Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella, poses for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. She will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe 2010, Ximena Navarrete; and Miss Universe Mexico 2011, Karin Ontiveros; poses for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella, poses for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. She will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe Nicaragua 2011, Adriana Dom, poses for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe Aruba 2011, Gillain Berry; Miss Universe Paraguay 2011, Alba Riquelme; and Miss Universe Honduras 2011, Keilyn Gomez; pose for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe Tanzania 2011, Nelly Kamwelu, poses for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011, Viviana Ortiz, poses for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe Aruba 2011, Gillain Berry; and Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2011, Sheroma Hodge; pose for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe Aruba 2011, Gillain Berry; and Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2011, Sheroma Hodge; pose for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer

Miss Universe Argentina 2011, Natalia Rodriguez, poses for a photo during the Welcome Event at Governor's Palace in Såo Paulo, Brazil on August 29, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://missuniverse.com/members/contestants. HO/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP.

Keywords: MISS UNIVERSE 2011, Welcome Event

Photographer: Richard D. Salyer