Who will be the new Miss Miss Germany 2011? 24 women are vying to capture the crown on February 12th. This is the traditional Miss Germany pageant, and the winner (or a runner-up) will represent Germany at Miss Earth 2011. Representatives for Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2011 will be chosen in contests later this year.

Vote for your favorite contestant at the Miss Germany website. Enter the captcha word and give points for at least three of your favorites. The winner of the online vote will get extra points at the Miss Germany 2011 finale. (Source: Michael Knittel)

One of our faves for the Miss Germany 2011 title is Miss Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2011 Romy Wibelitz. She recently won her title in a co-ed pageant (our favorite kind!) that also crowned Henry Glöckner as Mister Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2011.

Miss und Mister Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2011

WER WIRD MISS GERMANY 2011?

AFP, 02-Feb-2011: Historic demonstrations in Egypt may not have toppled President Hosni Mubarak yet, but on Wednesday they did claim one glamorous victim: preparations for the "Miss Germany" beauty pageant. Twenty-four candidates aged 17 to 24 for the coveted title arrived in the Red Sea tourist resort of Hurghada last week for 10 days of catwalk and photoshoot training, topping up their suntans and relaxing. But now, they are going home to continue their training in their distinctly chillier homeland, because their families are worried, a spokeswoman for the contest told AFP.

"We have received lots of phone calls (from family members) who have seen the images from Cairo and who are concerned," Ines Klemmer, one of the organisers, said by phone from Hurghada. "So they are being repatriated tomorrow (Thursday), instead of on Saturday." This is despite the fact there is no sign on the sun-kissed beaches of the Red Sea of the unrest raging for the past nine days throughout the Arab world's most populous country. "It's completely calm here. There are no problems, everything is running to plan," Klemmer said.

EGYPT TURMOIL UPSETS MISS GERMANY

Miss Thüringen Anne-Kathrin Kosch, 23, smiles after winning the final of Miss Germany at the Europa-Park amusement park in Rust. First runner-up in tonight's gala ceremony was Tiffany Sachs; second runner-up was Samantha Striegel. (Photos: Reuters and dapd)

MISS GERMANY 2011