Personal Details: Name: Marelisa Gibson Age: 21 Height: 178cm / 5’10″ Place of Origin: Caracas, Venezuela Background: Marelisa Gibson Villegas was crowned Miss Venezuela 2009 on September 24, 2009. She also was awarded “Best Face” during the competition. Marelisa is taking up a degree in Architecture at the Central University of Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela. Of Swedish-Mexican descent, she is fluent in 3 languages; Spanish,... 

Personal Details: Name: Ximena Navarrete Age: 21 Height: 174cm / 5’8″ Place of Origin: Guadalajara, Mexico Background: Crowned on September 20, 2009 maybe one of the strongest candidates in this year’s Miss Universe – Ximena Navarete of Mexico. A well-known model in Mexico, Ximena has studied nutrition and won on several beauty pageants. We definitely think that this breath of fresh air will sweep the judges feet with a... 

Personal Details: Name: Tamika Henry Age: 22 Height: 171cm / 5’7″ Place of Origin: Georgetown, Guyana Background: Guyana, one of the youngest countries in the world is sending Tamika Henry in the Miss Universe. Tamika who is a model with a college degree in Forensics out-smarted seven other candidates to become Guyana’s official representative. Will she make it all the way to the top? Find out. Watch Miss Universe 2010 online. ... 

Personal Details: Name: Anyolí Ábrego Age: 24 Height: 177cm / 5’10″ Place of Origin: Santiago de Veraguas, Panama Background: In 2002, Oxana Fedorova of Russia won as Miss Universe but later dethroned. Justine Pasek of Panama became the official Miss Universe 2002. Panama, a country of more than 3 million people just like most Latin American countries is also a force to reckon with in the Miss Universe pageant. This year, Anyolí Ábrego,... 

Personal Details: Name: Johana Benítez Age: 23 Height: 176cm / 5’9″ Place of Origin: Asunción, Paraguay Background: Paraguay, a Latin-American country of more than 6 million people will have a strong presence in Miss Universe 2010 through Johana Benítez, a professional model. By looking at the pageant’s history, one can easily tell that Latinas have mostly dominated the event. However, Paraguay has yet to won one for herself.... 

Personal Details: Name: Kenia Martínez Age: 22 Height: 175cm / 5’9″ Place of Origin: Tela, Honduras Background: Honduras, a former Spanish colony in Central America and home to more than 8 million people will be represented strongly by Kenia Martínez in the Miss Universe. Latinas have long dominated the Miss Universe but Honduras has yet to won one for herself. Could Kenia Martínez be the first ever Honduran to be crowned Miss Universe?... 

Personal Details: Name: Janeisha John Age: 22 Height: 173cm / 5’8″ Place of Origin: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Background: US Virgin Islands,a US territory in the Carribean with an estimated population of more than 100 thousand people will be represented in the Miss Universe by Janeisha John, a model and TV host. US Virgin Islands has not yet won the Miss Universe title since its inception. Will Janeisha be their first ever Miss Universe?... 

Personal Details: Name: Yendi Phillips Age: 24 Height: 178cm / 5’10″ Place of Origin: Kingston, Jamaica Background: Jamaica, home of famous people like Bob Marley and Sean Paul and birthplace of the Reggae and Rastafarian movement has not yet won the Miss Universe crown. This year, this culture rich island nation in the Caribbean will have a strong representative in Yendi Phillips – a Miss World veteran, runway model and a television... 

Personal Details: Name: Sonia Cruz Age: 20 Height: 173cm / 5’8″ Place of Origin: San Salvador, El Salvador Background: El Salvador, home to more than 6 million people has never won in the Miss Universe. This year however, Latin America’s smallest country will be hugely represented by Sonia Cruz, a twenty-year-old beauty crowned Miss El Salvador Universe 2010 on June 25, 2010. Could she be El Salvador’s first Miss Universe?... 

Personal Details: Name: Giuliana Zevallos Age: 22 Height: 180cm / 5’11″ Place of Origin: Loreto, Peru Background: Peru, the first Latin American country to ever win the Miss Universe crown will be represented by Giuliana Zevallos, a fashion model from Loreto. Despite the fact that the country is one of the earliest Miss Universe winners, it failed to follow it up since winning the title in 1957. Is Giuliana the second Peruvian woman to...