The Miss Universe contestants pretaped in their national costume onstage at Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo on Sept. 7, 2011. The contestants are in Sao Paulo for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, which will be held on Sept. 12. Check out the slideshow to view the contestants dazzling in their national costumes.

Miss Kazakhstan 2011
Miss Kazakhstan 2011, Valeriya Aleinikova pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Panama 2011
Miss Panama 2011 Sheldry Saez pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Nigeria 2011
Miss Nigeria 2011, Sophie Gemal pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Nicaragua 2011
Miss Nicaragua 2011 Adriana Dom pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss New Zealand 2011
Miss New Zealand 2011, Priyani Puketapu pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Netherlands 2011
Miss Netherlands 2011 Kelly Weekers pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Mexico 2011
Miss Mexico 2011, Karin Ontiveros pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Mauritius 2011
Miss Mauritius 2011, Laetitia Darche pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Malaysia 2011
Miss Malaysia 2011, Deborah Henry pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Lebanon 2011
Miss Lebanon 2011 Yara El Khoury-Mikhael pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Kosovo 2011
Miss Kosovo 2011, Aferdita Dreshaj pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Paraguay 2011
Miss Paraguay 2011 Alba Riquelme pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Kazakhstan 2011
Miss Kazakhstan 2011, Valeriya Aleinikova pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Japan 2011
Miss Japan 2011, Maria Kamiyama pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Jamaica 2011
Miss Jamaica 2011, Shakira Martin pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Italy 2011
Miss Italy 2011, Elisa Torrini pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Israel 2011
Miss Israel 2011, Kim Edri pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Ireland 2011
Miss Ireland 2011, Aoife Hannon pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Indonesia 2011
Miss Indonesia 2011, Nadine Alexandra pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Hungary 2011
Miss Hungary 2011, Betta Lipcsei pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Honduras 2011
Miss Honduras 2011, Keilyn Gomez pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Haiti 2011
Miss Haiti 2011, Anedie Azael pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss South Africa 2011
Miss Spain 2011, Paula Guilló pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2011
Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2011, Alexandrya Evans pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Vietnam 2011
Miss Vietnam 2011 Hoang My Vu pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Venezuela 2011 Vanessa Goncalves pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss USA 2011
Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Slovak Republic 2011
Miss Slovak Republic 2011, Dagmar Kolesarova pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Ukraine 2011
Miss Ukraine 2011, Olesia Stefanko pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Turkey 2011
Miss Turkey 2011, Melisa Asli Pamuk pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Thailand 2011
Miss Thailand 2011 Chanyasorn Sakorchan pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Tanzania 2011
Miss Tanzania 2011 Nelly Kamwelu pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss St. Lucia 2011
Miss St. Lucia 2011 Joy-Ann Biscette pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Guyana 2011
Miss Guyana 2011, Kara Lord pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss South Africa 2011
Miss South Africa 2011 Bokang Montjane pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Slovenia 2011
Miss Slovenia 2011, Ema Jagodic pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Serbia 2011
Miss Serbia 2011, Anja Saranovic pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Russia 2011
Miss Russia 2011 Natalia Gantimurova pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Romania 2011
Miss Romania 2011, Larisa Popa pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Puerto Rico 2011
Miss Puerto Rico 2011, Viviana Ortiz pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Poland 2011
Miss Poland 2011 Rozalia Mancewicz pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Philippines 2011 Shamcey Supsup pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Peru 2011
Miss Peru 2011, Natalie Vertiz pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Georgia 2011
Miss Georgia 2011, Eka Gurtskaia pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Albania 2011
Miss Albania 2011, Xhesika Berberi pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Botswana 2011
Miss Botswana 2011, Larona Motlatsi Kgabo pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Brazil 2011
Miss Brazil 2011, Priscila Machado pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Canada 2011
Miss Canada 2011, Chelsae Durocher pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Croatia 2011
Miss Croatia 2011, Natalija Prica pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Curacao 2011
Miss Curacao 2011, Eva Van Putten pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Cyprus 2011
Miss Cyprus 2011, Andriani Karantoni pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Czech Republic 2011
Miss Czech Republic 2011 Jitka Novackova pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Denmark 2011
Miss Denmark 2011, Sandra Amer pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Ecuador 2011
Miss Ecuador 2011, Claudia Schiess pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Angola 2011
Miss Angola 2011, Leila Lopes pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe L.P., LLLP
Miss Germany 2011
Miss Germany 2011, Valeria Bystritskaia pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Greece 2011
Miss Greece 2011, Iliana Papageorgiou pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Montenegro 2011
Miss Montenegro 2011, Nikolina Loncar pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Portugal 2011
Miss Portugal 2011, Laura Gonçalves pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Singapore 2011
Miss Singapore 2011, Valerie Lim Shu Xian pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Sweden 2011
Miss Sweden 2011, Ronnia Fornstedt pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Uruguay 2011
Miss Uruguay 2011, Fernanda Semino pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Trinidad Tobago 2011
Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2011, Gabrielle Walcott pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Switzerland 2011
Miss Switzerland 2011, Kerstin Cook pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Colombia 2011
Miss Colombia 2011 Catalina Robayo pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Guatemala 2011
Miss Guatemala 2011, Alejandra Barillas Solis pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Guam 2011
Miss Guam 2011, Shayna Jo Afaisen pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Ghana 2011
Miss Ghana 2011, Yayra Nego pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss France 2011
Miss France 2011, Laury Thilleman pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Finland 2011
Miss Finland 2011, Pia Pakarinen pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Estonia 2011
Miss Estonia 2011, Madli Vilsar pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss El Salvador 2011
Miss El Salvador 2011, Mayra Aldana pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Egypt 2011
Miss Egypt 2011, Sara El Khouly pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Dominican Republic 2011
Miss Dominican Republic 2011, Dalia Fernandez pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Costa Rica 2011
Miss Costa Rica 2011, Johanna Solano pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Great Britain 2011
Miss Great Britain 2011, Chloe-Beth Morgan pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization L
Miss Universe 2011
Miss China 2011, Luo Zilin pre-tapes her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Chile 2011
Miss Chile 2011, Vanessa Ceruti pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Cayman Islands 2011
Miss Cayman Islands 2011, Cristin Alexander pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss British Virgin Islands 2011
Miss British Virgin Islands 2011, Sheroma Hodge pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Bahamas 2011
Miss Bahamas 2011, Anastagia Pierre pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Belgium 2011
Miss Belgium 2011, Justine De Jonckheere pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Australia 2011
Miss Australia 2011, Scherri-Lee Biggs pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Aruba 2011
Miss Aruba 2011, Gillain Berry pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,
Miss Argentina 2011
Miss Argentina 2011, Natalia Rodriguez pre-tapes in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall on September 7, 2011. © Miss Universe Organization,