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In the world of beauty contests, Venezuela -- where such contests are held in schools, villages and even prisons -- is considered a "pageant superpower" with four previous Miss Universe and five Miss World winners. Every schoolgirl, it is said, knows the magic Venezuelan beauty formula -- -- their body measurements in centimetres, and past pageant controversies are the stuff of passionate debate. The Miss Universe contest in Vietnam was presented by Springer, who rode in on one of Vietnam's ubiquitous motor-scooters, and a tanned ex-"Spice Girl" Mel B, who greeted the crowd with a hearty "Good Morning, Vietnam!

The 80 contestants were introduced in their national costumes, with Miss New Zealand sporting a Maori-style facial tattoo, Miss Korea twirling a martial arts sword and Miss Albania dazzling in a vampire theme. Heartbreak came quickly for 65 of the beauties when Springer and Mel B announced the 15 semi-finalists, a list chosen last week but kept highly classified by the event group, co-owned by US millionaire Donald Trump.

A panel of judges, mostly from the fashion, modelling and media industries, quickly thinned out their ranks to 10, based on how gracefully they negotiated the runway in skimpy bikinis, and what Mel B called the "wow factor. Next came the evening gown section, considered a traditional beauty pageant minefield in which women must avoid tripping over their flowing dresses -- which is exactly what happened to year-old Miss USA Crystle Stewart.

The last women left standing were Russia and Latin frontrunners Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela who had featured strongly in the predictions of pageant-watcher websites and bloggers.

On a more benign note, the Miss Congeniality award -- based on a popularity poll among the contestants -- went to Miss El Salvador Rebeca Moreno, Daily newsletter Receive essential international news every morning.