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Event to showcase the new Vietnam, where commerce and fashion thrive Miss Universe 2008 contestants participate in a stage rehearsal in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Friday, July 11, 2008. The contestants will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, 2008.(AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki) Eighty of the world's most beautiful women have converged on a stretch of the Vietnamese coast better known for war than glamour. They were preparing for the 57th annual Miss Universe competition, which will be broadcast by NBC to millions of viewers across the globe on Sunday night. Like her 84 million compatriots, Vietnam's 20-year-old contestant is hoping the show will let the world know about the new Vietnam, where commerce and fashion are thriving and war... [read full story]
