Meet Miss Pole Dance South America
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pole dancer Sharon Pacheco of Colombia stretches as she prepares to perform in the annual Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a chance to participate in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Vanesa Zylinski of Argentina performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
A pole dancer performs on a street sign to promote the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday Nov. 10, 2011. The pole dance competition is a one day competition on Friday. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancers stretch as they prepare to perform in the annual Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a chance to participate in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante won the competition. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
A pole dancer waits offstage to perform in the annual Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a chance to participate in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancers perform on a fence at the obelisk to promote the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday Nov. 10, 2011. The pole dance competition is a one day competition on Friday. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Vanesa Zylinski of Argentina performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Sharon Pacheco of Colombia stretches as she prepares to perform in the annual Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a chance to participate in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Romina Acosta of Argentina performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Laura Basualdo of Argentina performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Natalia Gutierrez of Argentina performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Micaela Garcia of Argentina performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Natalia Gutierrez of Argentina performs in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Argentina's Maria Luz Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)
Pole dancer Maria Luz Escalante of Argentina stretches as she prepares to perform in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 and Pole Dance Argentina 2011 competitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday Nov. 11, 2011. Escalante placed first in both competitions. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a spot in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (AP2011)