
Miss India Ushoshi Sengupta is all set to end the 10 year drought of India to bring home the Miss Universe Title, however the question is can she do it ? If you look out for an answer after the Miss Universe 2010 preliminaries, you may find the answer.
The truth is Ushoshi Sengupta is not among the favorites of the experts who are coming up with predictions as to who will win the crown this year.
As per the Miss Universe 2010 winner predictions from various polls and blogs, favorites to win this year are Miss Russia (Irina Antonenko), Miss Mexico (Jimena Navarrete), Miss Philippines (Venus Raj), Miss France (Malika Ménard) and Miss Colombia (Natalia Navarro).
Preliminary judges have already selected the Top 15 candidates for the 2010 Miss Universe beauty contest now being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Miss Universe Organization (MUO)-sponsored survey via the website's online poll shows
The Top 15 favorites (votes online) consist of
1.Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj,
2.Miss Venezuela Marelisa Gibson,
3.Miss Bolivia Claudia Arce Lemaitre,
4.Miss Jamaica Yendi Philips,
5. Miss Guatemala Jessica Scheel,
6. Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul,
7. Miss Indonesia Qory Sandioriva,
8. Miss Peru Guiliana Zevallos,
9. Miss Mexico Jimena Navarette,
10. Miss Colombia Natalia Navarro,
11. Miss Russia Irina Antonenko,
12. Miss Puerto Rico Mariana Paola Vicente,
13. Miss Brazil Deborah Lyra,
14. Miss Trinidad and Tobago LaToya Woods,
15.Miss Haiti Sarodj Bertin.
Although this does not affect the judges tally of the scores.
An unverified list showed up on the web for the top 15:
Top 15 Candidates
Miss Indonesia Qory Sandioriva,
Miss Peru Guiliana Zevallos,
Miss Russia Irina Antonenko,
Miss Puerto Rico Mariana Paola Vicente,
Miss Brazil Deborah Lyra,
Miss Bolivia Claudia Arce Lemaitre,
Miss Jamaica Yendi Philips,
Miss Guatemala Jessica Scheel,
Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul,
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarette,
Miss Colombia Natalia Navarro,
Miss Trinidad and Tobago LaToya Woods,
Miss Haiti Sarodj Bertin.
Miss Venezuela Marelisa Gibson,