Finalists in the 2009 pageant
The 2010 Miss Universe pageant takes place in Las Vegas today: Monday, 23 August from 21h00 to 23h00 (US time).
TopTV's celebrity channel Star! will be broadcasting the event on Tuesday, 24 August at 08h00 - a two-hour delay in the live broadcast. (We're nine hours ahead of Las Vegas).
It'll be repeated later on the same day at 16h00; and at these times during the week:
Wednesday 25, August at 06h00
Saturday 28, August at 00h00 (midnight of Friday/Saturday)
Sunday 29, August at 07h00
This year's event is being hosted NBC Today Show host Natalie Morales and American Idol judge wannabe
Bret Michaels.
As you may know, he recently told anyone who would listen that he was approached to be a judge on the reinvented AI - which turned out be a story in his own MIND as his name hasn't been mentioned anywhere near the show by official sources.
Luckily for him he's a reality TV sletty who's just been on Celebrity Apprentice - lurved by Donald Trump, who owns Miss Universe.
Nicole Flint in her moment, snapped by photographer Peter Morey.
In news closer to home: South Africa's Nicole Flint will be part of the action natch.
Top Billing will be featuring her tonight (12 August) to see how she's preparing/starving for it etc and so on.
The number of entries/countries in this year's pageant: 83. The current Miss Universe who'll be handing over her crown: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela: