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 | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss Puerto Rico 22 year-old Zoraida Fonalledas has make-up applied to her eyes as a journalist looks on during a break of a rehersal of the Miss Universe ceremony in Nicosia, Cyprus Wednesday May 10, 2000. Girls from 79 countries are participating in the contest scheduled for next Saturday. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss Puerto Rico Zoraida Fonalledas has make-up applied by an artist during a break in rehersals for the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nicosia, Cyprus Wednesday, May 10, 2000. Seventy-nine contestants from all over the world are competing in this years pageant. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: From left to right, Miss Uruguay Givanna Piazza Diaz Miss South Africa Heather Joy Hamilton, Miss Canada, Kim Yee, Miss Belize Shimcka Richardson, and Miss Czech Republic Jitka Kocurova listen to the instructions of a member of the production company during a rehersal of the Miss Universe ceremony in Nicosia Thursday May 11, 2000. Women from 79 countries are participating in the contest scheduled for Saturday. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss Finland Suvi Miinala wears curlers as she walks along the garden of her hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday May 12, 2000. Women from 79 countries will participate in the Miss Universe contest. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss India Lara Dutta reacts as she is declared Miss Universe 2000 in Nicosia early Saturday May 13, 2000. Miss Venezuela Claudia Moreno, left, finished in 2nd place. At right is Miss Universe 1999 Mpule Kwelagobe from Botswana. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss India Lara Dutta, 21, is crowned Miss Universe 2000 in Nicosia early Saturday May 13, 2000. Miss Venezuela Claudia Moreno finished in second place and Miss Spain Helen Lindes was third. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss India Lara Dutta sheds some happy tears after being crowned Miss Universe 2000 in Nicosia early Saturday May 13, 2000. Miss Venezuela Claudia Moreno finished in second place and Miss Spain Helen Lindes was third. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss India Lara Dutta, 21, right, Miss Venezuela Claudia Moreno, 22, center, and Miss Spain Helen Lindes, 18, wait for the final decision of the judges during the Miss Universe 2000 contest in Nicosia Saturday May 13, 2000. Dutta was crowned Miss Universe, Moreno came second and Lindes third. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss India Lara Dutta, 21, second right, reacts as she is declared Miss Universe 2000 in Nicosia early Saturday May 13, 2000 by American comedian Sinbad, left. Miss Venezuela Claudia Moreno, second left, was second. At right is Miss Universe 1999 Mpule Kwelagobe from Botswana. click to open  |  | The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant: Miss India Lara Dutta, 21, answers questions during the Miss Universe 2000 competition in Nicosia early Saturday May 13, 2000. Dutta went on to win the title. click to open  |
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