Contestants rehearse a dance number, August 19, 2009.(more..)

Contestants rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.

Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Larissa Costa, Miss Brazil 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Avalon-Chanel Weyzig, Miss Netherlands 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Whitney Toyloy, Miss Switzerland 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.




Essi Poysti, Miss Finland 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Sofia Rudyeva (L), Miss Russia 2009, and Julia Dyment, Miss Israel 2009, take a break during rehearsals for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Lourdes Figueroa, Miss Guatemala 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Mayella Mena, Miss El Salvador 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico 2009, rehearses for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.




Sofia Rudyeva (L), Miss Russia 2009 and Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Joy Lasic (L), Miss Argentina 2009, Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, and Dominique Peltier (R), Miss Bolivia 2009, rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.



Joy Lasic (L), Miss Argentina 2009, Carolyn Yapp (2nd L), Miss Jamaica 2009, Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009; Lourdes Figueroa (2nd R), Miss Guatemala 2009, and Whitney Toyloy (R), Miss Switzerland 2009, rehearse for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas August 19, 2009.

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