--September 8, 2011, the 89 contestants of Miss Universe 2011 graced the Credicard Hall stage for the Preliminary Competition. Here are the 5 ladies who captured our eyes and hearts while performing.
(no particular order)
AUSTRALIA
CHINA
MALAYSIA
PERU
PHILIPPINES
VENEZUELA
BUBBLING UP:
Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Greece, France, Finland, Mexico, Panama, Egypt, Albania, Kosovo, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, USA, Aruba, Paraguay, Angola, Bahamas, Russia, Brazil, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Colombia completing the Top 30.