The 58th Miss Universe 2009 (Bahamas) pageant will be aired live on NBC and Telemundo. Again, most beautiful women from 80 plus countries will vie for the most prestigious title, the Miss Universe 2009. Let us all watch out for the winners for this year’s Ms. Universe title.

Dayana Mendoza, the reigning Miss Universe from Venezuela will crown her successor upon the announcement of winners on the coronation night to be happened on August 23 2009. Since May 2009, Mendoza has been touring the world in great height. She traveled to four continents and been to numerous countries such as Russia, Bolivia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Italy, Spain, France, Ukraine, Argentina, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Cuba, Vietnam and UAE. She also had a number of trips to USA. The six major sponsors of the show are BSC Swimwaer, Carlos Alberto, Diamond Nexus Labs, Farouk Systems, New York Film Academy and Nina Footwear. Donald Trump and Phil Gurin remain as the executive producer of the pageant.

Here in the Philippines, the much-awaited Miss Universe 2009 will be broadcasted live on ABS-CBN on August 24 at 9:30 a.m. A primetime telecast will be aired the same day via Velvet (SkyCable channel 53) at 8 p.m.

Catch the replays on Studio 23 on August 25 at 8 p.m.; ABS-CBN, August 27 at 10 p.m.; Velvet, August 26 at 8:30 p.m. and August 29 at 10 p.m.

Meanwhile here are some of the 2009 Miss Universe pre-pageant videos: swimsuit and national costume presentation.

Here is the complete list of the Miss Universe 2009 candidates:
Albania Hasna Xhukiçi
Angola Nelsa Alves
Argentina Johanna Lasic
Aruba Dianne Croes
Australia Rachael Finch
Bahamas Kiara Sherman
Belgium Zeynep Sever
Bolivia Dominique Peltier
Brazil Larissa Costa
Bulgaria Elitsa Lubenova
Canada Mariana Valente
Cayman Islands Nicosia Lawson
China Wang Jingyao
Colombia Michelle Rouillard
Costa Rica Jessica Umaña
Croatia Sarah Ćosić
Curaçao Angenie Simon
Cyprus Kielia Giasemidou
Czech Republic Iveta Lutovská
Dominican Republic Ada de la Cruz
Ecuador Sandra Vinces
Egypt Elham Wagdi
El Salvador Mayella Mena
Estonia Diana Arno
Ethiopia Melat Yante
Finland Essi Pöysti
France Chloé Mortaud
Georgia Lika Ordzhonikidze
Germany Martina Lee
Ghana Jennifer Koranteng
Great Britain Clair Cooper
Greece Viviana Kampanile
Guam Racine Manley
Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa
Guyana Jenel Cox
Honduras Bélgica Suárez
Hungary Zsuzsa Budai
Iceland Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir
India Ekta Choudhry
Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Ireland Diana Donnelly
Israel Yulia Liubianitzki
Italy Laura Valenti
Jamaica Carolyn Yapp
Japan Emiri Miyasaka
Kazakhstan Olga Nikitina
Korea Ree Na
Kosovo Marigona Dragusha
Lebanon Martine Andraos
Malaysia JoannaBelle Ng
Mauritius Anaïs Veerapatren
Mexico Karla Carrillo
Montenegro Anja Jovanović
Namibia Happie Ntelamo
Netherlands Avalon-Chanel Weyzig
New Zealand Katie Taylor
Nicaragua Indiana Sánchez
Nigeria Sandra Otohwo
Norway Eli Landa
Panama Diana Broce
Paraguay Mareike Baumgarten
Peru Karen Schwarz
Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo
Poland Angelika Jakubowska
Puerto Rico Mayra Matos
Romania Elena Bianca Constantin
Russia Sofia Rudieva
Serbia Dragana Atlija
Singapore Rachel Kum
Slovak Republic Denisa Mendrejová
Slovenia Mirela Korač
South Africa Tatum Keshwar
Spain Estíbaliz Pereira
Sweden Renate Cerljen
Switzerland Whitney Toyloy
Tanzania Illuminata James
Thailand Chutima Durongdej
Turkey Senem Kuyucuoğlu
Turks & Caicos Jewel Selver
Ukraine Kristina Kotz-Gotlib
Uruguay Cintia Dottone
USA Kristen Dalton
Venezuela Stefanía Fernández
Vietnam Võ Hoàng Yến
Zambia Andella Chileshe Matthews

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