The contestants for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant have arrived in Sao Paulo, Brazil to kick start pre-pageant events.
This year's crop of international beauties is sure to make the judging especially difficult.
The Sept. 12 pageant is the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant. Real estate tycoon Donald Trump bought the Miss Universe Organization in 1996 and relocated the headquarters from Los Angeles, Calif., to New York City.
I am very pleased to announce our partnership with media conglomerate Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicacao and the selection of Sao Paulo as the host location for Miss Universe 2011, . Brazil is rapidly becoming an economic powerhouse and is a great place to do business. This decade, Brazil is hosting three of the greatest and most-watched worldwide events: the World Cup, the Summer Olympic Games and now, to kick it all off, Miss Universe.
The winner of the pageant will succeed the current Miss Universe, Mexico's Ximena Navarrete.
It will air on NBC in the United States with a Spanish simulcast on Telemundo. (Though it should be noted that the national language of Brazil is Portugese, not Spanish.)
Check out candid photos of this year's Miss Universe contestants and judge for yourself....
Miss Israel 2011 Kim Edri and Miss Korea Sora Chong pre-tape a segment for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at Beco de Batman in Sao Paulo September 1, 2011ReutersMiss Universe Vietnam 2011 Vu Hoang My (L) and Miss Universe Ukraine 2011 Olesia Stefanko pose for a picture at the Buddha bar in Sao Paulo September 2, 2011ReutersMiss Egypt 2011 Sara El Khouly smiles during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo September 1, 201ReutersMiss Egypt 2011 Sara El Khouly smiles during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo September 1, 2011ReutersMiss Canada 2011 Chelsae Durocher (L) and Miss Denmark 2011 Sandra Amer pose for a photograph at Alianca Misericordia non-profit catholic organization on the outskirts of Sao Paulo September 1, 2011ReutersMiss France 2011 Laury Thilleman reacts after listening to the story of Alianca Misericordia, a non-profit catholic organization that rescues children from the streets, in the outskirts of Sao Paulo September 1, 2011ReutersMiss Mexico 2011 Karin Ontiveros jokes with a boy as she takes a photograph at Alianca Misericordia non-profit catholic organization in the outskirts of Sao Paulo September 1, 2011ReutersMiss Argentina 2011 Natalie Rodriguez takes a photograph with a children at Alianca Misericordia non-profit catholic organization in the outskirts of Sao Paulo September 1, 2011ReutersMiss Nicaragua Adriana Dom looks at one of the exhibits at the Soccer Museum in Sao Paulo August 31, 2011ReutersMiss Universe 2011 contestants attend a samba drums music class at Meninos do Morumbi non-governmental organization in Sao Paulo August 31, 2011ReutersMiss Costa Rica 2011 Johanna Solano celebrates after scoring a goal during an exhibition soccer match in Sao Paulo August 29, 2011ReutersMiss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete of Mexico visits the Jockey Club horse race track in Sao Paulo August 27, 2011Reuters
