Miss Universe 2006 contestants (top L-R) Alessandra Mezquita, Miss Panama 2006; Elisabeth Reyes, Miss Spain 2006; Fabriella Quesada, Miss Costa Rica 2006; Katty Lopez, Miss Ecuador 2006; (bottom L-R) Jacqueline Fernandez, Miss Sri Lanka 2006; Rebecca Iraheta, Miss El Salvador 2006; Cristiana Frixione Mendoza, Miss Nicaragua 2006; and Jackelinne Piccinini, Miss Guatemala 2006, pose at a hotel in Los Angeles, California, July 8, 2006. The Miss Universe pageant will be telecast to a worldwide audience from Los Angeles July 23. [Reuters]

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