Meet my gorgeous friends from all over the world

Camino Real hotel , room 3633, Mexico May 2007

Going to the final with stylish Erica and Claudia

my sweet Erica (Australia) and Bruna (Italy)

Con “mis-Eduardos” with love (Mexico & Chile)

at BICE like everyday late dinner, at 4 am (or maybe breakfast)

Claudia, Erica, right side Miss Estonia National Directors

Gorgeous Valerio (Italy), Photo taken by Fadil Berisha, superstar fashion-photographer, at the lobby of the Camino Real.

Magali (Puerto Rico), Jade (Sth AFrica), Ines (Japan)!, Erica (Australia), Claudia & Alexander (Venezuela), Bruna (italy)

Mexican actor & judge Mauricio Islas congratulate Riyo at the after party after she had won.

Quick meeting between rehearsals at the National Auditorium together with Riyo & Alexander Gonzalez 

Con mi querido Eduardo, Mexican Georges Clooney. Hecho de menos a tu gran senso del humor. Cantame! 

Below, with sweetheart William Prendiz receiving the Best National Director Award from Critical Beauty.     William was the hair stylist of Akiko Kojima in Long Beach, Miami when she won in 1959!              Thank you so much William for your great suport during the past 9 years since I know you.

 Aqui esatan….

Erica and Pancho (Argentine), Bruna & Luciano (Italy)

The last night before the final, all the directors could get together and meet the misses. Here Riyo with superstar model agent from Buenos Aires, Pancho Dotto.

Socialite-celeb Luciano Marocchino always followed by paparrazzis, so funny!!!

I knew deep down that the next day she was going to be the new Miss Universe. My angel. so proud of you!

Drink at the champagne bar together with Erica, and topmodels Jade & Lou, and my sweetie Claudia.

I miss you so much Claudia!!! De verdad eres infectious!

At the Televisa salsa and meringue event. [My favorite photo]

At the annual National Directors dinner 

[Photos from Erica's camera]

will post the photos from my camera shortly.

Love you, miss you, les estrano muchissimo a todos, que bellos amigos, thank you for being such good friends for years.

Thanks to Miss Universe, we have the chance to get to meet every year in a diffrent place on the globe. El ano proximo ojala sea japon. Estoy trabajando en ello.  Je vous tiendrai au courant.