Miss Universe 2009 Betting Odds (Sunday Update)
The Miss Universe 2009 betting odds have been updated for Sunday August 23. The pageant airs tonight.
While Miss Australia continued to be favored by most online bookmakers, the folks at Sportsbook.com have made Miss Dominican Republic a +300 favorite with a payout potential of $30 on every $10 bet.
An online poll sponsored by contest officials favored Miss Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar, followed by Miss Brazil Larissa Costa and Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa, on the eve of showdown among 15 Miss Universe finalists. Miss Brazil would pay out $200 for every $10 bet. Miss Indonesia would pay out $250 for every $10 bet.
Observers cast tens of thousands of anonymous votes by Internet. Latin American contestants held 11 of the 15 top slots in the informal poll. Reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza hails from Caracas, Venezuela.
Contest officials closed a comment section of the online poll because more than 50,000 submissions were recorded in the first couple of days.
"It was just so excessive," said Carl Althoff, a spokesman for the pageant. "We weren't able to monitor them."
All odds to win Miss Universe 2009 appear below (in alphabetical order) and were available at Sportsbook.com:
Miss Albania +1800
Miss Angola +8000
Miss Argentina +2500
Miss Aruba +6000
Miss Australia +500
Miss Bahamas +5000
Miss Belgium +2000
Miss Bolivia +8000
Miss Brazil +2000
Miss Bulgaria +12500
Miss Canada +4000
Miss Cayman Islands +3000
Miss China +7500
Miss Colombia +2000
Miss Costa Rica +1500
Miss Croatia +2500
Miss Curacao +3000
Miss Cyprus +10000
Miss Czech Republic +1200
Miss Dominican Republic +300
Miss Ecuador +3000
Miss Egypt +4000
Miss El Salvador +7500
Miss Estonia +10000
Miss Ethiopia +10000
Miss Finland +6000
Miss France +1200
Miss Georgia +10000
Miss Germany +3000
Miss Ghana +15000
Miss Great Britain +8000
Miss Greece +3500
Miss Guam +4500
Miss Guatemala +4000
Miss Guyana +15000
Miss Honduras +1500
Miss Hungary +1000
Miss Iceland +3000
Miss India +3000
Miss Indonesia +2500
Miss Ireland +2000
Miss Israel +10000
Miss Italy +4000
Miss Jamaica +1800
Miss Japan +1600
Miss Korea +10000
Miss Kosovo +6000
Miss Lebanon +2500
Miss Malaysia +6000
Miss Mauritius +6000
Miss Mexico +500
Miss Montenegro +10000
Miss Namibia +10000
Miss Netherlands +1200
Miss New Zealand +7500
Miss Nicaragua +4000
Miss Nigeria +10000
Miss Norway +6000
Miss Panama +2000
Miss Paraguay +4000
Miss Peru +2500
Miss Philippines +1800
Miss Poland +7500
Miss Puerto Rico +900
Miss Romania +10000
Miss Russia +1500
Miss Serbia +5000
Miss Singapore +5000
Miss Slovak Republic +2500
Miss Slovenia +15000
Miss South Africa +2500
Miss Spain +2500
Miss Sweden +4000
Miss Switzerland +2500
Miss Tanzania +6000
Miss Thailand +6000
Miss Turkey +7500
Miss Turks and Caicos +17500
Miss USA +1000
Miss Ukraine +1500
Miss Uruguay +15000
Miss Venezuela +1800
Miss Vietnam +2000
Miss Zambia +10000
Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
