Beauty, brain, talent, charm and not to forget that impeccable strength of character make a woman of the universe stands out from the rest. Many have tried but few were chosen. For over several decades, millions of women from all walks of life have tried to give it a shot;  some succeeded but numerous failed.

Each year, every country from all over the world sends its best lady to represent its culture, to promote its beauty and eventually to compete for the most coveted title.  In last year’s Miss Universe, 84 young and beautiful women from the greatest continents of the world went to Bahamas to get a shot at the Miss Universe crown – an exciting gathering of gorgeous and hopeful candidates. Stefania Fernandez from Venezuela was proclaimed as the winner.

This year, another batch of pretty young ladies will try their best to win the coveted title.  All of them for sure are beautiful, intelligent, talented and charming in their own rights, but who will end up with the crown and the glory of being the Miss Universe 2010? Watch Miss Universe 2010 online to find out.

Here’s the list of Miss Universe 2010 contestants (as of July 23, 2010):

Angola – Jurema Ferraz
Albania – Anxhela Martini
Aruba – Priscilla Lee
Argentina – Yesica di Vincenzo
Australia – Jesinta Campbell
Bahamas – Braneka Bassett
Belgium – Cilou Annys
Bolivia – Claudia Arce
Botswana – Tirelo Ramasedi
Brazil – Débora Lyra
British Virgin Islands – Josefina Nuñez
Canada – Elena Semikina
China – Wen Tang
Colombia – Natalia Navarro
Costa Rica – Marva Wright
Croatia – Lana Obad
Curaçao – Safira de Wit
Cyprus     - Demetra Olymbiou
Czech Republic – Jitka Válková
Denmark – Ena Sandra Causevic
Dominican Republic – Eva Arias
Ecuador – Lady Mina
Egypt – Donia Hamed
El Salvador – Sonia Cruz
Finland  – Viivi Pumpanen
France – Malika Ménard
Georgia – Nanuka Gogichaishvili
Germany – Kristiana Rohder
Ghana – Awurama Simpson
Great Britain- Tara Hoyos-Martinez
Greece – Anna Prelevic
Guam – Vanessa Torres
Guatemala  – Alejandra Barillas
Guyana – Tamika Henry
Haiti – Sarodj Bertin
Honduras – Kenia Martinez
Hungary – Tímea Babinyecz
Iceland – To be Announced
India – Ushoshi Sengupta
Indonesia  – Qory Sandioriva
Ireland – Rozanna Purcell
Israel – Bat-El Jobi
Italy – Jessica Cecchini
Jamaica – Yendi Phillips
Japan – Maiko Itai
Kazakhstan – Symbat Madyorova
Korea – Kim Joo-ri
Kosovo – Keshtjella Pepshi
Lebanon – Rahaf Abdallah
Malaysia – Nadine Thomas
Mauritius – Dalysha Doorga
Mexico – Jimena Navarrete
Montenegro – Nikolina Lončar
Netherlands – Desirée van den Berg
New Zealand – Ria van Dyke
Nicaragua – Scharllette Allen
Nigeria – Odalonu Ngozi
Norway – Melinda Elvenes
Panama – Anyoli Abrego
Paraguay – Johana Benitez
Peru – Giuliana Zevallos
Philippines – Maria Venus Raj
Poland – Maria Nowakowska
Puerto Rico – Mariana Vicente
Romania – Oana Paveluc
Russia – Irina Antonenko
Serbia – Lidija Kocić
Slovak Republic – Anna Amenová
Singapore – Tania Lim
Slovenia – Marika Savšek
South Africa – Nicole Flint
Spain – Adriana Reverón
Sri Lanka – Ishanka Madurasinghe
Sweden – Michaela Savic
Switzerland – Linda Fäh
Tanzania – Hellen Dausen
Thailand – Fonthip Watcharatrakul
Trinidad & Tobago – La Toya Woods
Turkey – Serenay Sarıkaya
Ukraine – Anna Poslavskaya
Uruguay – Stephany Ortega
USA – Rima Fakih
US Virgin Islands – Janeisha John
Venezuela – Marelisa Gibsona
Zambia – Alice Musukwa