6:10pm - People are starting to queue up at the entrance of the Sheraton Hotel which is hosting this years Miss Universe 2009 Fashion Show.
The press are starting to arrive and set up to record and report on this fabulous event. The catwalk and lighting both look absolutely fabulous. The press area, where we're sitting, is located right at the end of the catwalk, and I'm positionedright at the front.

6:20pm - Now all the press is swarming in and they are everywhere. Miss Universe is going to get some great exposure with the amount of press here tonight. The audience is now settling in and everything seems to be going to plan - looks very well organized.

6:45pm - The hallway and entrance is now full of people and all are looking very excited anticipating a great night. The last of the poeple are now getting ushered to their seats by the beautiful VIP ushers. Alexandra Deal, Tricia Hilton, Leslia Miller, Amanda Newton, Shavala Walker and Kendra Wilkinson are the stunning ushers tonight. The band has now arrived and is preparing to start. The band is the one and only Visage.

6:50pm - All the Ministry of Tourism staff and the Miss Universe staff are doing a great job and are very well organized. The VIP ushers are back and forth all over the place, showing people to there seats.

7:00pm - Visage are hitting their opening number and the atmosphere is great.

7:03pm - An announcer has just implored the audience to take there seats as the show is about to start.

7:06pm - We are now told that it is one minute before the show starts.

7:08pm - The show begins with host Charles Sealey and current Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza.
Tonight's designer collections will be Rachel Turnquest-Garcia of Rachel's Boutique, Basheva Eve of La Mainson de Bech and Sabrina Francis of Se'B Fashion Designing. The fabric will be from Jeff Birch, Androsia and Linda Brown, Bahama Hand Prints. 85 gamorous ladies will show off these stunning designs with the Miss Universe 2009 crown at stake.

First up is Miss Honduras- Belgica Suarezand, Miss Thailand - Chutima Durongdek, Miss Angola - Nelsa Alves, Miss Poland - Angelika Jakubowska, Miss Sweden - Renate Cerljen, Miss Curacao - Angenie Simon, Miss Cyprus - Klelia Yiasemidoy, Miss Uruguay - Cinthia D'Ottone, Miss Serbia - Dragana Atlija, Miss Philippines - Bianca Manalo, Miss Romania - Bianca Constantin, Miss Bolivia - Dominique Peltier, Miss Argentina - Johanna Lasic, Miss Panama - Diana Broce, Miss Egypt - Elham Wagdi, Miss Colombia - Michelle Roullard, Miss Costa Rica - Jessica Umana, Miss India - Ekta Chowdhry and then the audience claps as Miss Ukraine, Kristina Kots-Gotlib comes out and the audience screams and claps, what a phenomenal reception for Miss Ukraine, Miss Germany - Martina Lee, Miss Netherlands - Avalon Chanel Weyzig, Miss Russia - Sofia Rudyeva, Miss Canada - Mariana Valente, Miss Nambia - Happie Ntelamo, Miss Aruba - Dianne Croes, Miss Puerto Rico - Mayra Matos Perez, Miss USA - Kristen Dalton.

7:25pm - The first set of girls finish and what a great show it was. the designs were fantastic.

7:30pm - The next set of Miss Universe pageant girls are now getting ready to come out on stage. First comes Miss Mexico - Karla Carrillo, then Miss Korea - Nari, Miss Australia - Rachaek Finch, Miss Singapore - Rachel Kum, Miss Kosovo - Margona Dragusha, Miss Ireland - Diana Donnelly, Miss Jamaica - Carolyn Yapp, Miss El Salvador - Mayella Mena, Miss Slovenia - Mirela Karac, Miss Peru - Karen Schwarz, Miss Great Britain - Clair Cooper, Miss Guam - Racine Manley, Miss Bulgaria - Elitsa Lyubenova, Miss Japan - Emiri Miyasaka, Miss Finland - Essi Poysti, Miss Zambia - Andella Matthews, Miss Guyana - Jenel Cox, Miss Vietnam - Hoang Yen Vo, Miss Malaysia - Joannabelle NG, Miss Georgia - Lika Orjonikidze, Miss New Zealand - Katie Taylor, Miss Estonia - Diana Arno, Miss Spain - Estibaliz Pereira Rabade, Miss Hungary - Suzan Budai, Miss Dominican Republic - Ada de la Cruz Ramirez, Miss Nicaragua - Indiana Sanchez and last but not least Miss Iceland - Ingibjorg Egilsdottir.

7:40pm - Visage start playing and everyone is enjoying it, great Bahamian music.

7:50pm - We are now ready for the next set of Miss Universe Pageant girls to come one. Charles Sealy has announced that the winner will receive a dress designed by Jeff St John from the House of St John and also a Harl Taylor Bag.

First up is Miss Turks & Caicos - Jewel Selver, then Miss Cayman - Nicosia Lawson, Miss Venezuela - Stefania Fernandez, Miss Norway - Eli Landa, Miss Ecuador - Sandra Vinces, Miss Paraguay - Mareike Baumgarten, Miss Croatia - Sarah Cosic, Miss Indonesia - Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Miss Italy - Laura Valenti, Miss Brazil - Larissa Costa, Miss France - Chloe Mortaud, Miss Ethiopia - Melat Yante, Miss Tanzania - Illuminata Wize, Miss Guatemala - Lourdes Figueroa, Miss Montenegro - Anja Jovanovic, Miss Slovak Republic - Denisa Mendrejova, Miss Ghana - Jennider Koranteng, Miss Greece - Viviana Zagorianakou, Miss Turkey - Senem Kuyucuoglu, Miss Czech Republic - Lveta Lutovska, Miss Mauritius - Anais Veerapatren, Miss South Africa - Tatum Keshwar, Miss Albania - Hasna Xhukici, Miss Belgium - Zeynep Sever, Miss Lebanon - Martine Andraos, Miss China - Jingyao Wang And finally Miss Bahamas - Kiara Sherman.

As Miss Bahamas walks down the cat walk the audience goes mad, everyone clapping and screaming and shouting "Bahamas, Bahamas, Bahamas" what a great atmosphere.

8:00pm - Brynda Knowles of Brynda's Haute walks on the cat walks and the whole audience scream and clap.

The show has now finished.

8:30pm - Everyone is now starting to go outside and get ready for the Junkanoo group to parade down the street for the Miss Universe Pageant girls.

8:45PM - All the Miss Universe pageant girls start to walk down the road from the hotel to the specially erected platform where they will get a full front view of the upcoming Junkanoo band. The Junkanoo band is about 1/2 mile down the road getting ready to perform and beat the night away.

8:55pm - The Miss Universe security is moving all the press to the press area so the Junkanoo band can start to move.

8:56pm - All the Miss Universe pageant girls are seated and awaiting the Junkanoo band to perform and move towards them. The group will come from the Nassau Beach Resort and walk west towards the Raddison Hotel.

8:57pm - The road is now cleared of a few stragglers and everyone in waiting for the Junkanoo group to perform.

9:04pm - We can hear the Junkanoo drums start to kick in and they're ready to move. The crowd is starting to get very active, bouncing to that magical and distinctive Bahamian beat.

9:07pm - The Junkanoo group is heading towards the Miss Universe girls. Already many of the girls have started to dance.

9:15pm - We now have a clear view of the crew as they rush towards us in full colour and volume.

9:20pm - Pretty much all of the Miss Universe girls are now on their feet and moving to the rhythm.

9:28pm - As the world's press looks on, Junkanoo HAS arrived. All the spectators are going wild and all the Miss Universe girls are dancing like they're in a trance.

9:30pm - The girls are going wild and loving the sound of the Junkanoo music. The Junkanoo dancers stop and the Miss Universe girls come down of the seated platform and dance with them. All these gorgrous girls from all over the world are obviously having so much fun.

9:35pm - All the media have now been invited to join the Miss Universe girls and the Junkanoo dancers.

9:45pm - Drums are booming, cow bells are rattling and the girls are still dancing.

9:50pm - The press are swarming everywhere, taking video and pictures of the girls dancing.

9:52pm - The girls now go back to their seats and get some free gifts. The Junkanoo group has now passed.

10:05pm - Security are really doing their job well. They've already cleared the streets ready for the busses to come and take the girls back to the Atlantis hotel after a wonderful evening..

What a night for The Bahamas


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