Preliminary judges have already selected the Top 15 candidates for the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant being held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The names will be announced on the live telecast on August 23 (August 24 in Manila). But if you based it on the online poll sponsored by the Miss Universe Organization (MUO), the Top 15 would include Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj, Miss Venezuela Marelisa Gibson, Miss Bolivia Claudia Arce Lemaitre, Miss Jamaica Yendi Philips, Miss Guatemala Jessica Scheel, Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul, Miss Indonesia Qory Sandioriva, Miss Peru Guiliana Zevallos, Miss Mexico Jimena Navarette, Miss Colombia Natalia Navarro, Miss Russia Irina Antonenko, Miss Puerto Rico Mariana Paola Vicente, Miss Brazil Deborah Lyra, Miss Trinidad and Tobago LaToya Woods, and Miss Haiti Sarodj Bertin.