Miss universe 2011 contestants

Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella, competes in the swimwear and fashion footwear competition during the Miss Universe Presentation Show, Sept. 8 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. No American has been named Miss Universe since Brook Lee won the title in 1997. The 2011 Miss Universe pageant will air live tonight from Sao Paulo, Brazil. 89 contestants from around the world will compete for the crown. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Colombia, Catalina Robayo, stirred some controversy when photographers captured Robayo wearing miniskirts with what looked to be no underwear underneath them. President of the pageant told E! News that Robayo was in fact wearing underwear. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Venezuela 2011, Vanessa Goncalves, will also compete for the crown. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Portugal 2011, Laura Gonasalves, is pictured. The current Miss Universe is Ximena Navarrete, from Mexico. Andy Cohen and Natalie Morales will host the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Philippines 2011, Shamcey Supsup is leading the race of the 2011 Miss Universe people's choice online poll, according to ABS-CBNnews.com In another online voting site created by Telemundo, the 25-year-old also took the lead with 1,288,817 votes. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Puerto Rico 2011, Viviana Ortiz, competes in Catalina Brasil Swimwear and fashion footwear by Chinese Laundry Sept. 8, 2011, at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Poland 2011, Rozalia Mancewicz, competes in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. Tony Award-winning singer and actress Lea Salonga, racing driver Helios Castroneves, journalist Connie Chung, supermodel Isabeli Fontana , actresses Vivica Fox and Adrienne Maloof, and Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega will all judge the event. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Peru 2011, Natalie Vertiz, is one of 89 contestants that will compete for the Miss Universe crown. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Netherlands 2011, Kelly Weekers, competes in the swimwear competition Sept. 11, 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Mexico 2011, Karin Ontiveros, will try to follow in the footsteps of the current Miss Universe, Ximena Navarrete, who also hails from Mexico. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Malaysia 2011, Deborah Henry gears up for the competition Sept. 12, 2011. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Canada 2011, Chelsae Durocher, is a third year student at the University of Windsor, studying in the Drama in Education and Community Program. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss British Virgin Islands 2011, was crowned Miss British Virgin Islands in 2010. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Belgium 2011, Justine De Jonckheere, will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)

Miss Bahamas 2011, Anastagia Pierre , during the 2011 Miss Universe Presentation Show, Sept.8, 2011 at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Patrick Prather/Miss Universe)