Las Vegas Weekly

April 9, 2009 · 10:30 AM

Exclusive: The official swimsuit photo of Miss USA 2009 at Planet Hollywood

By Robin Leach

The official swimsuit photo of the Miss USA 2009 pageant contestants and reigning queen Crystle Stewart at Planet Hollywood.

Photo: Darren Decker

Glamour photographers love to shoot at first light, and this morning, the 51 Miss USA 2009 contestants were up way before dawn busy with hair and makeup!

They selected their Jessica Simpson swimwear, and by 7 a.m. they were parading to the sixth-floor pool of Planet Hollywood. By 9 a.m., official Miss USA photographer Darren Decker had captured that one perfect photograph with the best lighting from the rising early morning sun.

By 10:15 a.m., Darren had looked through more than 100 photos to ensure perfect smiles, posture and poses -- and no blinking. Now here first, just 15 minutes later, is the one official photo that later today will be released to worldwide media.

Tomorrow, Vegas DeLuxe will have a photo report of the contestants’ visit to our beloved Opportunity Village, where they helped the challenged children and adults paint a 30-foot mural.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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