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Miss Universe pageant warms up

Crystle was named Miss USA on April 11 in Las Vegas.

Miss USA, Crystle Stewart, competes in the swimsuit competition.

Stewart is a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Texas.

Participants compete Tuesday in BSC swimwear and Nina footwear during the swimsuit segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show in Nha Trang, Vietnam. They will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition on July 14.

Miss USA, Crystle Stewart, poses onstage at the Ao Dai Fashion Show, which features Miss Universe contestants modeling the traditional Vietnamese dress, Ao Dai.

Wardrobe assistants Mark Zappone, left, and Jan Creger, right, help Miss USA 2008 get ready for her official national costume portrait at the New World Hotel Saigon.

Crystle Stewart competes in her National Costume at the Lions Theater in the Saigon Outlet Mall in Ho Chi Minh City. The pageant will be hosted by Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown (aka Scary Spice) and shown on NBC.

Miss Puerto Rico 2008, Ingrid Rivera Santos, poses poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Miss South Africa 2008, Tansey Coetzee.

Miss Australia 2008, Laura Dundovic, left, Miss Germany 2008 Madina Taher, Miss Philippines 2008 Jennifer Barrientos.

Miss India 2008, Simran Kaur Mundi.

Miss USA Crystle Stewart enjoys a boat ride.

Miss China 2008 Ziya Wei.

Miss Korea 2008, Sun Lee.

Laura Tanguy, Miss France 2008, and Samantha Powell, Miss New Zealand 2008, during a beach party at the Palm Garden Resort in Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam.

Kate David, Miss Bolvia 2007, and Karol Castillo, Miss Peru 2008.

Miss Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz strikes a pose in a costume reflecting her native country during the National Costume Show in Lions Theater.

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Crystle was named Miss USA on April 11 in Las Vegas.

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