Miss Czech Republic 2008 - Eliška Bučková

Eliška Bučková (born 23 July 1989 in Hodonín, Czechoslovakia) is a pageant titleholder from the Czech Republic who won the title of Czech Miss 2008 as a 19-year-old. Eliška represented the Czech Republic at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008 where Elisa placed as one of semi-finalists in the Top 15 and finished in 11th place. Judge Nadine Velazquez commented after the swimsuit contest, "Eliška has a rack that make the rest of us women extremely jealous!"

Miss Denmark 2010 - Ena Sandra Causevic

Ena Sandra Causevic (born. August 21, 1989) is a Danish model from Sønderborg, Denmark. She was appointed to represent Denmark in Las Vegas at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant. Besides all her work as a model she is currently studying communications and participates actively in charities for families with cancer affected children. She is an ambassor for FMKB.

Miss Belgium 2009 - Zeynep Kübra Sever Demirel

Zeynep Kübra Sever Demirel, (born July 9, 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey) was Miss Belgium 2009. Sever is of Turkish descent; she moved to Belgium when she was 12 years old.

Zeynep Sever was married to Fenerbahçe S.K. goalkeeper Volkan Demirel on September 21, 2010. She has also played volleyball for Fenerbahçe.

She represented Belgium in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on August 23 in the Bahamas, where she placed in the top 15, where the eventual winner was Stefanía Fernández from Venezuela.

Miss Korea 2010 - Jung So-ra, Korea

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Jung So-ra (born March 10, 1991), also known as Sora Jung in the Western media, is a Korean beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2010 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.

Jung is the daughter of the chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and intends to become a diplomat. She graduated from Shanghai American School in the class of 2009. She had previously planned to attend college in the United States, however is currently attending Korea University. She speaks three languages: Korean, Chinese, and English.

Jung, who stands 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) tall, competed as one of 56 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Korea, held on July 25, 2010 in Seoul, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent Korea in Miss Universe 2011.

After the pageant, Jung donated all her prize money to the International Vaccine Institute, an organization that develops and distributes vaccines in developing countries. "I made this decision to keep my promise to serve society when I was crowned Miss Korea," she said.

As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011, Jung will vie to succeed current Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

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Miss Bolivia 2010 - María Olivia Pinheiro Menacho

María Olivia Pinheiro Menacho (born October 29, 1983) is a Bolivian beauty pageant titleholder and model who was crowned Miss Bolivia 2010, and would have represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. Pinheiro declined to participate in the international competition after rumors about her real age were revealed to the press.

Born in Andrés Ibáñez, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to a Brazilian father – hence her fluent Portuguese – and a Bolivian mother (namely José Carlos Pinheiro and Cotty Menacho), Pinheiro started her pageant career in 1999 when, after just turning 16 years old, she represented her country at Miss Model of the World in Turkey and then a year later participated in Queen of the World 2000 in Germany, placing among the Top 10 semifinalists. It's then when Promociones Gloria, organizers of Miss Bolivia, named her Modelo Revelación 2000.

A year later, Pinheiro participated and became one of the favorites at International Queen of Flowers 2001 in Colombia, a pageant that was eventually won by Lilián Villanueva of Mexico. In 2002, she participated in her fourth international competition, Miss Intercontinental in Germany and a year later, represented Bolivia in her fifth contest, International Female Model 2003 in Aruba.

She's also worked as a model in her native Bolivia for the past decade and has been elected Queen of Comparsa at Santa Cruz de la Sierra's carnival celebrations twice: at age 16 as Queen of Chirapas Jrs. 2000 and at age 20 as Queen of Tremendazos 2004.

Pinheiro, who stands 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tall, competed as Miss Santa Cruz against 18 other delegates in her country's national pageant, Miss Bolivia, held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on August 26, 2010, where she became the eventual winner of the title and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Claudia Arce, gaining the right to represent Bolivia in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, to be broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. However, Olivia Pinheiro lied about her age, stating she was 24 years old. Journalist, Carlos Valverde, got hold of her original and fake birth certificates. In January 2011, Olivia Pinheiro declined her participation in Miss Universe 2011 due "to personal reasons", however she never answered to questions relating to her real age. Promociones Gloria, owner of Miss Universe franchise in Bolivia, announced that the winner of Miss Bolivia 2011 would participate in Miss Universe 2011. Notwithstanding, in June 2011, Olivia Pinheiro and Promociones Gloria announced that Olivia would remain the Bolivian representative to Miss Universe 2011.

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Runner-up in the Miss Universe 2008 - Marianne Cruz González

Marianne Cruz González (April 23, 1985) is the 2008 Miss Dominican Republic and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe 2008. She was born in Salcedo, Dominican Republic.

Born in Salcedo, Dominican Republic, Marianne is the youngest of three sisters. Her parents got divorced when she was young.

At the age of 16, Cruz began mountain climbing. She has climbed the highest elevation of the West Indies, The Pico Duarte, in Dominican Republic. Cruz is studying fashion design at Santo Domingo, and is the voice of many charity campaigns in Dominican Republic.

She participated in the Miss Dominican Republic 2007 beauty pageant. Despite her popularity, and her being the favorite candidate during the competition, she lost to Massiel Taveras the candidate from the province of Santiago.

Later on Cruz went on to participate in the Miss Continente Americano 2007 beauty pageant. She became the winner having been preceded by Mia Taveras, Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2006.

When Cruz was declared the winner of Miss Continente Americano 2007, many were upset because the Dominican Republic had won this pageant two times in a row by Mia Taveras in 2006 and Marianne Cruz in 2007.

After having disputed this title with 8 beauties coming from various areas of the country. Marianne Cruz 22-year-old became Miss Dominican Republic 2008 and received the crown from Massiel Taveras, Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2007.

After winning, she was given the right to participate on Miss Universe 2008, where she had a controversial but great participation, impressing the judges and getting the title of second runner up, the third highest position Dominican Republic has gotten in Miss Universe, alongside with Renata Soñé and after Ada de la Cruz, first runner up Miss Universe 2009, following Amelia Vega.

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Miss Brazil 2006 - Jane de Souza Borges Oliveira

Jane de Souza Borges Oliveira (born c. 1985) is a beauty queen who represented Brazil in Miss World 2006 in Poland, placing as one of the Top 6 finalists and obtaining the title of Miss World Americas.

Prior to competing in Miss World 2006, Borges completed an internship at a social security office and intended to pursue a career in psychology.

As the official representative of her country to the 2006 Miss World pageant held in Warsaw, Poland, Borges became one of the Top 25 semifinalists during the Miss World Beach Beauty fast track event, finishing her participation as one of the Top 6 finalists of Miss World 2006 and obtaining the title of Miss World Americas.

 

  

Miss Brazil 1999 - Renata Bonfiglio Fan

Renata Bonfiglio Fan (born July 5, 1977 in Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a lawyer and journalist student who represented her country in the Miss Universe 1999 pageant. Currently, she is a presenter of Sports program on the Band TV.

Fan was elected Miss Brasil in 1999, representing her state, Rio Grande do Sul. In the 1999 Miss Universe pageant, which took place on May 26, 2006 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Miss Colombia 2003 - Catherine Daza Manchola

Catherine Daza Manchola (born in Valle del Cauca), Miss Colombia 2003, gained the right to compete in Miss Universe 2004 where she was one of the 15 semi-finalists. Although she was a favorite for the crown after fantastic performances in both evening gown and swimsuit events, she failed to make the top five.

She was crowned by her predecessor, Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada from Santander, in the usual venue in the Colombian city of Cartagena. She beat the favorite for the crown, Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez, who later on went on to win rival pageant Miss International.

Daza was beaten to the crown by Australian Jennifer Hawkins even though she walked with confidence and she used a completely different technique to the swimsuit. She tucked the sarong inside her bra and when her name was announced, she removed it with both arms exhibiting her body. She was highly praised for this move.

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Czech Miss World 2010 - Veronika Machová

Veronika Machová (born 17 August 1990) is a Czech beauty pageant contestant from Rokycany who won Czech Miss World 2010 on Saturday 20 March 2010. She is student of Pedagogical Faculty, Charles University She competed in Miss World 2010 in China.

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Miss Egypt 2005 - Meriam George

Meriam George (born 1987, Cairo, Egypt) is an Egyptian beauty pageant titleholder. At the age of eighteen, she was the official Pantene Miss Egypt 2005 winner. She represented Egypt in Miss Universe 2005, Miss Intercontinental 2005 and Miss Earth 2006. In Miss Earth, she was among the eight finalists, in Miss Intercontinental, she was a semifinalist, and in Miss Universe, she did not place.

 

 

  

 

 

Miss Universe Italy 2010 - Jessica Cecchini

Jessica Cecchini (born March 3, 1990 in Borgosesia, Piemonte, Italy) is the winner of the Miss Universo Italia 2010 pageant that was held at the Teatro Antico Greco-Romano in Taormina, Sicilia on July 1, 2010. For the first time ever, the pageant streamed via webcast worldwide on twww.tv. Jessica beat out 27 other contestants and won the right to represent Italy at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she failed to advance to the Top 15. No Italian woman has ever won the Miss Universe crown, but the number of semifinalists and finalists (including 1st runners-up Daniela Bianchi in 1960 and Roberta Capua in 1987) makes Italy statistically the most successful country never to have won the pageant.

Jessica stands 5 ft 10 in (1.77m) and she's a Pisces. She's a student at the Istituto Tecnico Salute Individuale and she enjoys music and volleyball. Her dream is to someday work in the fashion industry or in show business.