miss universe contestants dazzle in costume

By HIRANIA LUZARDO
AOL LATINO Editor
SAO PAULO – Wednesday was one of those days in which the 89 contestants vying for Miss Universe 2011 got to truly lavish in their beauty and shimmer in every sense of the word. In the early morning hours, from Credicard Hall, every aspirant to the crown donned her most dazzling costume in a true show of color, creativity and, most of all, national pride.

Within the space of four hours, the beauty queens filmed the national costume spectacle, which will be part of the live show on Monday, September 12 at 9 p.m. (EST) on NBC and Telemundo, as the final trials get underway to see who will take the Miss Universe 2011 crown.