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Miss Universe 2011: Meet the Media

Posted by Norman on September 2, 2011
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Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalvez posing for photographers during the Miss Universe 2011 media junket.

I don’t want to read too much into the selection, but twenty Miss Universe 2011 contenders were handpicked to attend the media junket which saw reporters and photographers from various press groups dishing out their questions and flash bulbs to the ladies who were only too willing to smile and oblige. Could they be the favorites of the locals or the preferred spokespersons of the organizers or a mix of both? Anyways, here are the 20 beauties who were present during the same.

Miss Angola Leila Lopes

Miss Argentina Natalia Rodriguez

Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs

Miss Bahamas Anastagia Pierre

Miss Bolivia Olivia Pinheiro

Miss Brazil Priscila Machado

Miss Chile Vanessa Ceruti

Miss China Zilin Luo

Miss Colombia Catalina Robayo

Miss Costa Rica Johanna Solano

Miss Dominican Republic Dalia Fernandez

Miss Japan Maria Kamiyama

Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers

Miss Peru Natalie Vertiz

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup

Miss Portugal Laura Goncalves

Miss Puerto Rico Viviana Ortiz

Miss Spain Paula Guillo

Miss USA Alyssa Campanella

Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalvez

Miss Universe 2011: At Praia de Enseada

Posted by Norman on September 1, 2011
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Fun at Praia de Enseada (L-R): Miss Kazakhstan Valeriya Aleinikova, Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry, Miss Japan Maria Kamiyama, Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros, Miss Honduras Keylin Gomez and Miss Aruba Gillain Berry

What’s a beauty pageant without beach scenes? So the Miss Universe 2011 delegates have been whisked to Praia de Enseada for a day of taping and frolicking in its cool waters. It is cold in Sao Paulo right now, but nothing beats parading in two piece swimwears and sexily posing to photographers.

(L-R) Miss New Zealand Priyani Puketapu, Miss Korea Jung So-ra, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup, Miss Romania Larisa Popa and Miss Singapore Valerie Lim

Miss Belgium Justine De Jonckheere

Miss Slovak Republic Dagmar Kolesárová

Miss Bahamas Anastagia Pierre

Miss Kosovo Aferdita Dreshaj

Miss Nicaragua Adriana Dorn

Miss Bolivia Olivia Pinheiro

(L-R) Miss Thailand Chanyasorn Sakornchan, Miss Turkey Melisa Asli Pamuk, Miss Korea Jung So-ra, Miss New Zealand Priyani Puketapu and Miss Nicaragua, Adriana Dorn

Miss Brazil Priscila Machado

Miss Estonia Madli Vilsar

Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros

Miss France Laury Thilleman

Posing for the perfunctory big group shot in front of Casa Grande Hotel which hosted the ladies at Praia de Enseada

All images courtesy of Fotoarena

The Asia-Oceania Presence in Miss Universe 2011

Posted by Norman on August 25, 2011
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(L-R) Miss Vietnam Vu Thi Hoang My, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup, Miss Korea Jung So-ra, and Miss Thailand Chanyasorn Sakornchan.

Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry (2nd from left), Miss Indonesia Nadine Ames (3rd from left) and Miss Japan Maria Kamiyama (2nd from right) bond with Miss Trinidad & Tobago Gabrielle Walcott (extreme right) and Chelsae Durocher of Canada (extreme left).

Miss China Luo Zilin getting prepped up for her photoshoot.

Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs flashing a modest grin while getting her hair done for the photoshoot.

Miss India Vasuki Sunkavalli giving her best pose for the carnival-themed photoshoot (Photo credit: Fotoarena.com.br)

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup (L) and Miss USA Alyssa Campanella

Miss Universe 2011 Delegates from Asia-Oceania are not about to get sidelined by the flashy Latinas and doll-like Europeans. In fact, they are getting more than their fair share of attention and are slowly inching towards the shortlist of several locals. True that sensuality is always half-missing in their aura, but there is nothing that can’t be learned in just a few days of mixing with the more smoldering beauties.

Right now, I heard it from the grapevine that Miss China Luo Zilin is getting favored left and right in Sao Paulo. Some rumors are even talking about MUO (Miss Universe Organization) grooming her for a possible win. Of course, take these talks with a grain of salt. The competition has just started and just about every candidate wants to get hold of the Miss Universe crown.

Photo credit: Fotoarena.com.br

And as for the country sashes above, is it just me or does the previous style – where the letters are stitched into the cloth sash – still look more attractive? Oh well… 😉

Miss Universe Japan 2011 is Maria Kamiyama

Posted by Norman on June 19, 2011
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A 24 year old Sales Clerk from Osaka was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2011 during the finals held at the Tokyo Dome Hall Friday night. Maria Kamiyama, who stands 1.68m, will now represent her country in the Miss Universe 2011 Pageant in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The national competition, which has been delayed for months after the deadly earthquake which struck the northeast part of Japan, finally pushed through and allowed last year’s winner, Maiko Itai, to formally relinquish her crown.

Her runners-up include Hibiki Nozu from Okinawa and Michiko Tanaka from Shizuoka.

Good luck in Sao Paolo, Maria!