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Miss Universe 2010 Pictures

By James Wray Aug 19, 2010, 23:11 GMT

An undated handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 19 August 2010 shows Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, posing for fashion photographer Fadil Berisha at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August 2010. EPA/FADIL BERISHA/MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION/HO (RETOUCHED - Glamor enhanced)

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Yohana Benitez Olmedo, Miss Paraguay 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Rima Fakih (R), Miss USA 2010, has her make up done by Kryolan Make-Up Artist Linda Rasstanie, as she starts the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Jessica Cecchini, Miss Italy 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Donia Hamed (L), Miss Egypt 2010, and Nana Gogichaishvili (R), Miss Georgia 2010, pose in their Dar Be Dar swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Debora Lyra, Miss Brazil 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 19 August 2010 shows Priscilla Lee, Miss Aruba 2010, Lady Mina, Miss Ecuador 2010, Asselina Kuchukova, Miss Kazakhstan 2010, Jessica Cecchini, Miss Italy 2010, Josefina Nunez, Miss British Virgin Islands 2010, Adriana Reveron, Miss Spain 2010, Yohana Benitez Olmedo, Miss Paraguay 2010, Debora Lyra, Miss Brazil 2010 and Tania Lim, Miss Singapore 2010 rehearsing for the upcoming Miss Universe Competition at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 13 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August 2010. EPA/DARREN DECKER/MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION/HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Timea Babinyecz, Miss Hungary 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Mariana Paola Vicente (L), Miss Puerto Rico 2010, and Anyoli Abrego (R), Miss Panama 2010, pose in their Dar Be Dar swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Viivi Pumpanen, Miss Finland 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Kristiana Rohder, Miss Germany 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 19 August 2010 shows Lady Mina, Miss Ecuador 2010, arriving on a Pink Jeep Tour of the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada while filming in preparation for the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant on 12 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August 2010. EPA/PATRICK PRATHER/MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION/HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Jessica Scheel, Miss Guatemala 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 19 August 2010 shows Yendi Phillipps, Miss Jamaica 2010 wearing her national costume for a pre taped segment of the 2010 Miss Universe Competition at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 18 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August 2010. EPA/PATRICK PRATHER/MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION/HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Dalysha Doorga (L-R), Miss Mauritius 2010; Wen Tang, Miss China 2010; and Yesica Di Vincenzo, Miss Argentina 2010, pose for photographers during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Maria Nowakowska, Miss Poland 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Ena Sandra Causevic, Miss Denmark 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Melinda Victoria Elvenes, Miss Norway 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Linda Fah, Miss Switzerland 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Wen Tang, Miss China 2010, posing for photographers, as she starts the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Michaela Savic, Miss Sweden 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Jurema Ferraz (L), Miss Angola 2010, and Maiko Itai (R), Miss Japan 2010, pose in their Dar Be Dar swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Jessica Schell, Miss Guatemala 2010, getting her Dar Be Dar swimsuit fitted by swimwear designer Tala Raassi, as she starts the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 07 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Jim Hudson (C), Curator of Animal Care at Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, helping Stefania Fernandez (R), Miss Universe 2009 train a dolphin with Cilou Annys, Miss Belgium 2010, looking on while filming a remote segment at the Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition on 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/PATRICK PRATHER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Yendi Phillipps (L-R), Miss Jamaica 2010; Mariana Paola Vicente, Miss Puerto Rico 2010, and Hellen Dausen, Miss Tanzania 2010, at Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, while filming a remote segment at the Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition on 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/PATRICK PRATHER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Fonthip Watcharatrakul (L-R), Miss Thailand 2010; Angela Martini, Miss Albania 2010; and Venus Raj, Miss Philippines 2010, pose in their Dar Be Dar swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Janeisha John (L-R), Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2010; Debora Lyra, Miss Brazil 2010, and Asselina Kuchukova, Miss Kazakhstan 2010, pose in their Dar Be Dar swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Rahaf Abdallah (L-R), Miss Lebanon 2010; Eva Arias, Miss Dominican Republic 2010; and Malika Menard, Miss France 2010, pose in their Dar Be Dar swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Miss Universe Photographer Ivan Vejar (C) showing Asselina Kuchukova (L), Miss Kazakhstan 2010, and Stephany Ortega (R), Miss Uruguay 2010, photos that he has taken of them during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition t the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Cilou Annys, Miss Belgium 2010, posing for photographers, as she starts the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 09 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Tara Vaitiere Hoyos, Miss Great Britain 2010, posing in her Dar Be Dar swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO

A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 11 August 2010 shows Claudia Arce Lemaitre (L-R), Miss Bolivia 2010; Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010; and Marelisa Gibson, Miss Venezuela 2010, pose in their Dar Be Dar swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 08 August 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place in Las Vegas on 23 August. EPA/DARREN DECKER / MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / HO