Miss Universe 2008 contestants including Miss Colombia Taliana Vargas, foreground left, Miss USA Crystle Stewart, center, and Miss Indonesia Putri Raemawasti, foreground right, participate in a stage rehearsal in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Friday, July 11, 2008. The contestants 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, 2008.
Miss Netherlands Charlotte Labee is seen during a stage rehearsal for the Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Friday, July 11, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition on Monday, July 14, 2008, to air in the U.S. on NBC at 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 13, 2008.
Miss United Kingdom 2008 Lisa Lazarus tapes a segment for the upcoming Miss Universe competition in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on Thursday, July 10, 2008.
Vera Krasova, Miss Russia 2008 tapes a segment for the upcoming Miss Universe Competion in Nha Trang on Thursday July 10, 2008.
Alizee Poulicek, Miss Belgium 2008, tapes a segment for the upcoming Miss Universe Competion in Nha Trang on Thursday July 10, 2008.
Contestants compete in BSC swimwear and Nina footwear during the Swimsuit segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss Panama 2008 Carolina Dementiev Justavino competes during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss Colombia 2008 Taliana Vargas competes during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss Mexico 2008 Elisa Najera competes during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss Singapore 2008 Shenise Wong competes during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss Venezuela 2008 Dayana Mendoza competes during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss Uruguay 2008 Paula Diaz Galione competes during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss Switzerland Amanda Ammann competes in a gown of her choice during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Miss South Africa 2008 Tansey Coetzee competes during the Evening Gown segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Satu Tuomisto, Miss Finland 2008, rehearses for the July 14 Miss Universe competition at Diamond Bay Resort and Golf Club in Nha Trang on Sunday, July 6, 2008.