Miss Universe 2009 Pageant Format

Miss Universe 2009 Beauty Contest will take place on August 23 at Nassau, Bahamas at 9:00pm EST. The format of the pageant competition will be as follows:

01 Introduction of Candidates / Opening Number
02 Introduction of Hosts: Billy Bush and Claudia Jordan
03 Announcement of the Top 15 Semi Finalist
04 Introduction of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza
05 Fashion Shoot Presentation with Musical Performance: Heidi Montag will perform on stage as behind-the-scenes footage of the top 15 finalists during the Fadil Berisha photoshoot is shown in the background
06 Introduction of Panel of Judges
07 Swimsuit Presentation with the performance of Flo Rida
08 Announcement of Top 10 Finalists
09 Evening Gown Presentation with performance by Kelly Rowland and David Guetta
10 Introduction of Special Awards: National Costume, Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality
11 Introduction of Top 5
12 Final Question
13 Final Walk of Dayana Mendoza
14 Announcement of runners-up
15 Crowning of Miss Universe 2009

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