Miss Universe 2009 photos

from: http://entertainment.sg.msn.com/photos/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=3513085


Babes basking under Bahamas sun…

Capture the bevy of beauties in their teeny-weeny bikinis basking under Bahamas sun, battling for the title of Miss Universe 2009.

Racine Manley, Miss Guam 2009, and Rachel Kum, Miss Singapore 2009, visit Compass Point restaurant in Nassau, Bahamas to pre-tape a segment for the Miss Universe 2009 competition on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. The Miss Universe 2009 competition will air live from ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Miss Universe)





This undated photo provided Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009 by the Miss Universe Organization Yen Vo, Miss Vietnam 2009, poses for a photographer poolside in the Bahamas. She will compete along side 84 contestants vying for the coveted crown Aug. 23, 2009.





Kristina Kots-Gotlib, Miss Ukraine 2009, poses at poolside at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Julia Dyment, Miss Israel 2009, posing for a photographer poolside in the Bahamas.

Julia Dyment, Miss Israel 2009; Happie Ntelamo, Miss Namibia 2009, and Carolyn Yapp, Miss Jamaica 2009, posing for a photographer poolside in the Bahamas.

Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, poses at poolside at ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, Bahamas

Chutima Durongdej, Miss Thailand 2009 on Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Essi Poysti, Miss Finland 2009 on Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Miss Jamaica Carolyn Yapp, contestant in the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant, reacts while watching pink flamingos during a visit to Ardastra Gardens in Nassau, Bahamas.

Miss China Jingyao Wang, contestant of the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant, holds hands with a Bahamian youth at the Ardastra Gardens in Nassau, Bahamas.

Contestants of the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant, from left to right, Miss Argentina Johanna Lasic, Miss El Salvador Mayella Mena, Miss Bolivia Dominique Peltier, Miss Czech Republic Iveta Lutovska, Miss Ethiopia Melat Yante, Miss China Jingyao Wang and Miss France Chloe Mortaud pose for a picture as they arrive to Fort Charlotte, the largest colonial fortress in Nassau, Bahamas.

Contestants of the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant pose for a picture at Fort Charlotte, the largest colonial fortress in Nassau, Bahamas.

Contestants of the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant pose for a picture at Ardastra Gardens in Nassau, Bahamas.

Miss Serbia Dragana Atlija, contestant of the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant, laughs as a pink flamingo approaches her from behind at Ardastra Gardens in Nassau, Bahamas.





Miss Great Britain Clair Cooper, contestant of the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant, dances with a tour guide at Fort Charlotte, the largest colonial fortress in Nassau, Bahamas.