madurasinghe
Age: 23
Height: 174cm / 5’8″
Place of Origin: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Background:

Sri Lanka, the venerable island nation in South Asia has not yet won the Miss Universe title since joining the pageant. This time however, they are sending Ishanka Madurasinghe, a university student to represent the rich culture and the beauty of the Sri Lankan people.

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Michaela Savic – Miss Sweden 2010

Birth name: Michaela Savic
Birthdate: March 14, 1991 (1991-03-14) (age 19)
Birthplace: Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden
Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Hair color: Brown

Michaela Savić, is a Swedish beauty pageant titleholder and model. Savic is Miss Universe Sweden 2010. She will attend Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas on August 23. She has been a model since the age of 14 and attended to several castings, plays and fashion shows. Savic placed second in Miss Universe Sweden 2009, behind Renate Cerljen.

Savic will be the second Miss Universe Sweden to represent Sweden in Miss Universe since the Miss Sweden pageant lost the right for the international final in 2009.

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Linda Fäh – Miss Switzerland 2010

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Name: Linda Fäh
Age: 22 (November 10, 1987)
Height: 177cm / 5’10″
Place of Origin: Benken, Switzerland

Background:

Linda Fäh is a Swiss model who was crowned Miss Switzerland 2010. She will be Switzerland’s official representative to the Miss Universe 2010 pageant.

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Hellen Dausen – Miss Tanzania 2010

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Name: Hellen Dausen
Age: 23
Height: 172cm / 5’7″
Place of Origin: Arusha, Tanzania

Hellen Dausen was crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2010 by Illuminata James, Miss Universe Tanzania 2009 on April 23, 2010. Hellen is officially representing Tanzania in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant.

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Fonthip Watcharatrakul – Miss Thailand 2010

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Name: Fonthip Watcharatrakul
Age: 19
Height: 170cm / 5’7″
Place of Origin: Samut Prakan, Thailand

Fonthip Watcharatrakul won Miss Thailand Universe 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand on March 20, 2010 and was crowned by her predecessor Chutima Durongdej, Miss Thailand Universe 2009. She is known as Pook Look among her family and friends. Currently, she’s taking up a law degree at the Assumption University of Thailand.

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La Toya Woods – Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2010

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Name: La Toya Woods
Age: 24
Height: 178cm / 5’10″
Place of Origin: Couva, Trinidad & Tobago

La Toya Woods was crowned Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2010. She is currently taking up a degree in Psychology at the College of Science Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT). La Toya is a fashion model who has graced the cover of different fashion magazines and runways in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Ushoshi Sengupta – Miss India 2010

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Name: Ushoshi Sengupta
Age: 21
Height: 170cm / 5′7″
Place of Origin: Kolkata, India

India has become a powerhouse in the Miss Universe pageant since Sushmita Sen won in 1994. These past few decades showed that India with its incredible culture and rich tradition is not only a rising world power but also one of the most successful countries in the Miss Universe. Currently, India holds two of the Miss Universe titles and will take the third one if Ushoshi Sengupta is to succeed.

This twenty-one year old beauty from Kolkata is a graduate of humanities from St. Xavier’s University and plans to become an actress in mainstream Bollywood. Her father is an ex-Indian Air Force official while her mother is a homemaker.

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Tania Lim Kim Suan – Miss Singapore 2010

Personal Details:
Name: Tania Lim Kim Suan
Age: 22
Height: 175cm / 5′9″
Place of Origin: Singapore City, Singapore

Background:

Singapore will be strongly represented this year in the Miss Universe pageant by Tania Lim, a Mass Communication graduate. Although, she’s not the most favourite during the finals, she went on to win the Miss Singapore Universe 2010 crown on May 28, 2010. Before winning her crown, Tania works as an account executive.

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Gizem Memiç – Miss Turkey 2010

Birth name: Gizem Memiç
Birth date: May 16, 1990 (1990-05-16)
Birthplace: Gaziantep, Turkey
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
Title(s): Miss Turkey 2010

Background:
Gizem Memiç is a Turkish beauty pageant contestant from Gaziantep who won Miss Turkey 2010 on Thursday 1 April 2010. Gizem Memiç, accepted the crown from Ebru Şam, Miss Turkey 2009.

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Anna Poslavskaya – Miss Ukraine 2010

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Name: Anna Poslavskaya
Age: 22
Height: 180cm / 5’11″
Place of Origin: Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine

Background:

Anna Poslavska (Ukrainian: Анна Пославська);is a model and a pageant titleholder who won the Miss Ukraine Universe 2010. She will represent Ukraine in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant.

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Stephany Ortega – Miss Uruguay 2010

Personal Details:
Name: Stephany Ortega
Age: 20
Height: 173cm / 5’8″
Place of Origin: Montevideo, Uruguay

Background:

Stephany Ortega was crowned Miss Uruguay 2010 on February 27, 2010, at the Conrad Resort and Casino in Punta del Este, Uruguay. She is a model and resides in Montevideo.

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Rima Fakih – Miss USA

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Name: Rima Fakih
Age: 24
Height: 174cm / 5’8″
Place of Origin: Dearborn, Michigan

Background:
Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA last May 16, 2010 becoming the first American woman with Arabic origin to ever win the contest. Prior to her crowning, Rimah has joined several smaller beauty contests and worked for Detroit Medical Center as a sales associate.

She has a degree in Economics and Business Management and intends to pursue a law degree in the future. As a Muslim woman, there was a mixed reaction to her winning the title.


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Janeisha John – Miss US Virgin Islands

Personal Details:
Name: Janeisha John
Age: 22
Height: 173cm / 5’8″
Place of Origin: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

Background:

US Virgin Islands,a US territory in the Carribean with an estimated population of more than 100 thousand people will be represented in the Miss Universe by Janeisha John, a model and TV host.

US Virgin Islands has not yet won the Miss Universe title since its inception.

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Miss Venezuela - Marelisa Gibson

Personal Details:
Name: Marelisa Gibson
Age: 21
Height: 178cm / 5’10″
Place of Origin: Caracas, Venezuela

Background: Marelisa Gibson Villegas was crowned Miss Venezuela 2009 on September 24, 2009. She also was awarded “Best Face” during the competition. Marelisa is taking up a degree in Architecture at the Central University of Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela. Of Swedish-Mexican descent, she is fluent in 3 languages; Spanish, English and French.

Since 1952, Marelisa became the 6th Miss Miranda to win in the Miss Venezuela pageant. She cites Theatre and Photography as some of her interests. Venezuela is a true powerhouse in the Miss Universe. The country’s dominance was proven once more as they made history last year for being the only country to win successively in the Miss Universe.

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Alice Musukwa – Miss Zambia 2010

Personal Details:
Name: Alice Musukwa
Age: 22
Height: 178cm / 5’10″
Place of Origin: Lusaka, Zambia

Background:
Alice Rowlands Musukwa walked out victorious out of the total 13 candidates competing the title of Miss Universe Zambia 2010. The final night was held at Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia on May 28, 2010.

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The main event of Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It will be hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales. Stefanía Fernández from Venezuela, will crown her successor at the end of this event.

John Legend will give live performance at the show. Total 83 girls from different countries and territories are in the race to win the crown of Miss Universe 2010.



Contestants of Miss Universe 2010 Beauty Pageant:

* Albania - Angela Martini
* Angola - Jurema Ferraz
* Argentina - Yesica di Vincenzo
* Aruba - Priscilla Lee
* Australia - Jesinta Campbell
* Bahamas - Braneka Bassett
* Belgium - Cilou Annys
* Bolivia - Claudia Arce
* Botswana - Tirelo Ramasedi
* Brazil - Debora Lyra
* British Virgin Islands - Josefina Nunez
* Canada - Elena Semikina
* China - Tang Wen
* Colombia - Natalia Navarro
* Costa Rica - Marva Wright
* Croatia - Lana Obad
* Curacao - Safira de Wit
* Cyprus - Demetra Olymbiou
* Czech Republic - Jitka Valkova
* Denmark - Ena Sandra Causevic
* Dominican Republic - Eva Arias
* Ecuador - Lady Mina
* Egypt - Donia Hamed
* El Salvador - Sonia Cruz
* Finland - Viivi Pumpanen
* France - Malika Ménar
* Georgia - Nana Gogichaishvili
* Germany - Kristiana Rohder
* Ghana - Awurama Simpson
* Great Britain - Tara Hoyos-Martine
* Greece - Anna Prelevic
* Guam - Vanessa Torres
* Guatemala - Jessica Scheel
* Guyana - Tamika Henry
* Haiti - Sarodj Bertin
* Honduras - Kenia Martinez
* Hungary - Timea Babinyecz
* India - Ushoshi Sengupta
* Indonesia - Qory Sandioriva
* Ireland - Rozanna Purcell
* Israel - Bat-el Jobi
* Italy - Jessica Cecchini
* Jamaica - Yendi Phillipps
* Japan - Maiko Itai
* Kazakhstan - Assel Kuchukova
* Korea - Kim Joo-ri
* Kosovo - Kështjella Pepshi
* Lebanon - Rahaf Abdallah
* Malaysia - Nadine Ann Thomas
* Mauritius - Dalysha Doorga
* Mexico - Jimena Navarrete
* Netherlands - Desirée van den Berg
* New Zealand - Ria van Dyke
* Nicaragua - Scharllette Allen
* Nigeria - Ngozi Odalonu
* Norway - Melinda Elvenes
* Panama - Anyoli Abrego
* Paraguay - Johana Benitez
* Peru - Giuliana Zevallos
* Philippines - Venus Raj
* Poland - Maria Nowakowska
* Puerto Rico - Mariana Vicente
* Romania - Oana Paveluc
* Russia - Irina Antonenko
* Serbia - Lidija Kocic
* Singapore - Tania Lim
* Slovak Republic - Anna Amenova
* Slovenia - Marika Savsek
* South Africa - Nicole Flint
* Spain - Adriana Reveron
* Sri Lanka - Ishanka Madurasinghe
* Sweden - Michaela Savic
* Switzerland - Linda Fäh
* Tanzania - Hellen Dausen
* Thailand - Fonthip Watcharatrakul
* Trinidad & Tobago - LaToya Woods
* Turkey - Gizem Memic
* Ukraine - Anna Poslavska
* Uruguay - Stephany Ortega
* USA - Rima Fakih
* U.S. Virgin Islands - Janeisha John
* Venezuela - Marelisa Gibson
* Zambia - Alice Musukwa

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Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, will be held at the Mandalay

Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It will be hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales. Stefanía Fernández from Venezuela, will crown her successor at the end of this event.

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Tune in for the LIVE broadcast of the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The pageant will air on NBC and Telemundo at 9-11PM ET.
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