Sunday, October 9, 2011

Vanessa Ceruti, Miss Chile 2011

Photo: Vanessa Ceruti, Miss Chile 2011, poses in swimwear upon arriving in São Paulo, Brazil – retouched photo.
Chilean actress, fashion model and Miss Chile 2011, Vanessa Ceruti, won the Miss Chile Pageant for Miss Universe and represented her country in Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in São Paulo, Brazil.

Dalia Fernández, Miss Dominican Republic 2011

Dalia Fernandez by Quisqueya LA Bella
Dalia Fernandez, a photo by Quisqueya LA Bella on Flickr.

Miss Dominican Republic 2011, Dalia Cristina Fernández Sánchez, represented Dominican Republic in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant held in São Paulo, Brazil, in August/ September 2011 as the official representative of her country.

Catalina Robayo, Miss Colombia 2010

Miss Colombia 2010, María Catalina Robayo Vargas, represented Colombia in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in São Paulo, Brazil, on 12 September 2011. Born in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Catalina Robayo won the title Miss Colombia 2010 in the Colombian national beauty pageant held in Cartagena on November 15, 2010, when the 22-year-old beauty also won the Miss Elegance Award. She represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant and became one of the 16 finalists in the event.

Scherri-Lee Biggs, Miss Australia 2011

Photo: Scherri-Lee Biggs Miss, Australia 2011, poses in swimwear in São Paulo, Brazil for the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE Competition – RETOUCHED photo, Credit: Bruce Casanova Photography©

Scherri-Lee Biggs is a South Africa-born Australian fashion model, who won the title Miss Universe Australia on 7 July 2011, and represented Australia in the beauty pageant Miss Universe 2011held in São Paulo, Brazil on 12 September 2011. She was placed in the Top 10 in the event. Born in 1990, Biggs was trained in ballet and dance, and she has been pursuing a career in modeling since age 16.

Jurema Ferraz Miss Angola 2010

Jurema Ferraz Miss Angola 2010

Jurema Ferraz, Miss Angola 2010, poses in her swimsuit for the judges during the Miss Universe 2010 Presentation Show held at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

Lesly Pereira, Miss Angola 2008

Lesly Pereira, Miss Angola 2008

Lesly Pereira who was Miss Angola 2008 is seen posing in her swimwear at Wonderpark, Tuesday, July 1, 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, for the opening of the 2008 Miss Universe pageant.

Leila Lopes in bikini

Leila-Lopes by Venkateswarlu Boya
Leila-Lopes, a photo by Venkateswarlu Boya on Flickr.

Leila Lopes, who was crowned Miss Universe 2011 by the former titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico in São Paulo, Brazil on 12 September 2011, is the 60th titleholder and the first Angolan to win the title. She is also the second African Miss Universe title winner of African descent following Botswana’s Mpule Kwelagobe who became Miss Universe 1999. However, Lopes is the fourth African beauty to win the title so far since the beginning of the pageant, the others being from South Africa (1978), Namibia (1992) and Botswana (1999).

Leila Lopes reacts on winning Miss Universe title

Leila Lopes reacts on winning Miss Universe 2011 title
Leila Lopes (Angola), a photo by fotoseletras on Flickr.

Leila Lopes, born in Benguela, Angola, on 26 February 1986, was crowned Miss Angola UK, Miss Angola 2010 and later Miss Universe 2011. She was pursuing a business management course in the United Kingdom where she contested for and won Miss Angola UK title on October 8, 2010 and qualified for the Miss Angola 2011 event held later in Luanda.

Aoife Hannon, Miss Ireland 2011

MISS UNIVERSE 2011 by Bruce C.
MISS UNIVERSE 2011, a photo by Bruce C. on Flickr.

Photo: Aoife Hannon, Miss Ireland 2011, poses in her Catalina - Brasil swimwear on 22 August 2011 at Hilton Såo Paulo Morumbi, Brazil, competing for the next 3 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE pageant. The 19-year-old beauty is from Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland.

Thursday, October 6, 2011