Supsup, 25, of General Santos City was crowned by Ma. Venus Raj, who won 4th runner-up in the Miss Universe contest held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA last August. She graduated magna cum laude at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, Quezon City. Later, she topped the board exams for architects.
The candidates are expected to arrive in Brazil from August 21 to 23, 2011. On August 24, 2011, a welcome event will be held for the delegates.
Other events include Kandy Wrappers Pool Party at Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi, Aug. 26; National Gift Auction, also at the same hotel, Aug. 29; National Costume Show, same hotel, Sept. 3; Lux Fashion Show, Morumbi Shopping Mall, Sept. 6; Presentation Show at Credicard Hall, Sept. 8; Miss Universe title holders reunion, Sept. 10; and dress rehearsals, live telecast of the pageant, and coronation ball, Sept. 12.
Countries who withdrew in this year’s contest are Norway and Zambia. Returning countries are Cayman Island, Chile, Estonia, Montenegro, Portugal, St. Lucia, Turks and Caicos and Vietnam.
One of the highlights of this year’s beauty contest is the reunion of the titleholders.
Last July 27, 2011, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) headed by real property developer billionaire Donald Trump joined a photo session with some of the winners and semi-finalists of the contest in recent years. It was shot by pageant photographer Fadil Berusha in New York City.
Among those who attended the photo shoot were Flaviana Matata, of Tanzania; Chloe Martaud, of France; Rosanna Purcell, of Ireland; Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela; Angela Martini, of Albania; Miss Universe 2008 Riyo Mori, of Japan; Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega, of the Dominican Republic; Crystle Stewart, of USA; Marigona Dragusha, and Zana Krasnigi, of Kosovo.
Albania, Xhesika Berberi, 24
Angola, Leila Lopes, 25
Argentina, Natalia Rodríguez, 24
Aruba, Gillain Berry, 24
Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs, 20
Bahamas, Anastagia Pierre, 22
Belgium, Justine De Jonckheere, 19
Bolivia, Olivia Pinheiro, 27
Botswana, Larona Kgabo, 20
Brazil, Priscila Machado, 25
British Virgin Islands, Sheroma Hodge, 26
Canada, Chelsae Durocher, 20
Cayman Islands, Cristin Alexander, 23
Chile, Vanessa Ceruti, 25
China, Luo Zilin, 24
Colombia, Catalina Robayo, 22
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano, 18
Croatia, Natalija Prica, 22
Curaçao, Evalina van Putten, 18
Cyprus, Andri Karantoni, 18
Czech Republic, Jitka Nováčková, 19
Dominican Republic, Dalia Fernández, 21
Ecuador, Claudia Schiess, 21
Egypt, Sara El-Khouly, 23
El Salvador, Mayra Aldana, 24
Estonia, Madli Vilsar, 20
Finland, Pia Pakarinen, 20
France, Laury Thilleman, 20
Georgia, Eka Gurtskaia, 25
Germany, Valeria Bystritskaia, 25
Ghana, Yayra Erica Nego, 26
Great Britain, Chloe-Beth Morgan, 25
Greece, Iliana Papageorgiou, 20
Guam, Shayna Jo Afaisen, 23
Guatemala, Alejandra Barillas, 25
Guyana, Kara Lord, 23
Haiti, Anedie Azael, 22
Honduras, Suzette Gomez, 22
Hungary, Betta Lipcsei, 23
India, Vasuki Sunkavalli, 26
Indonesia, Nadine Ames, 20
Ireland, Aoife Hannon, 19
Israel, Kim Edri, 18
Italy, Elisa Torrini, 22
Jamaica, Shakira Martin, 25
Japan, Maria Kamiyama, 23
Korea, Jung So-ra, 20
Kosovo, Afërdita Dreshaj, 25
Lebanon, Yara Khoury-Mikhael, 19
Malaysia, Deborah Priya Henry, 26
Mauritius, Laetitia Darche, 20
Mexico, Karín Ontiveros, 22
Montenegro, Nikolina Lončar, 18
Namibia, Luzaan van Wyk, 24
Netherlands, Kelly Weekers, 21
New Zealand, Priyani Puketapu, 20
Nicaragua, Adriana Dorn, 24
Nigeria, Sophie Gemal, 22
Panama, Sheldry Sáez, 19
Paraguay, Alba Riquelme, 20
Peru, Natalie Vértiz, 19
Philippines, Shamcey Supsup, 25
Poland, Rozalia Mancewicz, 24
Portugal, Laura Gonçalves, 22
Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz, 24
Romania, Larisa Popa, 24
Russia, Natalia Gantimurova, 19
Serbia, Anja Šaranović, 22
Singapore, Valerie Lim, 25
Slovak Republic, Dagmar Kolesárová, 20
Slovenia, Ema Jagodič, 21
South Africa, Bokang Montjane, 24
Spain, Paula Guilló, 22
Sri Lanka, Stephanie Siriwardhana, 23
St. Lucia, Joy-Ann Biscette, 25
Sweden, Ronnia Fornstedt, 20
Switzerland, Kerstin Cook, 22
Tanzania, Nelly Kamwelu, 18
Thailand, Chanyasorn Sakornchan, 20
Trinidad & Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott, 27
Turkey, Melisa Aslı Pamuk, 20
Turks & Caicos, Easher Parker, 19
Ukraine, Olesya Stefanko, 22
Uruguay, Fernanda Semino, 18
USA, Alyssa Campanella, 21
U.S. Virgin Islands, Alexandrya Evans, 25
Venezuela, Vanessa Gonçalves, 25
Vietnam, Vũ Thị Hoàng My, 22
Information Courtesy of MB / ROBERT R. REQUINTINA
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/329011/88-candidates-miss-universe
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