Miss Universe Montenegro 2011, Nikolina Loncar; Miss Universe Kosovo 2011, Aferdita Dreshaj; and Miss Universe Georgia 2011, Eka Gurtskaia; during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 1, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Curacao 2011, Eva Van Putten; Miss Universe Aruba 2011, Gillain Berry; Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2011, Dalia Fernandez; Miss Universe Argentina 2011, Natalia Rodriguez; and Miss Universe Honduras 2011, Keilyn Gomez; during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 1, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Albania 2011, Xhesika Berberi; and Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2011, Dalia Fernandez; during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 1, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Brazil 2011, Priscila Machado; Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2011, Sheroma Hodge; and Miss Universe Angola 2011, Leila Lopes; during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 1, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Brazil 2011, Priscila Machado; Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2011, Sheroma Hodge; Miss Universe Angola 2011, Leila Lopes; Miss Universe China 2011, Luo Zilin; and Miss Universe Bolivia 2011, Olivia Pinheiro; during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 1, 2011. They will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Guyana 2011, Kara Lord, during a visit to Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 1, 2011. She will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Albania 2011, Xhesika Berberi, poses with her national gift and children from Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil during a visit on Thursday, September 1, 2011. She will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Angola 2011, Leila Lopes, poses with her national gift and children from Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil during a visit on Thursday, September 1, 2011. She will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Argentina 2011, Natalia Rodriguez, poses with her national gift and children from Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil during a visit on Thursday, September 1, 2011. She will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather

Miss Universe Bahamas 2011, Anastagia Pierre, poses with her national gift and children from Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo, Brazil during a visit on Thursday, September 1, 2011. She will spend the next 2 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSEЁ Competition on September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in S‹o 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, Alianca de Misericordia

Photographer: Patrick Prather