Miss Universe 2009 Betting Odds (Updated)
Miss Universe 2009 betting odds have been updated at betED.com, home of some of the best free cash bonuses in the business.
One of the biggest beauty contests in the world takes place Sunday when the 58th annual Miss Universe Pageant is held in the Bahamas, and people will be betting in droves once again this year.
betED.com, which has one of the biggest selections of entertainment prop bets on the Internet, ha s betting odds for the event, which will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort (9 pm ET, NBC).
Of the 84 women competing for the title, Miss Australia is the favorite at +400 in betED.com's Miss Universe Prop Betting Odds, followed by Miss Mexico and Miss Dominican Republic, both at +450.
Miss USA, Kristen Dalton, is at +900 odds while Miss Canada, Mariana Valente, is at +3500.
The defending Miss Universe is Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela.
The contestants compete in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and the interview. Let's just hope Miss USA does not fall as she has the last two years.
There are 15 semifinalists who take part in the swimsuit competition. Ten move on to the evening gown competition, with half eventually being eliminated. The final five compete in the "final question". At the end of competition the runners-up are announced and the winner crowned by the outgoing queen.
The first pageant was held in Long Beach, California in 1952 and was won by Armi Kuusela from Finland, who gave up her title to get married to a Filipino tycoon, Virgilio Hilario, shortly before her year was complete.
The contest was founded by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.
The Miss Universe Organization, a New York-based partnership between Trump and NBC, has run the contest since June 20, 2002. The Organization also produces the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA contests.
The U.S. holds the record with seven Miss Universe winners, followed by Venezuela and Puerto Rico with five.
All 2009 Miss Universe odds appear below (Courtesy of betED.com Here)
Miss Albania
+1600
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Miss Angola
+7000
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Miss Argentina
+2200
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Miss Aruba
+5000
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Miss Australia
+400
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Miss Bahamas
+4000
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Miss Belgium
+3500
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Miss Bolivia
+7000
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Miss Brazil
+1800
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Miss Bulgaria
+10000
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Miss Canada
+3500
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Miss Cayman Islands
+2500
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Miss China
+10000
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Miss Colombia
+3200
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Miss Costa Rica
+1300
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Miss Croatia
+2200
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Miss Curacao
+2500
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Miss Cyprus
+9000
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Miss Czech Republic
+1100
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Miss Dominican Republic
+450
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Miss Ecuador
+4000
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Miss Egypt
+3500
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Miss El Salvador
+6000
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Miss Estonia
+9000
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Miss Ethiopia
+9000
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Miss Finland
+5000
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Miss France
+1800
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Miss Georgia
+9000
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Miss Germany
+2500
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Miss Ghana
+10000
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Miss Great Britain
+7000
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Miss Greece
+3200
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Miss Guam
+4200
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Miss Guatemala
+3500
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Miss Guyana
+10000
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Miss Honduras
+1300
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Miss Hungary
+1800
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Miss Iceland
+2500
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Miss India
+2500
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Miss Indonesia
+3500
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Miss Ireland
+1800
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Miss Israel
+9000
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Miss Italy
+3500
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Miss Jamaica
+3500
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Miss Japan
+1400
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Miss Korea
+9000
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Miss Kosovo
+5000
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Miss Lebanon
+2300
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Miss Malaysia
+5000
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Miss Mauritius
+5000
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Miss Mexico
+450
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Miss Montenegro
+9000
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Miss Namibia
+9000
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Miss Netherlands
+1100
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Miss Nicaragua
+6500
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Miss Nigeria
+3500
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Miss Norway
+15000
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Miss Panama
+1800
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Miss Paraguay
+3500
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Miss Peru
+2300
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Miss Philippines
+1600
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Miss Poland
+6500
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Miss Puerto Rico
+800
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Miss Romania
+9000
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Miss Russia
+1200
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Miss Serbia
+4500
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Miss Singapore
+4500
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Miss Slovak Republic
+2200
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Miss Slovenia
+10000
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Miss South Africa
+2200
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Miss Spain
+2200
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Miss Sweden
+3500
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Miss Switzerland
+2200
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Miss Tanzania
+9000
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Miss Thailand
+5000
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Miss Turkey
+10000
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Miss Turks and Caicos
+12500
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Miss USA
+900
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Miss Ukraine
+1300
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Miss Uruguay
+12500
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Miss Venezuela
+1600
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Miss Vietnam
+1800
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Miss Zambia
+12500
Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com
