Evening gowns of the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant

Miss China Wang Jingyao (preliminary round)

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez competes in the evening gown competition at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas on Sunday. Fernandez won the crown.

Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez (preliminary round)

Miss Russia Sofia Rudyeva (preliminary round)

Miss Sweden Renate Cerljen (preliminary round)

Miss USA Kristen Dalton (preliminary round)

Miss Ukraine Kristina Kots-Gotlib (preliminary round)

Miss Thailand Chutima Durongdej (preliminary round)

Miss Spain Estibaliz Pereira Rabade (preliminary round)

Miss Norway Eli Landa (preliminary round)

Miss Hungary Susan Budai (preliminary round)

Miss Bahamas Kiara Sherman (preliminary round)

Miss Brazil Larissa Costa (preliminary round)

Miss Australia Rachael Finch (preliminary round)

Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz (preliminary round)

Miss Ecuador Sandra Vinces (preliminary round)

Miss France Chloe Mortaud (preliminary round)

Miss Finland Essi Poysti (preliminary round)

Miss Great Britain Clair Cooper (preliminary round)

Miss Greece Vivana Campanile Zagorianakou (preliminary round)

Miss Honduras Belgica Suarez (preliminary round)

Miss Iceland Ingibjorg Egilsdottir (preliminary round)

Miss India Ekta Chowdhry (preliminary round)

Miss Ireland Diana Donnelly (preliminary round)

Miss Italy Laura Valenti (preliminary round)