BEIJING, July 14 -- Behind all the hugs and smiles, the 80 Miss Universe contestants are engaged in a fierce competition. But two contestants with perhaps the greatest reason for hostilities have become fast friends. Miss Kosovo and Miss Serbia, representing one of the world's most ethnically torn regions, seem a little bit weary of people asking whether they get along.

"We are friends, we go everywhere together," said Bojana Boric, this year's Miss Serbia. "We are the girls who want to talk with each other."

The 2008 Miss Universe pageant will be broadcast live (9 am Beijing time today) by NBC to millions of viewers across the globe from Nha Trang, Vietnam. The seaside city in central Vietnam is plastered with posters of last year's Miss Universe, Riyo Mori of Japan.

Zana Krasniqi, Miss Kosovo, and Bojana Boric , Miss Serbia, pose for photos in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on Friday.

Among the 80 women hoping to seize Mori's crown will be Boric and Zana Krasniki of Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia in February. The move has divided nations around the world, with the US and dozens of countries supporting Kosovo, but others arguing that Kosovo should remain part of Serbia.

Vietnam is among those nations that haven't recognized Kosovo, and the Vietnamese compere at a recent Miss Universe event introduced Krasniki as "Miss Kosovo-Serbia."

Krasniki didn't notice and says she loves Vietnam so much she plans to have her honeymoon here.

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