Miss Universe 2008 Prelude

In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Miss India 2008 Simran Kaur Mundi poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, June 20, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, at 8 a.m. UCT and in the United States on July 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Darren Decker)

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In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Miss Kazakhstan 2008 Alfina Nassyrova poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, June 20, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, at 8 a.m. UCT and in the United States on July 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Darren Decker)

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In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Miss China 2008 Ziya Wei poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, June 20, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, at 8 a.m. UCT and in the United States on July 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Darren Decker)

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In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Miss Canada 2008 Samantha Tajik poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, June 20, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, at 8 a.m. UCT and in the United States on July 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Darren Decker)

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Miss Vietnam 2008 Nguyen Thuy Trang poses for photos during an official welcoming ceremony of her and Miss Universe 2008 contestants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Friday, June 20, 2008. The 2008 Miss Universe Pageant will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July. (AP Photo)

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In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Miss Israel 2008 Shunit Faragi poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, June 20, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, at 8 a.m. UCT and in the United States on July 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Darren Decker)

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In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Miss Australia 2008 Laura Dundovic, left, Miss Germany 2008 Madina Taher, Miss Philippines 2008 Jennifer Barrientos, right, pose poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, June 20, 2008. They will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, at 8 a.m. UCT and in the United States on July 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Darren Decker)

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Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart poses for photos during an official welcoming ceremony of her and Miss Universe 2008 contestants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Friday, June 20, 2008. The 2008 Miss Universe Pageant will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam in July. (AP Photo)

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Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori poses for photos during an official welcoming ceremony of her and Miss Universe 2008 contestants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Friday, June 20, 2008. The 2008 Miss Universe Pageant will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam in July. (AP Photo)

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Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori poses for photos during an official welcoming ceremony of her and Miss Universe 2008 contestants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Friday, June 20, 2008. The 2008 Miss Universe Pageant will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam in July. (AP Photo)

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June 19: Miss Puerto Rico 2008, Ingrid Rivera Santos, poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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June 19: Miss South Africa 2008, Tansey Coetzee, poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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June 19: Miss Costa Rica 2008, Maria Teresa Rodriguez, poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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June 19: Miss Ecuador 2008, Domenica Saporitti, poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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June 19: Eliska Buckova, Miss Czech Republic 2008, left, and Alizee Poulicek, Miss Belgium 2008, pose poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. They will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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June 18: Ingrid Rivera Santos, Miss Puerto Rico, poses for a photo by the pool at the Ho Chi Minh City host hotel, New World Hotel Saigon. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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June 17: Putri Raemawasti, Miss Indonesia, Crystle Stewart, Miss USA, and Rebeca Moreno, Miss El Salvador, pose on arrival at the Ho Chi Minh City host hotel in Vietnam. They will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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June 18: Mark Rutman and Armando Flores hold a light diffuser to assist photographer Darren Decker while Nguyen Thuy Lam, Miss Vietnam, poses for a photo in swimwear at the Ho Chi Minh City host hotel, New World Hotel Saigon. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.

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