About 85 countries and territories will compete for the title of Miss Universe 2009 at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009.

85 candidates to the Miss Universe 2009: [ via: wikipedia ]

Albania Hasna Xhukiçi
Angola Nelsa Alves
Argentina Johanna Lasic
Aruba Dianne Croes
Australia Rachael Finch
Bahamas Kiara Sherman
Belgium Zeynep Sever
Bolivia Dominique Peltier
Brazil Larissa Costa
Bulgaria Elitsa Lubenova
Canada Mariana Valente
Cayman Islands Nicosia Lawson
China Wang Jingyao
Colombia Michelle Rouillard
Costa Rica Jessica Umaña
Croatia Sarah Ćosić
Curaçao Angenie Simon
Cyprus Kielia Giasemidou
Czech Republic Iveta Lutovská
Dominican Republic Ada de la Cruz
Ecuador Sandra Vinces
Egypt Elham Wagdi
El Salvador Mayella Mena
Estonia Diana Arno
Ethiopia Melat Yante
Finland Essi Pöysti
France Chloé Mortaud
Georgia Lika Ordzhonikidze
Germany Martina Lee
Ghana Jennifer Koranteng
Great Britain Clair Cooper
Greece Viviana Kampanile
Guam Racine Manley
Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa
Guyana Jenel Cox
Honduras Bélgica Suárez
Hungary Zsuzsa Budai
Iceland Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir
India Ekta Choudhry
Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Ireland Diana Donnelly
Israel Yulia Liubianitzki
Italy Laura Valenti
Jamaica Carolyn Yapp
Japan Emiri Miyasaka
Kazakhstan Olga Nikitina
Korea Ree Na
Kosovo Marigona Dragusha
Lebanon Martine Andraos
Malaysia JoannaBelle Ng
Mauritius Anaïs Veerapatren
Mexico Karla Carrillo
Montenegro Anja Jovanović
Namibia Happie Ntelamo
Netherlands Avalon-Chanel Weyzig
New Zealand Katie Taylor
Nicaragua Indiana Sánchez
Nigeria Sandra Otohwo
Norway Eli Landa
Panama Diana Broce
Paraguay Mareike Baumgarten
Peru Karen Schwarz
Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo
Poland Angelika Jakubowska
Puerto Rico Mayra Matos
Romania Elena Bianca Constantin
Russia Sofia Rudieva
Serbia Dragana Atlija
Singapore Rachel Kum
Slovak Republic Denisa Mendrejová
Slovenia Mirela Korač
South Africa Tatum Keshwar
Spain Estíbaliz Pereira
Sweden Renate Cerljen
Switzerland Whitney Toyloy
Tanzania Illuminata James
Thailand Chutima Durongdej
Turkey Senem Kuyucuoğlu
Turks & Caicos Jewel Selver
Ukraine Kristina Kotz-Gotlib
Uruguay Cintia Dottone
USA Kristen Dalton
Venezuela Stefanía Fernández
Vietnam Võ Hoàng Yến
Zambia Andella Chileshe Matthews

The pageant will be aired on ABS-CBN on August 24 at 9:30AM with a primetime telecast the same day via Velvet (SkyCable channel 53) at 8:00PM.