PROFILES OF THE CONTESTANTS #5

MISS INDIA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Ekta Chowdhry

Name: Ekta Chowdhry
Age: 22 years
Height(cm):177
Height(ft): 5'10"

Ekta Choudhary, the confident black-eyed beauty won the Miss India 2009 crown. This 22 year old Delhite possesses the perfect statistics. She stands tall at 5?9.5?, and weighs an enviable 55.5kg. Her hourglass figure can be explained by the stats that read 32-24-36.

Apparently Ekta had dreams of doing so at a very young age. It started in 1994 when a then 7 year old Ekta watched Sushmita Sen win the Miss Universe crown and it was that which sparked her interest in modeling and pageants. The beauty has been modeling for the past two years to get her foot into the industry.Now that she’s achieved the goal that she set for herself at such a young age, Ekta is now aiming even higher.

“Now I want to win the Miss Universe title as I have raised a lot of expectations both for my family and my country. I just want to make everyone happy by bringing the crown back home. So preparations for that will start very soon,” said Ekta to an Indian news agency.

Ekta Choudhary will represent India in the Miss Universe Pageant 2009 in Bahamas on August

MISS UNIVERSE INDONESIA 2009 - Miss Zivanna Letisha Siregar

Name: Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Age: 19
Height(cm): 178
Height(ft): 5'10"

MISS IRELAND UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Diane Donnelly

Name: Diane Donnelly
Age: 20
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"


Diane Donnelly (center), a 20-year old model, was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2009 on June 26th.

The 1.75 m beauty will now represent her country at the Miss Universe pageant to take place in the Bahamas next August.

The Miss Universe Ireland contest is headed by former Miss Ireland Andrea Roche.

MISS ISRAEL UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Adi Rodnitzki

Name: Yulia Liubianitzki
Age: 19
Height(cm):176
Height(ft): 5' 7.5"

The Beautiful girl 19-year old Adi Rodnitzki was crowned Miss Israel 2009 or Israel's Queen of Beauty (IQB) at the beauty pageant held on March 18th in Haifa, Israel. Lovely 20 candidates completed for this event.

The New Beauty Queen is 5' 7.5" tall and will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in The Bahamas next August.

MISS ITALY UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Laura Valenti

Name: Laura Valenti
Age: 25
Height(cm): 175
Height(ft): 5'9"

The Miss Universe Italy 2009 pageant took place yesterday night, at the Palariccione, in Riccione, Italy.

The winner was Laura Valenti, who edged out 23 other beauties from across Italy.

Last year Italy placed among the top 10 in Miss Universe 2008, in Vietnam. Laura will try to keep the Italian streak going.

MISS JAMAICA UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Carolyn Yapp

Nama: Carolyn Yapp
Age: 25
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5' 9"

Carolyn Yapp, a 25 year old Interior Designer was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2009 on Thursday July 16, in a private ceremony at The Refuge at Villa Ronai, attended by the family and friends of the contestants, as well as producers and organizers from Pulse, licensees for the Jamaica preliminary to Miss Universe.

As Miss Jamaica Universe, Carolyn will get the opportunity to represent Miss Jamaica at Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, The Bahamas on August 23, 2009 before a worldwide audience of close to one billion persons.

Visibly elated following her win Carolyn says, “It has always been a dream of mine to be an ambassador for my country and this is my chance! I know the competition will be tough but I’m ready to do my country proud and bring the title home.”

First runner-up was Fallon Harris a 21 year old student at the University of the West Indies and fashion model. Third runner-up was budding model, singer and designer, 19 year old Krystina Black. The judges were well known fashion and beauty personalities Barry Moncrieffe, former principal dancer of the NDTC and fashion designer; Gilou Bauer, Curator of the Mutual Life Gallery and Lois Lake-Sherwood, artist, business executive and diplomat. The winner was the universal choice of all the judges.

Pulse made a special appeal to Jamaicans to come forward to compete for the title, despite giving up the license earlier this year, as the Miss Universe Organization prevailed on the Jamaican company to conduct a contest and produce a Miss Universe entrant from Jamaica. This year is considered especially important for Caribbeans, as the event will be held at Atlantis in the Bahamas, next door to Jamaica. This might be a year in which Jamaica has its best chance, given the event’s presence in the region and the potential of the stunningly beautiful Miss Yapp.

MISS JAPAN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Emiri Miyasaka

Name: Emiri Miyasaka
Age: 25
Height(cm): 171
Height(ft): 5'7"

The new Miss Universe Japan is model Emiri Miyasaka.

She won the title in an event organized by Ines Ligron, the famous national director of Miss Universe Japan.

Emiri will try to become Japan's third Miss Universe, in the Bahamas.

MISS KAZAKHSTAN UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Olga Nikitina

Nama: Olga Nikitina
Age: 20
Hewight(cm): 184
Height(ft): 6' 0"

The new Miss Kazakhstan was crwoned last Saturday (Nov 22, 2008) . The winner is Olga Nikitina (photo), who will represent her country in Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009.

MISS KOREA UNIVERSE - Miss Ree Na

Nama: Ree Na
Age: 22
Height(cm): 168
Height(ft): 5' 6"

Na Re will compete in Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held in 23 August 2009 in Bahamas Islands.

MISS KOSOVO UNIVERSE 2009 - Miss Marigona Dragusha

Name: Marigona Dragusha
Age: 18
Height(cm): 173
Height(ft): 5' 8"

18-year-old Marigona Dragusha of Pristina was crowned Miss Universe Kosovo 2009 last Saturday in Pristina.

She will be the second woman to represent Kosovo in Miss Universe, on August 23, in Nassau, Bahamas.

Las year's Miss Kosovo finished the international competition in 6th place.