miss world 2009

the 59th miss world pageant will be held in the united kingdom and johannesburg, south africa, where ksenia sukhinova of russia will crown her successor at the end of this event. about 110 contestants are expected to attend the event.

partial / official candidates:

Algeria * Asma Afen
American Virgin Islands * Karence DeCosta+
Angola * Jesinalda Silva
Argentina * Evelyn Lucía Manchón
Australia * Sophie Lavers
Austria * Anna Hammel
Bahamas * Joanna Brown
Belarus * Lyubov Yakovina
Belgium * zeynep sever
Bolivia * Flavia Foianini
Bosnia & Herzegovina * Andrea Šarac
Botswana * Sumaiyah Marope
Brazil * Luciana Bertolini
Bulgaria * elitsa lubenova
Canada * Lena Ma
Croatia * Ivana Vasilj
Colombia * Daniela Ramos
Costa Rica * Angie Alfaro
Curacao * Chantalle Thomassen
Cyprus * Christalla Tsiali

Ecuador * gabriela ulloa
Dominican Republic * Ana Contreras
Egypt * Yara Naoum
Ecuador * Gabriela Ulloa
Ethiopia * Lula Gezu Weldegebriel
El Salvador * Elena Tedesco
England * Rachel Christie
Finland * Sanna Kankaanpää
France * chloe mortaud
French Polynesia * Nanihi Bambridge
Germany * Alessandra Alores
Ghana * Mawuse Appea
Gibraltar * Kaiane Aldorino
Greece * Alkisti Anyfanti
Guadaloupe * Béatrice Blaise
Guatemala * Angélica Guevara
Hungary * Orsi Serdült
Hong Kong China * Sandy Lau
Honduras * Blaise Masey
Iceland * Guðrún Dögg Rúnarsdóttir
India * Pooja Chopra
Indonesia * Karenina Sunny Halim
Israel * adi rodintzki
Italy * Alice Taticchi
Japan * Eruza Sasaki
Jamaica * Kerrie Baylis
Kazakhstan * olga nikitina
Korea * Seo Eun-mi
Latvia * Viktorija Drizļonoka
Lebanon * Martine Andraos
Liberia * Shurina Wiah
Luxembourg * Diana Nilles
Malawi * Joyce Mphande
Malta * Shanel Debattista
Mongolia * Saruul B.
Martinique * Ingrid Littré
Mauritius * anaïs veerapatren
Mexico * Perla Beltrán
Montenegro * Marijana Pokrajac
New Zealand * Magdalena Schoeman
Namibia * Happie Ntelamo
Nigeria * Glory Chuku
Northern Ireland * Cherie Gardiner
Norway * sara skjoldnes
Panama * Nadege Herrera
Paraguay * Tamara Sosa
Peru * Claudia Carrasco
Philippines * marie-ann umali
Poland * Anna Jamróz
Puerto Rico * Jennifer Colón
Russia * Svetlana Stepankovskaya
Sri Lanka * Gamya Prasadini Wijayadasa
St. Kitts & Nevis * Venetta Zakers
Scotland * Katharine Browne
Serbia * Jelena Markovic
Sierra Leone * Mariatu Kargbo
Singapore * Ris Low
Slovakia * Barbora Franeková
south africa * tatum keshwar
switzerland * whitney toyloy
Spain * Carmen Laura García
Suriname * Zoureena Rijger
Swaziland * Nompilo Mncina
Tahiti * Nanihi Bambridge
Turkey * ebru Şam
Ukraine * Evgeniya Tulchevska
United States * Lauren Parry (not yeat confirmed)
Uruguay * Úrsula Almeida
Venezuela * maria milagros veliz
Wales * Lucy Whitehouse
Zambia * Musunga Chuzu
Zimbabwe * Vanessa Sibanda