Miss Universe 2011 Prelims

Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant, to be broadcast on Sept. 12.

Miss Universe contestants stand on the stage during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011.

Miss New Zealand' Priyani Puketapu shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8, 2011.

Miss Spain Paula Guillo shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8, 2011.

Miss Japan Maria Kamiyama shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday Sept. 8, 2011.

Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8, 2011.

Miss Colombia Catalina Robayo performs during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8, 2011.

Miss Kosovo' Aferdita Dreshaj shows off her evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant Vanessa Goncalves of Venezuela looks on as she visits a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on Sept. 12.

Miss Universe contestants, from left, Kim Edry of Israel, Australia's Scherri-lee Biggs, Kazakhstan's Valeriya Aleinikova, and Great Britain's Chloe-Beth Morgan pose for pictures as they visit a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011.

Miss Universe contestants listen to a welcome message from the Mercy Alliance coordinator during their visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestants watch a samba dancer performing as they visit a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011.

Miss Universe contestants watch a samba dancer performing with British Virgin Islands' Sheroma Hodge, right, as they visit a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011.

From left, Miss Universe contestants Sheldry Saez of Panama, Honduras' Keilyn Gomez, and Cracao's Eva Van Putten dance as they visit a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on Sept. 12.

Miss Universe contestant Elisa Torrini of Italy waves as she visits a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011

Miss Universe contestant Laury Thilleman, left, of France, dances with an unidentified man as she visits a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss Bahamas Anastagia Pierre, poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011. Sao Paulo is hosting the Miss Universe 2011 pageant and will broadcast the contest on Sept. 12.

Miss Universe contestants applaud as they watch a dance performance during their visit to a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss Germany Valeria Bystritskaia, poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestants Anastagia Pierre, of Bahamas, left, and Colombia's Catalina Robayo pose for a picture as they visit a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalves poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestants, Miss Argentina Natalia Rodriguez and Miss Aruba Gillain Berry pose for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestants, Miss Canada Chelsae Durocher, left, and Miss Denmark Sandra Amer pose for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss Greece Iliana Papageorgiou poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss Great Britain Chloe-Beth Morgan poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss France Laury Thilleman poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss China Luo Zilin poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011. S

Miss Puerto Rico 2011, Viviana Ortiz, poses in her swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6, 2011. She will spend the next week appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 Miss Universe competition on Sept. 12 at Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo.

Miss Nigeria 2011, Sophie Gemal, poses in her swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6, 2011.

Miss Israel 2011, Kim Edri, poses in her swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6, 2011.

Miss Universe contestant, Miss Bahamas Anastagia Pierre poses for a picture during a visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011

Miss Guyana 2011, Kara Lord; and Miss Haiti 2011, Anedie Azael, walk the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Bahamas 2011, Anastagia Pierre, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Israel 2011, Kim Edri, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Serbia 2011, Anja Saranovic, left, dances with a performer at the samba lesson at Vila Maria in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 4, 2011.

Miss Canada 2011, Chelsae Durocher, poses in her swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6, 2011.

Miss El Salvador 2011, Mayra Aldana, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Kosovo 2011, Aferdita Dreshaj, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Netherlands 2011, Kelly Weekers, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Germany 2011, Valeria Bystritskaia, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Mexico 2011, Karin Ontiveros, poses in her swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6, 2011.

Miss Poland 2011, Rozalia Mancewicz, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Finland 2011, Pia Pakarinen, poses in her swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6, 2011.

Miss Jamaica 2011, Shakira Martin, poses in her swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6, 2011.

Miss Guatemala 2011, Alejandra Barillas Solis, rehearses the evening gown event in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Indonesia 2011, Nadine Alexandra, rehearses the evening gown event with help from Ken Stein and Lu Sierra in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss New Zealand 2011, Priyani Puketapu, walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

Miss Malaysia 2011, Deborah Henry, rehearses the evening gown event with help from Ken Stein and Lu Sierra in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.

From left, Miss Universe contestants Miss Brazil Priscila Machado, Miss British Virgin Islands Sheroma Hodge, Miss Angola Leila Lopes, and Miss Bolivia Olivia Pinheiro pose for a picture with a boy during their visit to the nonprofit Catholic organization, Mercy Alliance, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011.

Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2011 walks the runway during a fashion show at The Week nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 3, 2011.