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Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23
Miss Thailand 2010 Fonthip Watcharatrakul prepares for the Miss Universe National Costume event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 23: Miss Thailand 2010, Fonthip Watcharatrakul, accepts the People's Choice award during the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 23: Miss Thailand 2010, Fonthip Watcharatrakul, accepts the Miss Photogenic award during the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 23: Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez (L) presents Miss Thailand 2010, Fonthip Watcharatrakul, with the Miss Photogenic award during the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul (C) receives the Viewers Choice award during the Miss Universe 2010 Pageant Final at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on August 23, 2010. Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant and along with the Miss World is the most publicized beauty contest in the world. California clothing company Pacific Mills founded the contest 1952 and was acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.
Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul poses for the judges in an evening gown of her choice during the 2010 Miss Universe Presentation Show at Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 19, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will be aired live on August 23, 2010.
Miss Thailand 2010 Fonthip Watcharatrakul enjoys the rides at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada August 17, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 23: Miss Thailand 2010, Fonthip Watcharatrakul (L), accepts the People's Choice award from Poison singer and co-host Bret Michaels during the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 23: Miss Thailand 2010, Fonthip Watcharatrakul, accepts the Miss Photogenic award during the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fonthip Watcharatrakul, Miss Thailand 2010, poses for the judges in her swimsuit during the 2010 Miss Universe Presentation Show Las Vegas Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010.
Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul (2nd L) receives the Viewers Choice award from pageant host Bret Michaels during the Miss Universe 2010 Pageant Final at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on August 23, 2010. Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant and along with the Miss World is the most publicized beauty contest in the world. California clothing company Pacific Mills founded the contest 1952 and was acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.
Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul (C) receives the Viewers Choice Award during the Miss Universe 2010 Pageant final at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on August 23, 2010. Mexico's Jimena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe in an upset victory that stunned a pageant world which had predicted a winner to emerge from Ireland, Venezuela or the United States.
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