Miss USA 2009 Preliminary Evening Gown Competition

The 52 Official Contestants of Miss USA 2009 took part at the Presentation Show or the Preliminary Competitions held last Monday Night (April 13) at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, where they paraded in Swimsuits and Evening Gowns in front of an audience. The finals of the pageant will take place on Sunday, April 19 where Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 will crown her successor at the event. Here are the delegates in the Preliminary Evening Gown Competition:

Miss Alabama Rachel Philippona, 20	Miss Alaska Jessica Irene Nolin, 22	Miss Arizona Alicia-Monique Blanco, 22	Miss Arkansas Chanley Painter, 24
Miss California Carrie Prejean, 21	Miss Colorado Patrice Williams, 22	Miss Connecticut Monica Mary Pietrzak, 25	Miss Delaware Kate Banaszak, 24
Miss District of Columbia Nicole White, 20	Miss Florida Anastagia Pierre, 20	Miss Georgia Kimberly Gittings, 20	Miss Hawaii Aureana Tseu, 25
Miss Idaho Melissa Weber, 27	Miss Illinois Ashley Bond, 24	Miss Indiana Courtni Shabana Hall, 23	Miss Iowa Chelsea Lynn Gauger, 20
Miss Kansas Courtney Courter, 23	Miss Kentucky Maria Elizabeth Montgomery, 19	Miss Louisiana Lacey Minchew, 25	Miss Maine Ashley Underwood, 24
Miss Maryland Gabrielle Carlson, 24	Miss Massachusetts Alison Michele Cronin, 21	Miss Michigan Lindsey Tycholiz, 26	Miss Minnesota Erica Nego, 24
Miss Mississippi Jessica Lauren McRaney, 23	Miss Missouri Stacey Smith, 23	Miss Montana Misti Vogt, 23	Miss Nebraska Meagan Winings, 23
Miss Nevada Georgina Vaughan, 21	Miss New Hampshire Christy Lynn Dunn, 26	Miss New Jersey Kaity Bettina Rodriguez, 24	Miss New Mexico Bianca Matamoros-Koonce, 23
Miss New York Tracey Chang, 26	Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton, 22	Miss North Dakota Kelsey Erickson, 22	Miss Ohio Natasha Aristea Vivoda, 22
Miss Oklahoma Lauren Lunday, 25	Miss Oregon Sylvie Tarpinian, 24	Miss Pennsylvania Lindsey Nelsen, 21	Miss Rhode Island Alysha Castonguay, 22
Miss South Carolina Stephanie Smith, 21	Miss South Dakota Jessica Rowell, 23	Miss Tennessee Kristen Motil, 24	Miss Texas Brooke Daniels, 22
Miss Utah Laura Kirilova Chukanov, 22	Miss Vermont Brooke Werner, 22	Miss Virginia Maegan Elizabeth Phillips, 22	Miss Washington Tara Turnure, 23
Miss West Virginia Jessi Pierson, 21	Miss Wisconsin Alexandra Wehrley, 21	Miss Wyoming Cynthia Pate, 22

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Miss USA 2009 Hosts, Panel of Judges, and Guests

The Miss USA 2009 Pageant comes to Las Vegas for a night of glamour in search of the most beautiful woman in America. On April 19, Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart will crown the next titleholder who will represent USA in Miss Universe 2009 on August 23 to be held at Nassau, Bahamas.

Access Hollywood anchor Billy Bush and NBC star Nadine Velazquez host this exciting LIVE event!Adding more excitement are guest musical performers - Kevin Rudolf will perform "Let it Rock" and The Veronicas will perform "Untouched."

The celebrity preliminary and finals panel of judges includes:

Robert Hall - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

Shandi Finnessey - Miss USA 2004/1st run-up, Miss Universe 2004

Willie Geist - "Morning Joe" of MSNBC

Brian Graden - MTV Networks Music Channel

Shelley Hennig - Days of our Lives

Perez Hilton - Celebrity Gossip

Alicia Jacobs - Access Hollywood & KVBC News Ent.

Claudia Jordan - Deal or No Deal & Celebrity Apprentice

John Miller - NBC Universal

Kelly Monaco - Dancing with the Stars Season 1

Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live

Eric Trump - The Trump Org.

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Vo Hoang Yen will represent Vietnam in Miss Universe 2009

Vo Hoang Yen, was declared as the new Miss Universe Vietnam 2009. She is 21 year old model and student from Ho Chi Minh City. Vo stands 1.79m tall and will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant on August 23 to be held in Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas.

The Hoan Vu company, the organizer of the Miss Universe 2008 Contest which was held in Nha Trang, Vietnam handpicked Vo Hoang Yen, who had been the 1st runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008.

The controversial issue that made headlines in Vietnam when the Ministry of Culture passed a regulation that allowed only one major pageant a year. This year, the license was given to Mrs. Vietnam contest. Pageant officials tried to appeal this decision, stating that Mrs. contests could not be compared with Miss contests, but no agreement was reached.

Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 Panel of Judges

Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant will be held on May 24. The winner will be the host delegate at Miss Universe 2009 Contest which will be held on August 23 at Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. Sacha Scott, Miss Bahamas Universe 2008 will crown her successor at the event. Meet the people responsible to choose the new winner of the Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 title:

Anthony Smith
Entertainer/Artist
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
at Diamonds International

Neil Alan Craig
Beauty Pageant Expert
pageantpolis.com Contributor

Petherina Rosemarie Henfield-Hanna
Ministry of Tourism Nassau Employee
Acting General Manager, Exuma Tourist Office.

Tanya Cecile McCartney Attorney Managing Director, RBC FINCO	Brianna Pyfrom Nee Clarke Miss Bahamas World 2004 Miss Teen Bahamas 1996 1st run-up, Miss Bahamas Universe 1998	Anita Wheeler Owner, Bahamas Dance Academy Customer Relations Manager, Bahamas Aireways
Dwight Constantine Hart Nassau Flight Services Carnival Airlines Regal Airlines Trinity Air Bahamas	Matthew Marco General Manager, February Point Resort Estates Director, The Bahamas Hotel Association The Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board Vice-Chairman, Tourism Advisory Board of Exuma	Cyprianna McWeeney Miss Bahamas 1973 Co-Owner, Bartlett-McWeeney Communications, Ltd.

Official Candidates   Winner

Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 Official Candidates

Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 Beauty Pageant will be held on May 24. The winner will be the host delegate at Miss Universe 2009 Contest which will be held on August 23 at Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. Sacha Scott, Miss Bahamas Universe 2008 will crown her successor at the event.

Meet this year's lovely contestants:

Alexanrda Deal
21, 36-27-36, 5'8"
VIP Promoter

Kiara Sherman
25, 33-26-36, 5'6"
College Student

Sharie Delva 22, 36-25-34, 6'1" Humanitarian	Allyssa M. Knowles 21, 34-25-36, 5'8" College Student	Amanda Appleyard 19, 38-28-42, 5'10" Event Planner
Camille Kenny 22, 33-26-35, 5'8" Administrator	Ronnell Armbrister 23, 36-25-36.5, 5'9" College Student	Ife Bethel Sears 20, 32-29-34, 5'9" College Student
Krystle Brown 23, 33-27-38, 5'8" Administrator	Aquelle Plakaris 22, 34-27-38, 5'10" College Student	Ashish Gilbert 22, 38-30-40, 5'9.5" Educator
Aisha Delaney 20, 34-27-36, 5'9" Educator	Cynthia Bleus 34-32-38, 20, 5'4" Marketing/Sales	Alexandria F. Carey 24, 38-34-38, 5'7" Admin Assistant
Karlisha Mckenzie 25, 34-26-36, 5'7" Guest Relations	Garelle Hudson 37-29-40	Jade Strachan 18, 34-29-36, 5'8" Banker

Panel of Judges   Winner

Lika Ordzhonikidze will represent Georgia in Miss Universe 2009

Organizers of Miss Georgia Beauty Pageant confirmed that Lika Ordzhonikidze, the 1st run-up in Miss Georgia 2008 will be competing in Miss Universe 2009 Contest on August 23 at the beautiful Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. Lika is 18 years of age and a model from Tbilisi.

The winner of Miss Georgia 2008 represented thier country at the Miss World 2008 Pageant.