Photo gallery: Miss Universe preliminary competition
Images from the Miss Universe preliminary competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo tonight. Miss USA is Alyssa Campanella.
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Miss Universe contestants stand on the stage during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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South Africa's Bokang Montjane wears an evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Honduras Keilyn Gomez poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss New Zealand' Priyani Puketapu shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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South Africa's Bokang Montjane wears a bikini during the Miss Universe preliminary competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Japan Maria Kamiyama shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss France Laury Thilleman shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Kosovo' Aferdita Dreshaj shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Romania Larisa Popa shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Russia' Natalia Gantimurova shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Spain Paula Guillo poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss USA Alyssa Campanella poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Canada's Chelsae Durocher poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Italy Elisa Torrini shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Great Britain Chloe-Beth Morgan poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalves performs during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss USA Alyssa Campanella performs during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Miss Colombia Catalina Robayo performs during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)