PROFILES OF THE CONTESTANTS #4

MISS GERMANY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Martina Lee

Name: Martina Lee
Age: 24
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"

Twenty-four year-old Martina Lee was crowned Miss Germany 2009 at the Hotel Park-Inn in Dortmund last night, July 5th.

The gorgeous 1.78 meters tall beauty queen is going to represent Germany at the 58th Miss Universe to be held in Bahamas on August 23rd. She beat 6 other candidates to bag the crown. Her vital statistics of 34-23-32 could has been one of the major factors that propelled her to victory.

MISS GUYANA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Jenel Cox

Name: Jenel Cox
Age: 19
Height(cm): 176
Height(ft): 5' 8"

Gorgeous Jenel Cox won the right to represent Guyana at the 58th edition of Miss Universe to be held in the Paradise Island, Bahamas on August 23rd by winning the Miss Guyana Universe 2009 at the National Cultural Centre.

MISS GHANA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Jennifer Victoria Koranteng

Name: Jennifer Victoria Koranteng
Age: 22
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft): 5'11"

The elegant and articulate 22 year old graduate of the University of Ghana (Psychology Major), Jennifer Victoria Koranteng has been chosen as Miss Universe Ghana 2009 in a closed-selection in Accra.

The 1.80 m beauty will represent Ghana at the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant to be held in the beautiful Paradise Island in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, on August 23 2009.

After several rounds of tests on individual presentation, personality, physical fitness, composure and grace, as well general intelligence, Jennifer scored the most points beating Suzanna Naa Amuah Alberto Darko and Daphne Grace Allotey to 2nd runner-up and 1st runner-up positions respectively. The other contestants were Angela Effum and Matilda Hammond.

The excited winner says she would love to use her voice and new status to support the needy in society and to spell out the importance of education particularly for the girl-child. “I’m expecting to put Ghana on the map and to do very well. So people would know that Ghana is not only a land of gold and timber but also a land of great beauties”, comments Jennifer.

MISS UNIVERSE GREAT BRITAIN 2009 - Miss Clair Cooper

Name: Clair Cooper
Age: 26
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5'8"

In a ceremony which took place in Birmingham over the bank holiday weekend, 26-year-old Clair Cooper from London, was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2009.

Clair, a vibrant red-head, will now go on to represent Great Britain at Miss Universe this Summer in the Bahamas.

Runner-ups in the competition were 25-year-old Lydia Yhnell from Newport, and 19 year old Alize Mounter from Rhondda, Cynon, Taff.

The new Miss Universe Great Britain is a pageant veteran. She was Miss Earth England 2007 and a finalist in Miss England (World) 2006.

MISS GREECE UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Vivianna Kampanile

Name: Vivianna Kampanile
Age: 19
Height(cm): 180
Height(ft):5'11"

The Star Hellas (Miss Greece) 2009 pageant took place yesterday night in Athens. Miss Vivianna Kampanile, 19 year old girl with a height of 180cm was crowned as Miss Internationa. She will represent her country to compete Miss Universe 2009 on 23 August 2009 in Bahamas.

MISS GUAM UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Racine Manley

Name: Racine Manley
Age: 24
Height(cm):168
Height(ft): 5'6"

Racine Manley, a 1.68 m-tall beauty from Hagatna, is the new Miss Universe Guam. She will represent her territory in Miss Universe 2009, in the Bahamas.

Guam's best placement in Miss Universe's history came in 1982, when Patty Chong Kerkos placed second, in Lima, Peru.

MISS GUATEMALA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Lourdes Figueroa

Name: Lourdes Figueroa
Age: 20
Height(cm): 177
Height: 5'10"

Lourdes Figueroa, a 20-year old model and student from Guatemala City; and Angelica Guevara from San Marcos, were crowned Miss Guatemala Universe and Miss Guatemala World respectively during an event held at the Gran Tikal Futura Expocenter on May 25th.

Lourdes Figueroa (1.78 m) will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas (August 23) and Angelica Guevara will compete at the Miss World 2009 contest in Johannesburg, South Africa (December 3rd). Ivana Bonilla, Miss Chiquimula, was named Miss Guatemala International and will represent the country at the Miss International 2009 pageant in Macau.

Figueroa was crowned by Miss Guatemala 2007, Alida Boer.

MISS HONDURAS UNIVERSE - Miss Belgica Suarez

Name:Belgica Suarez
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MISS HUNGARY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Zsuzsa Budai

Name: Zsuzsa Budai
Age: 21
Height(cm): 181
Height(ft): 6'0"

Crown as Miss Universe Hungary was favorite Zsuzsa Budai (21, left), who is half Jamaican. The 1.81 m spectacular model from Budapest will travel to the Bahamas next August to compete in the Miss Universe 2009 contest, where she will try to win the first Miss Universe crown for Hungary.

MISS ICELAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir

Name: Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir
Age: 24
Height(cm): 177
Height(ft): 5'10"

The Miss Iceland website confirmed: Ingibjorg Ragnheidur Egilsdottir, who first runner-up of Miss Iceland 2008 beauty contest, will represent her country in 2009 Miss Universe pageant.