Miss Universe Japan 2009 Candidates and Schedule

Miss Universe Japan 2009 Beauty Contest to be held on May 11 in Tokyo will be organized by Ines Ligron, the National Director of the Pageant. The reigning Miss Universe Japan 2008, Hiroko Mima will crown her successor at the coronation night. The winner will be sent to compete at the Miss Universe 2009 Competition.

Schedule of Events:
* October 20: Kick-off 2009 Miss Universe Japan Press Conference at KDDI DEZAININGU
* November 2, & 3: Caravan audition Miss Universe 2009 in Osaka
* November 8 & 9: Caravan audition Miss Universe 2009 in Tokyo
* November 16: Miss Universe 2009 Japan Open audition at KDDI DEZAININGU
* December 10: announced the finalists of Miss Universe 2009 at KDDI DEZAININGU
* Since December 10: Training period of 2009 Miss Universe Japan
* Date to May 11: Final selection of Japan @ Tokyo International Forum
* Undecided : Miss Universe 2009 world championships

The 26 Official Candidates:

Chiharu Iijima

Ayumi Shiotani	Ayaka Nomura
Marie Igarashi	Keito Suzuki
Rie Nariyuki	Asuka Eiki
Minami Suzuki	Chinatsu Hata
Mitsuyo Uesaka	Leila Shinke
Ayaka Hanawa	Juri Oikawa
Aya Taue	Megumi Fujisaku
Marie Ooyama	Mariko Tsukamoto
Saemi Masuda	Naomi Obata
Ai Tsuchiya	Emiri Miyasaka
Ayaka Koyanagi	Misa Nakai
Mika Yoshinaga	Arika Sano
Mizuki Nakamura

Miss Universe Japan 2009 is model, Emiri Miyasaka

Photo Gallery: Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 Semi - Finalists

Photo Gallery of the 24 Semi-Finalists of Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant.

Лілія Кулик
21, 172

Єкатерина Антоненко
20, 175

Тамара Богатирьова 24, 172	Христина Коц-Готліб 25, 174
Анастасія Стрижева 26, 174	Оксана Маламуж 20, 178
Катерина Вечнікова 17, 178	нна Лозицька 24, 173
Світлана Безкоста 23, 174	Анна Лапенко 20, 180
Анна Бугулова 20, 177	Світлана Козиренко 24, 176
Світлана Шашкова 20, 178	Маргарита Чорнокондратенко 20, 176
Марина Хорольська 19, 173	Анастасія Слюнькова 19, 170
Антоніна Паперна 18, 178	Оксана Островська 23, 181
Тетяна Неуструєва 21, 176	Яна Маловська 23, 175
Ліна Кондес 20, 176	Єлизавета Коломийченко 21
Олександра Каспірович 22, 174	Марія Якимчук 20, 170

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Semi - Finalists of Miss Ukraine 2009 Pageant

From the Official 35 delegates. The 25 semi-finalists who were chosen by visitors of "TABLOID", by the secret vote of candidates themselves, and by national committee were announced.

The "TABLOID" visitors have chosen:
Kulik Liliya
Antonenko Yekaterina
Bogatireva Tamara
Kots-Gotlib Christina
Strizheva Anastasiya
Malamuzh Oksana
Vechnikova Yekaterina
Lozitskaja Inna
Beskosta Svetlana
Lapenko Anna
*** According to personal causes Irina Matvienko leaved the contest.

The delegates have chosen:
Kaspirovich Aleksandra
Ostrovskaya Oksana
Neustrueva Tatyana
Chornokondratenko Margarita
Slyankova Anastasiya

The national committee of Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 pageant has chosen:
Kolomoychenko Yelizaveta
Kozirenko Svetlana
Bugulova Anna
Papernaya Antonina
Kondes Lina
Horolskaya Marina
Yakubovskaya Victoriya
Shashkova Svetlana

The finals will be held in Kiev on the last week of February 2009. The reigning Miss Ukraine Universe 2008, Eleonora Masalab will crown her successor.

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Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 Official Candidates

The casting for Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant was held in Kiev last November 23, 2008. From a field of 150 hopefuls, pageant organizers, led by a former Miss Ukraine Universe 2004 Oleksandra Nikolayenko, narrowed it down to just 50 pre-finalists. This is will be narrowed down to the 15 finalists who will vie for the crown at the at the coronation night on February 2009.

The 35 delegates that have made as an Official Candidates are:

Лілія Кулик, Єкатерина Антоненко, Тамара Богатирьова, Христина Коц-Готліб, Анастасія Стрижева, Ірина Матвієнко, Оксана Маламуж, Катерина Вечнікова, Інна Лозицька, Єлизавета Коломийченко, Світлана Безкоста, Анна Лапенко, Янина Філіппова, Марія Якимчук, Анна Матвєєва, Маргарита Чорнокондратенко, Олександра Каспірович, Анастасія Слюнькова, Валерія Малахова, Тетяна Неуструєва, Наталя Сербезова, Яна Маловська, Ольга Пасечник, Світлана Козиренко, Іванова Вікторія, Оксана Островська, Анна Бугулова, Антоніна Паперна, Ліна Кондес, Марина Хорольська, Ольга Бесхмельницька, Ірина Солоненко, Олександра Лобода, Вікторія Якубовськa, Світлана Шашкова

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