Miss Universe is a partnership between real-estate tycoon Donald Trump and NBC Universal Television Network.

Miss Universe attracts hundreds of millions of viewers from 125 different countries and has evolved into a powerful, widely-anticipated, international organisation that advances and supports opportunities for women of every nation. Now in it's 59th year, the Miss Universe Organisation has enjoyed considerable television exposure worldwide over many years.

The delegates who have been selected to represent their country in Miss Universe go through a careful judging process to ensure that they are intelligent, ambitious, and culturally-aware young women with the hope of advancing their own careers and humanitarian goals.

Miss Universe 2010 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, with over 80 countries being represented. The final crowning will take place on 23rd August 2010.