| Miss Tourism Zimbabwe 2009 |
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December 30, 2008. Vanessa Sibanda, a 20 year-old IT student won the 2009 Miss Tourism Zimbabwe title and gave her the opportunity to represent Zimbabwe at Miss World 2009. Vanessa is a born winner with Miss Queen Elizabeth 2003, 2nd Princess in the Miss Harare Junior 2006 and Miss Tourism Harare 2007 titles on her achievements list. Happiness Tshuma was the 1st princess and Sharon Razzle placed as 2nd Princess. |
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| Miss Belgie 2009 |
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December 23, 2008. Zeynep Sever, a
Belgian of Turkish descent, is the new Miss Belgie. The 18 year-old
beauty, who has also competed in Turkey's national beauty contest,
will now represent Belgium in Miss Universe and Miss World 2009
pageants. The first runner-up was Cassandra d`Ermilio and Michèle
Thissen was the second runner-up. |
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| Miss Earth Slovenije 2009 |
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December 20,
2008. Blond beauty Maja Jamnik will represent Slovenia at Miss Earth 2009 after being crowned as Miss Casino Kongo for Miss Earth. The Miss Earth Slovenia 2009 pageant was held at Casino Kongo in Ljubljana - also the official sponsor of the contest. The runners-up were Katja Lekan (first) and Tara Prodnik (second). |
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| Miss Gabon 2009 |
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December 20, 2008. At the City of Democracy in Gabon, 22 year old Marlyne Eyene Ella was crowned Miss Gabon 2009 beating 17 other beauties. She will represent Gabon at Miss Earth 2009. The rest of her court includes 1st runner up Marie-Thérèse Palysandre Bert, and 2nd runner up Cynthia Mboumba. |
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| Miss Angola 2009 |
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December 19, 2008. Angola's new beauty
queen is 21 year-old Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves of Luanda. She was
crowned during the finals of the national pageant held at Cine Atlantico
in Luanda. Nelsa will be competing in Miss Universe and Miss World
2009. Jesinalda Silva from Cabinda and Vilma Leonaldo from Lunda-Norte
were the 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively. |
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| Miss South Africa 2008 |
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December 15, 2008. Tatum Keshwar, a
South African model of Indian origin, was crowned the Miss South
Africa 2008 during a gala banquet at Sun City. It was a case of
second time lucky for 24-year-old psychology graduate Keshwar, who
persevered after participating in the contest in 2005, will represent
her country at Miss World and Miss Universe 2009. The 1st runner-up
was Anja van Zyl, while Buyisiwe Shongwe was the 2nd runner-up. |
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| MISS WORLD 2009 |
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December 13, 2008. Miss Russia Ksenia
Sukhinova won the 2008 Miss World crown over 108 other candidates
during the celebration of the pageant's 58th year at the Sandton
Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ksenia was also
the Top Model fast track winner. Miss India Parvathy Omanakuttan
was the 1st runner-up while the Beauty with a Purpose awardee Miss
Trinidad and Tobago Gabrielle Walcott bagged the 2nd runner-up spot.
Miss Angola Brigith dos Santos and Miss South Africa Tansey Coetzee
were the rest of the finalists. The semi-finalists were comprised
of Miss Barbados Natalie Griffith (Miss World Talent), Miss Brazil
Tamara Almeida, Miss Croatia Josipa Kusić, Miss Iceland Alexandra
Ívarsdóttir (Miss World Sports), Miss Kazakhstan Alfina
Nassyrova, Miss Mexico Anagabriela Espinoza (Miss Beach Beauty),
Miss Puerto Rico Ivonne Orsini, Miss Spain Patricia Rodríguez,
Miss Ukraine Irina Zhuravskaya and Miss Venezuela Hannelly Quintero. |
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| Miss France 2009 |
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December 6, 2008. Chloe Mortaud, a
19 year-old French-American beauty from Albigeois-Midi Pyrénées
became the first black Miss France titleholder. Chloe, a student
in International Business in Toulouse, will represent France at
both Miss Universe and Miss World 2009. This year's Dauphines were
Camille Cheyere of Lorraine (1st), Elodie Martineau of Pays de Loire
(2nd), Esthel Née of Mayotte (3rd) and Bianca Taillard of
Bretagne (4th). |
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| Miss Luxembourg 2009 |
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December 6, 2008. The 2009 Miss Luxembourg
contest took place at Hotel Royal in Luxembourg City where 20 year-old
Diana Nilles of Walferdange walked-away with the crown. Diana is
studying English Literature and Drama Studies at the Royal Holloway
University in London. Muriel Gilbert, President of the national
committee, said that franchise applications for Miss Universe, Miss
Earth and Miss World are on process. |
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| Martinique Queens 2009 |
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November 30, 2008. The new Queens of Martinique were crowned with Ingrid Littre bringing home the Miss World Martinique title. Pascale Nelide was chosen Miss Earth Martinique while Nathaly Peters became Miss International Matinique. They will compete in their respective grand slam pageants in 2009. Also awarded were Sydgee Lada as Miss Queen of Tourism Martinique and Andy Govindin as Miss Intercontinental Martinique. |
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| Miss Marianas Universe 2009 |
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November 29, 2008. Sorene Maratita brought home the Miss Marianas Universe 2009 crown at the Palms Resort Saipan. Sorene, an 18-year-old high fresh graduate from Saipan Southern High, will represent the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas at Miss Universe and Miss International 2009. |
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| Beleza Brasil 2009 |
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November 28, 2008. Larissa Ramos from the Amazonas is the new Beleza Brasil (Miss Terra Brasil) winner and will represent Brazil in Miss Earth 2009. The event at the Chevrolet Hall in Belo Horizonte also crowned Naiane Alves (Para) as Miss Air, Luana Najara (Rondonia) as Miss Water and Débora Lyra (Espirito Santo) as Miss Fire. |
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| Miss Universe Curacao 2009 |
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November 26, 2008. The Miss Curacao Universe 2009 pafeant was held at the World Trade Center in Willemstad. 23 year-old Ashanta Mafalda Macauly bagged the grand title and will compete at Miss Universe 2009. Angenie Simons and Fabina Martins were chosen as 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively. |
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| Miss Kazkhstan 2009 |
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November 21, 2008. Olga Nikitina will represent Kazakhstan at Miss Universe and Miss World 2009 after winning the Miss Kazakhstan crown over 32 other contestants. Ainur Isina, Zhuldyz Sapargaliyeva, Alfiya Khabibulina and Rimma Taskariyeva were chosen as the Vice-Misses of the pageant. |
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| Senorita Colombia 2008 |
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November 17,
2008. Half-Canadian Beauty Michelle Rouillard
from Cauca was crowned Señorita Colombia
2008. She is a 22-year old Concord University
(Canada) student. Michelle will represent
Colombia at the Miss Universe 2009 contest.
Chosen as Virreina was Lina Marcela Mosquera
of Chocó who will compete in Miss
International 2009. |
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| MISS EARTH 2008 |
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November 9, 2008.
Karla Henry of the Philippines became her
country's first Miss Earth titleholder during
the grand finals of the 8th edition of the
prestigious pageant held at Clark, Pampanga.
Her court includes Miss Air- Miriam Odemba
(Tanzania), Miss Water- Abigail Elizalde
(Mexico) and Miss Fire- Tatiane Alves (Brazil).
The finalists who reached the evening gown
portion of the competition were Mariana
Rodriguez of Colombia, Adriana Reveron of
Spain, Nasanin Nuri of Switzerland and Daniela
Torrealba of Venezuela. Miss Czech Republic
Hana Svobodova, Miss Korea Seol-hee Seo,
Miss Nigeria Ezinne Uko, Miss Poland Karolina
Filipkowska, Miss Romania Ruxandra Popa,
Miss Russia Anna Mezensteva, Miss Thailand
Piyaporn Deejing and Miss USA Jana Murell
luckily made it to the semi-final round. |
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| MISS INTERNATIONAL 2008 |
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November 8, 2008.
The new Miss International is Alejandra
Andreu of Spain who was crowned at the Venetian
Hotel in Macau.
Maria Cristina Diaz Granados of Colombia,
Anna Tarnowska of Poland, Chang Wen Liu
of China and Zuzana Putnarova of the Czech
Republic were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
runners-up respectively.
The semi-finalists were Miss Ecuador Jennifer Pazmiño, Miss
Japan Kyoko Sugiyama, Miss Lebanon Jessica Michelle Kahawaty, Miss Philippines Patricia Fernandez, Miss
Puerto Rico Miriam Pabón, Miss Turkey Gülsün Uslu and Miss Venezuela Dayana Colmenares. |
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| Miss Japan 2009 |
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October 25, 2008. Two new Japanese beauties were crowned at the Kyoto International Conference Hall. Yuka Nakayama, an 18 year-old model from Fukuoka, bagged the Miss Japan title and will compete in Miss International 2009, while 20 year-old Eruza Sasaki was chosen as Miss Japan World who will represent her country at Miss World 2009. |
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| Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 |
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October 22, 2008. Mayra Matos, a 20-year old Literature student and a professional model from Cabo Rojo, was crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 and will be competing in Miss Universe next year. The 1st runner-up was Miss San Juan, Jennifer Colon; Sharon Gomez from Santurce was the 2nd runner-up and Haydil Rivera from Adjuntas became the 3rd runner-up. |
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| Miss Bhutan 2008 |
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October 12, 2008. Tshokey Tshomo Karchung
was declared as the very first Miss Bhutan during the national pageant
held at Thimphu. The 24 year-old beauty will compete in Miss Earth
2008 this November in the Philippines. |
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| Miss Earth Rwanda 2008 |
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October 11, 2008. Cynthia Akazuba was crowned as the first Miss Earth Rwanda. Cynthia is an 18 year-old Physics and Mathematics student at the Lycée de Kigali. She will be sent to Manila next week for the Miss Earth 2008 finals. |
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| Miss Earth Lebanon 2008 |
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October 10, 2008. Twenty-five year-old Lebanese beauty from New York is the new Miss Earth Lebanon. Pamela Saade will be coming to the Philippines next week to compete for the 2008 Miss Earth crown. |
|
| Miss Earth China 2008 |
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October 09, 2008. Twenty-two year-old
Ying Kun Zhou from the Shandong Province won the 2008 Miss China
Earth crown and will represent China in Miss Earth 2008 pageant
this November. |
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| Miss Earth Italia 2008 |
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October 09, 2008. Caterina Pasquale,
18 years old from the Province of Crotone, was crowned Miss Motors
(Italy) 2008 after beating 39 other contestants in the said national
pageant. She will automatically represent Italy at Miss Earth 2008
in Asia on November. |
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| Miss Polonia Earth 2008 |
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October 05, 2008. Karolina Filipkowska
was chosen to represent Poland to Miss Earth 2008. She was a finalist
in Miss Polonia 2008. Karolina will compete with other international
beauties in Manila this November. |
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| Miss Cuba Earth 2008 |
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October 05, 2008. The Miss Cuba Organization
has announced Geisy Hernandez' replacement as the Cuban delegate
to the Miss Earth Pageant -due to the government not approving on
time her travel documents to Manila. And the organization has appointed
Jessica Silva as Miss Earth Cuba 2008. Geisy Hernandez will compete
in Miss Earth 2009 instead. |
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| Miss BeNeLux 2009 |
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October 05, 2008. Law student Sabrina
Anijs from the Netherlands was crowned Miss Benelux 2009 during
an event that united 40 contestants from Belgium, Netherlands and
Luxembourg. Crowned as Miss Benelux Belgium was Isabel Van Hoof
and Theodora Banica was crowned Miss Benelux Luxembourg. They will
all compete in Miss Earth 2009. |
|
| Miss Earth Turkey 2008 |
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October 03, 2008. Professional model and International Business Management student Demet Karadeniz has been chosen as Miss Earth Turkey 2008 by pageant director Pan Model Agency. Demet, who is currently 25 years old, will be sent to the Philippines for Miss Earth 2008. |
|
| Binibining Pilipinas World 2008 |
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September 30,
2008. Due to unspecified personal reasons,
Janina San Miguel, the official Miss Philippines
World winner renounced her title. The Binibining
Pilipinas Charities replaced her with the
1st runner-up Denielle Castano, who will
be officially sent to South Africa for the
Miss World 2008 finals. |
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| Miss Earth Australia 2008 |
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September 27,
2008. Rachael Smith from Western Australia
was crowned Miss Earth Australia 2008. She
will represent the land downunder at Miss
Earth this October to November. Geraldine
Ivankovic (Australian Capital Territory),
Rhonda Price (New South Wales) and Deanne
Murray (Victoria) were the runners-up. |
|
| Miss Earth Vietnam 2008 |
 |
September 27,
2008. Phan Thi Ngoc Diem will represent
Vietnam at the 8th annual Miss Earth Pageant
in the Philippines, Bali and Guam. Ngoc
Diem, who is a student from South-Central
Khanh Hoa province, was crowned Miss Tourism
Vietnam last August 2nd. |
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| Miss Schweiz 2008 |
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September 27,
2008. Whitney Toyloy, aged 18, from Yverdon
was elected the new Miss Switzerland and
will compete in Miss Universe 2009. Toyloy
has a multicultural background, with her
ancestors coming from the United States,
China, Panama and Switzerland. Rekha Datta
from Winkel, came second, while Lisa Panigada
from Canton Ticino, came third. |
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| Miss Earth Ukraine 2008 |
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September 25,
2008. The new Miss Ukraine Earth 2008 Olga
Bilousova. The 18 year-old beauty is ready
to compete in Miss Earth 2008 in Asia. Kristina
Korobko was the first runner-up and Tatiana
Krushelnitskaya from Krivoy Rog was the
second runner-up. |
|
| Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2008 |
 |
September 20,
2008. Karla María Carrillo González
of Jalisco is the 2008 Nuestra Belleza Mexico
winner and will represent Mexico in Miss
Universe 2009. Sinaloan beauties Perla Beltrán
was chosen Miss Mundo Mexico and Laura Zúñiga
Huízar was Miss International Mexico.
They will compete in their respective international
pageants next year. |
|
| Miss Mauritius 2008 |
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September 20,
2008. Anaïs Veerapatren was crowned
Miss Mauritius 2008 and will be her country's
delegate to Miss Universe and Miss World
2009 pageants. Laura Grenouille et Rachel
Lacharmante were the 1st and 2nd Dauphines,
repectively. On the same event, Ashvin Chunnoo
won the Mr. Mauritius World title. |
|
| Miss Mongolia 2008 |
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September 17,
2008. O. Khulangoo became the winner of
the Miss Mongolia 2008 beauty contest that
was held in Ulaanbaatar. She has also been
awarded with the right to participate in
Miss International contest in Macau. A total
of 21 ladies competed in the final round
of the national pageant. |
|
| Miss Polonia 2008 |
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September 13,
2008. Angelika Jakubowska, 19 years old
from Lubania, is the new Miss Polonia. She
will represent Poland at Miss Universe 2009.
The 1st Vice Miss Ewa Chelminska will compete
in Miss International 2008, while the 2nd
Vice Miss Paulina Kwasniewska will go to
Miss Europe. |
|
| Miss Venezuela 2008 |
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September 10,
2008. Miss Trujillo, Stefanía Fernandez,
was crowned the most beautiful woman in
Venezuela and will represent her country
at Miss Universe 2009. The other winners
were Miss Anzoategui, María Milagros
Véliz, as Miss World Venezuela and
will compete in Miss World 2009; and Miss
Monagas, Laksmi Rodríguez, will join
Miss International 2009 after being chosen
as Miss Venezuela International 2008. Miss
Sucre, Natasha Domínguez and Miss
Carabobo, Gabriela Concepción were
the runners-up. |
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| Miss Earth Singapore 2008 |
 |
September 9,
2008. Information Technology Analyst, Ivy
Leow Kian Peng won the 2008 Miss Earth Singapore
crown and gave her the opportunity to represent
her country at the 8th edition of Miss Earth.
The runners-up were Caron Chin Tze Lin (Miss
Air), Yen Wu Ling (Miss Water) and Chang
Wann Wah (Miss Fire). |
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| Beleza Brasil 2008 |
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September 6,
2008. Tatiane Alves from Minas Gerais was
chosen as the 2008 Beleza Brasil or Miss
Brazil Terra. The special selection was
held to determine Brazil's representative
to Miss Earth 2008 in Manila. Beleza Brasil
will be having its national finals before
the year ends where the winner will compete
in Miss Earth next year. |
|
| Miss Macau 2008 |
 |
September 6,
2008. Florence Loi, 23 year-old marketing
operations trainer, was voted Sunday Miss
Macau 2008 in a show that was held at the
Venetian Macau Resort. She is expected to
participate in the Miss International 2008
pageant on the 8 November in Macau. Second
place went to Portuguese-Chinese Ana Kuan
Barroso, while Cherry Ng came in third. |
|
| Miss Earth Mexico 2008 |
 |
September 5,
2008. Abigail Elizalde Romo from Coahuila
won the 2008 Miss Earth Mexico crown during
the national finals held at the Centro de
Convenciones Siglo XXI in Mérida,
Yucatán. She will represent Mexico
at Miss Earth in Manila. The runners-up
were Monica Jimenez (Chihuahua), Karina
Lopez (Jalisco) and Patricia Gomez (San
Luis Potosi). |
|
| Millennium Queen 2008 |
 |
September 3,
2008. Millennium Queen, the national pageant
of Ethiopia for Miss Earth and Miss International
has chosen its delegates for the said grand
slam pageants. Kidan Tesfahun will compete
in Miss Earth in Manila while Nardos Desta
will join in Miss International in Macau.
Both were last year's Millenium Queen winners. |
|
| Miss Deutschland Earth and International
2008 |
 |
September 1,
2008. Three more Miss Deutschlands were
crowned by the Miss Germany Organization
during a special event to select Germany's
representative to three international pageants.
Dajana Schult was chosen as Miss Earth Deutschland,
Katja Bondarenko was Miss International
Deutschland and Linda Leiste as Miss Intercontinental
Deutschland. |
|
| Miss Martinique World 2008 |
 |
September 1,
2008. Last year's Miss Martinique Earth
and Grand Slam Beauty of the Year Elodie
Delor will represent Martinique at the 58th
Miss World Pageant in Johannesburg, South
Africa. The 18 year-old beauty has been
well-considered to compete again internationally
by the Miss Martinique International Organization
after her successful entry in Miss Earth's
semi-finals in 2007. |
|
| Miss Earth Georgia 2008 |
 |
August 31,
2008. Eighteen year-old model Nona Diakonidze won the 2008 Miss Bikini Georgia contest in Tbilisi. Due to Nona's availability on October, the 1st runner-up Sopho Svimonishvili will be representing Georgia at Miss Earth 2008. Nona will be in the 2009 Miss Earth contest. |
|
| Hoa hau Viet Nam 2008 |
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August 31,
2008. Tran Thi Thuy Dung, 18, won the 2008
Hoa hau Viet Nam title and will represent
Vietnam in Miss World this December in Johannesburg,
South Africa. Phan Hoang Minh Thu and Nguyen
Thuy Van were the 1st and 2nd runners-up,
respectively. |
|
| Miss Earth England 2008 |
 |
August 30,
2008. Caroline Duffy was crowned Miss Earth
England 2008 at the Royal Spa Theatre and
will represent the Kingdom of England at
Miss Earth 2008 in Manila. 21 year-old Caroline
who works a volunteer is into ballet, jazz
and salsa dancing. |
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| Miss Earth Scotland 2008 |
 |
August 30,
2008. The new Miss Earth Scotland is Courtney
St. John. The 22 year-old beauty will represent
Scotland at the 8th Miss Earth international
finals. She has completed as degree in Business
Marketing and has studied Musical Theater. |
|
| Miss Earth Wales 2008 |
 |
August 30,
2008. Jamie Lee Williams, a 22 year-old
Teaching Assistant and is a university graduated
with a degree in BSc Psychology, won the
2008 Miss Earth Wales title. The said blond
beauty will represent the Kingdom of Wales
at Miss Earth this November. |
|
| Miss Earth Canada 2008 |
 |
August 30,
2008. Denise Garrido, 21 years old from
Ontario, won the 2008 Miss Earth Canada
crown. Denise, of Portuguese and Brazilian
descent, is currently completing her 4th
year degree in Biomedical Sciences at Laurentian
University, where she attains Dean’s
Honours status every year. She will compete
in Miss Earth on November. |
|
| Miss Puerto Rico Earth 2008 |
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August 24,
2008. Natalie Cuevas of Salinas will represent
the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico in the
8th Annual Miss Earth Pageant in Asia. Natalie
was elected by the new Puerto Rican national
franchiser for Miss Earth -Reinas de Puerto
Rico, Inc. |
|
| Miss Seychelles 2008 |
 |
August 24,
2008. Seychelles will rejoin the Miss World
pageant after 9 years of absence. The island-nation
will be represented by Elena Angione, 22,
after winning the Miss Seychelles Island
contest held at the Discoteca Tequila Boom.
Sophia Marie Praslinois and Nathalie Domingue
were the 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively. |
|
| Miss Earth New Zealand 2008 |
 |
August 23,
2008. Beauty pageant veteran Rachel Crofts
from Manawatu beat 8 delegates from around
the country to win the title of Miss Earth
New Zealand 2008. Rachel, who was last year's
1st runner-up, will compete in Miss Earth
this November. Ashleigh Allport was 1st
runner-up and Lauren Tipene was 2nd runner-up. |
|
| Miss Honduras World 2008 |
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|
August 23,
2008. Miss Honduras Belleza Nacional now
has the Miss World franchise for Honduras.
For 2008, the national pageant has delegated
Gabriela Zavala Irias, a former Miss Earth
Honduras, to compete in Miss World.Miss
Honduras Belleza Nacional sends delegates
to Miss Earth and Miss International. |
|
| Miss Earth Sweden 2008 |
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August 21,
2008. Eighteen year-old blonde beauty Fanny
Blomé was crowned Miss Earth Sweden
2008 during the national pageant night held
at the Café Opera. Fanny will be
sent to Manila for the 8th Miss Earth finals
on October to November. |
|
| Miss Earth Colombia 2008 |
 |
August 18,
2008. Mariana Rodriguez Merchan of Valle
won the 2008 Miss Earth Colombia beauty
pageant title. Mariana, a nineteen year-old
Social Communications student, will represent
Colombia in Miss Earth this year. |
|
| Miss Mundo Colombia 2008 |
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August 18,
2008. Katherine Medina is the new Miss Mundo
Colombia. Katherine is a seventeen year-old
Accountancy student and will be Colombia's
delegate to Miss World 2008 by the end of
the year. |
|
| Miss Montenegro 2008 |
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August 16,
2008. Mariana Mihajlovic, from Plavnica,
was crowned as Miss Montenegro 2008. The
first finalist was Ana Jovanovic and second
finalist was Ivana Krivokapic. Mihajlovic
will represent Montenegro in Miss World
2008. |
|
| Miss Singapore World 2008 |
 |
August 16,
2008. Faraliza Tan, a 21 year-old Media
and Mass Communications senior at the Nanyang
Technological University, was crowned Miss
Singapore World 2008 during the final event
celebrated at the Swisshotel Stramford participated
by 22 candidates. She will represent Singapore
at Miss World 2008. |
|
| Miss Jamaica World 2008 |
 |
August 16,
2008. Brittany Lyons was crowned Miss Jamaica
World 2008 at the Hilton Kingston Hotel
in a grand coronation show. She beat 15
other finalists for the coveted title and
will represent Jamaica at the 2008 Miss
World finals. Second place winner was Jade
Grant, while third place went to Marshagay
Reynolds. |
|
| Puteri Indonesia 2008 |
 |
August 15,
2008. The Puteri Indonesia 2008 ended with
19 year-old Zivanna Letisha Serigar emerging
as the winner. She will represent the Indonesian
Archipelago at Miss Universe 2009. The finals
night held at the Plenary Hall of the Jakarta
Convention Center in Jakarta also had Ayu
Diandra Sari as 1st runner-up and will compete
in Miss International this year and Anggi
Mahesti as the 2nd runner-up. |
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| Miss Guyana World 2008 |
 |
August 13,
2008. Christa Simmons was crowned Miss Guyana
World 2008 at the Zoom Inn Hotel in Georgetown.
She will represent her nation at Miss World
2008. |
|
| Miss Uganda 2008 |
 |
August 10,
2008. Dora Mwima, an 18 year-old student
from Tororo, gained the Miss Uganda 2008
crown. She will compete in Miss World 2008.
Daisy Nabagereka, the 1st Princess will
be the representative to Miss Earth 2008
while Medina Agenorwot was the 2nd Princess. |
|
| Miss Malaysia World 2008 |
 |
August 10,
2008. Soo Wincci was crowned Miss Malaysia
World 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. The 23 year-old
beauty beat 19 other candidates for the
opportunity to represent Malaysia in Miss
World on October. Cindy Chen and Shereen
Kaur were the 1st and 2nd runners-up, repectively. |
|
| Miss St. Lucia World 2008 |
 |
August 10,
2008. Twenty-two year-old Joy-Ann Biscette
is the new Miss St. Lucia World. Joy-Ann
is a professional model and will represent
the Caribbean nation to Miss World in Kiev,
Ukraine. |
|
| Miss Earth Malta 2008 |
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August 9, 2008.
An eighteen year-old student studying Arts
from Mosta won the 2008 Miss Earth Malta
crown. Maria Galea will be representing
the Maltese Islands to the 8th annual Miss
Earth Pageant in Asia this November. |
|
| Miss Suriname 2008 |
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August 9, 2008.
Mireille Nederbiel beat 12 other candiadtes
for the Miss Suriname 2008 title during
the national finals held at Paramaribo.
The 24 year-old queen will compete in Miss
World this coming October. Also, Priscilla
Yhap was crowned Miss Earth Suriname while
and Rocxana Vrede was chosen Miss International
Suriname.
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|
| Miss World Deutschland 2008 |
 |
August 9, 2008.
Twenty-one year-old medicine student Anne
Katrin Walter won the Miss World Deutschland
2008 contest and will have the chance to
represent Germany in Miss World 2008. Josephine
Büttner was the 1st runner-up while
Linda Leiste was the 2nd runner-up. |
|
| Miss Indonesia Earth 2008 |
 |
August 9, 2008.
Hedhy Kurniati won the 2008 Miss Indonesia
Earth crown and will be one of the host
candidates in Miss Earth 2008. The runners-up
were Marcella Hervika, Paramita Mentari,
Isqina Kautsarrany and Fitri Yuliani. |
|
| Miss Korea 2008 |
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August 6, 2008.
The new Miss Korea winners were crowned
at the Sejong Center for the Performing
Arts in Seoul. Na Re, a 22 year-old student
at the Yonsei University bagged the major
title Miss Korea 2008. She will the compete
in Miss Universe next year. The runners-up
were Choi Bo-in, Kim Min-jung, Chang Yun-hee,
Seo Seol-hee, Kim Hee-kyeong and Lee Yu-na.
Delegates for Miss World, Miss International
and Miss Earth will be chosen among the
runners-up. |
|
| Miss Taiwan, Republic of China 2008 |
 |
August 5, 2008.
Chinese Taipei will be represented by Lin
Jie Ming at Miss World this year after winning
the national beauty title Miss Taiwan, Republic
of China 2008. |
|
| Miss Turks and Caicos 2008 |
 |
August 4, 2008.
Two new queens for Turks and Caicos were
crowned at Blue Hills Dock during the Turks
and Caicos Music and Cultural Festival.
Jewel Selver was chosen as Miss Turks and
Caicos 2008 and will compete in Miss Universe
2009 while Sessily Pratt was crowned Miss
Earth Turks and Caicos and will be the representative
to Miss Earth this November. |
|
| Miss Mundo Portugal 2008 |
 |
August 4, 2008.
Andréia Rodrigues, a model and a
tv presentor was selected as Miss Mundo
Portugal 2008. She will be competing for
the Miss World crown on Ausgut after Portugal's
one year absence in the pageant. |
|
| Miss Aruba 2008 |
 |
August 2, 2008.
The finale of Miss Aruba 2008 was held in
the Renaissance Convention Center with a
live broadcast by Tele Aruba, Channel 13.
Dianne Croes, 21 years old, won the Miss
Aruba title and will represent Aruba at
the Miss Universe 2009. Christina Trejo
and Nuraisa Lispier were the runners-up. |
|
| Miss Polski 2008 |
 |
August 2, 2008.
Klaudia Ungerman will represent Poland in
Miss World 2008 after winning the 2008 Miss
Polski crown. Julia Piatek and Marta Marciszak
were the I and II Vice Miss of the said
national pageant, respectively. |
|
| Miss Tanzania 2008 |
 |
August 1, 2008.
Twenty two year-old Nasreem Karim Ndiye
won the 2008 Vodacom Miss Tanzania crown
at the Leader's Club en Dar es Salaam. She
will compete in Miss World 2008 in Kiev,
Ukraine on October 4th. |
|
| Miss World Netherlands 2008 |
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August 1, 2008.
Carmen Kool was crowned Miss World Netherlands
2008 during the inaugural pageant of the
new organization handling the Miss World
franchise in the Netherlands. The event
was held at the World Fashion Centre in
Amsterdam. |
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| Miss China 2008 |
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July 31, 2008.
Twenty-four year-old Yan Ling Mei was chosen
as the new Miss China and will be the representative
of the most populous nation to the 58th
Miss World pageant in Kiev, Ukraine this
October. |
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| Miss Mundo Chile 2008 |
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July 30, 2008.
Nataly Chilet Bustamante, a 23 year-old
veterinary student from Santiago, was chosen
by the Chilean Charm to represent Chile
in Miss World 2008. Nataly was a Miss Earth
Chile titleholder and a finalist in the
Miss Earth pageant back in 2005. Coincidentally,
her grandparent is from Ukraine - where
ther Miss World finals will be held. |
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| Miss Swaziland 2008 |
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July 26, 2008.
Twenty year-old Tiffany Simelane is the
new Miss Swaziland. She was crowned during
the controversial finals night held at the
Royal Swazi Sun’s Convention Centre.
Simelane will represent Swaziland in Miss
World. Outgoing queen Nkosingiphile Dlamini
cried during her final walk and has exposed
unlikely experiences during her reign to
press members |
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| Miss Belize World 2008 |
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July 26, 2008.
A new Miss Belize World was chosen and she
is 21-year old Charmaine Chinapen who is
a model and aspiring neurosurgeon at St
Johns University in New York. She will represnt
Belize in the Miss World 2008 pageant in
Kiev, Ukraine on October 4th. |
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| Miss Earth Botswana 2008 |
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July 26, 2008.
Nametso Ngwako, a second year broadcasting
student at Limkokwing University was crowned
Miss Earth Botswana at Maitisong. The 19
year old beauty old who hails from Serowe
beat 11 other contestants to scoop the title
and have the opportunity to represent her
country in Miss Earth 2008. Dimakatso Gopane,
Lucia Matlhatsa and Seneo Sesinyi settled
for Miss Botswana Air, Miss Botswana Water
and Miss Botswana Fire, respectively. |
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| Miss Georgia 2008 |
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July 26, 2008.
Khatuna Skhirtladze, 18 years old from Tbilisi,
was crowned the new Miss Georgia 2008 during
the finals held at the city of Batumi participated
by 22 candidates. Khatuna will represent
Georgia in Miss World 2008 in Kiev, the
Ukraine. The 1st runner-up Lika Ordzhonikidze
will compete in Miss Universe 2009 while
Christina Dzidziguri was chosen as 2nd runner-up. |
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| Nuestra Belleza Mundo El Salvador
2008 |
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July 25, 2008.
The new Nuestra Belleza Mundo El Salvador
and will have the opportunity to represent
El Salvador in Miss World 2008 is Gabriela
Gavidia. The 18 year-old beauty won the
crown during the final event organized by
Telecorporación Salvadoreña
with 15 finalists paticipating. Teresa Gomez,
Raquel Sources, Bleise Masey and Dew Creek
were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th runners-up,
respectively. |
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| Miss Mundo Dominicana 2008 |
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July 25, 2008.
Geisha Natalie Montes de Oca Robles of Distrito
Nacional was crowned Miss Mundo Dominicana
2008 in Sto.Domingo. Last year, she was
the first runner-up in the same event. She
will now be sent to Kiev, Ukraine for the
58th Miss World finals. |
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| Miss Mundo Brasil 2008 |
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July 25, 2008.
Tamara Almeida Silva of Minas Gerais is
the new Miss Mundo Brasil 2008. The 22 year-old
beauty won the coveted title during the
national finals helad at the Echo Resort
de Angra two Kings in Rio de Janeiro. the
1st runner-up was Vivian Noronha while Anelize
Garcia was the 2nd runner-up. Almeida will
represent Brazil in Miss World 2008. |
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| Mis Lietuva 2008 |
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July 25, 2008.
Seventeen year-old beauty Gabriele Martirosianaite
from Kauno will be representing Lithuania
in the 58th Miss World pageant in Ukraine.
She won the title during the event held
at the Niujorkas Club in Vilnius where Evelina
Sinkeviciute and Monika Balionyte ended
as the runners-up. |
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| Miss Sri Lanka 2008 |
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July 24, 2008.
Rochelle Adriana Korea won the Derana Miss
Sri Lanka 2008 during the national pageant
headed by the Derana TV and Upali Newspaper.
The first runner-up was Saumiya Meeella
and the second runner-up was Nilakshi Sadareka
Pathirana. Korea will represent Sri Lanka
in Miss World 2008. |
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| Miss Wales 2008 |
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July 19, 2008.
Chloe Beth Morgan was crowned Miss Wales
2008. The 22-year-old sales assistant, who
lives in Cwmbran, scooped the prize against
56 other finalists. She recently qualified
as a fitness instructor and will represent
Wales in Miss World in the Ukraine later
this year. In second place was Leila James,
aged 21 from Cardiff, and third was Lauren
Knowles, 17, from Prestatyn. |
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| Miss Hong Kong 2008 |
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July 19, 2008.
Edelweiss Cheung was the winner of the Miss
Hong Kong 2008 pageant finals held at the
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
Skye Chan and Sire Ma were the runners-up
in the said event. Cheung will compete in
Miss World in Ukraine while Chan will go
to Miss International in Macau. |
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| Miss Guadeloupe International 2008 |
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July 18, 2008.
Frédérika Charpentier is the
new Miss Guadeloupe World after winning
the Miss Guadeloupe International 2008 pageant.
The representatives for Miss Earth and Miss
International will be chosen among the runners-up. |
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| Miss England 2008 |
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July 18, 2008.
The Miss England 2008 winner was Laura Coleman,
22, from Cerby. She will be sent to represent
England to Miss World in Ukraine. Chloe
Marshall, 17, from Surrey was the first
runner-up and Vanessa Lansom, 23, from Nottingham
was the second runner-up. The 2008 Miss
England finals was held at Troxy in East
London. |
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| Miss Bolivia 2008 |
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July 18, 2008.
The four grand slam beauties for Bolivia
were crowned during the 2008 Miss Bolivia
contest organized by Promociones Gloria.
Dominique Peltier (Cochabamba) won the ultimate
title Miss Bolivia 2008 and will have the
opportunity to compete in Miss Universe
2009. The other crowned beauties were: Jackelin
Arias (Beni) as Miss Bolivia Mundo, Laura
Olivera (Tarija) as Miss Bolivia Internacional
and Paula Penarrieta (Cochabamba) as Miss
Bolivia Tierra. Nicole Añes (Litoral)
was also chosen as Miss Bolivia Continente
Americano, while Susana Vaca (Santa Cruz),
Carolina Urquiola (La Paz) and Patricia
Núñez (Chuquisaca) were the
runners-up. |
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| MISS UNIVERSE 2008 |
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July 13, 2008.
Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza won the 5th
Miss Universe crown for her country. She
beat 79 other beauties from all over the
globe during the finals held at the Crown
Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Her court includes Miss Colombia Taliana
Vargas as 1st runner-up, Miss Dominican
Republic Marianne Cruz Gonzales as 2nd runner-up,
Miss Russia Vera Krasova as 3rd runner-up
and Miss Mexico Elisa Nájera as 4th
runner-up.
The rest of the finalists were Miss Kosovo
Zana Krasniqi, Miss Australia Laura Dundovic,
Miss Spain Claudia Moro, Miss USA Crystle
Stewart and Miss Italy Claudia Ferraris.
Miss Vietnam Nguyen Thùy Lâm,
Miss South Africa Tansey Coetzee, Miss Japan
Hiroko Mima, Miss Hungary Jázmin
Dammak and Miss Czech Republic Eliška
Bucková successfully entered the
semi-finals round.
On the same event, Miss El Salvador Rebeca
Moreno was voted by her fellow candidates
as Miss Congeniality, while Miss Thailand
Gavintra Photijak was voted online as the
Best in National Costume. |
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| Miss World Panama 2008 |
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July 15, 2008.
Kathya Kathiuska Saldaña Grouse,
a 20 year-old Public Administration student
was proclaimed as the new Miss World Panama
2008 at the Centro de Convenciones del Hotel
in Panama. She will represent her nation
in Miss World 2008 in Ukraine. |
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| Miss Malaysia Earth 2008 |
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July 13, 2008.
Miss Malaysia Earth 2008 was finally ended
with Audrey Ng From Perak as the winner
at the event held at Melaka. Audrey will
represent Malaysia at Miss Earth Pageant
this November. The other awardees were Jean
Wong (1st runner-up), Jezamine Lim (2nd
runner-up) and Stefanie Chin (3rd runner-up). |
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| Miss Maailma Suomi 2008 |
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July 12, 2008.
Johanna Ahlbäck from the city of Turku
was crowned Miss Maailma Suomi (World Finland)
2008. Johanna will be sent to Ukraine for
the Miss World 2008 finals. The 1st runner-up
was Linda Wikstedt while Minna Nikola was
the 2nd runner-up. |
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| Miss Peru Mundo 2008 |
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July 11, 2008.
Annmarie Dehainaut, the representative of
the Peruvian community in the United States,
was chosen Miss Perú Mundo 2008 and
now she will represent Peru at the 2008
Miss World in Ukraine. The national finals
was held at the Teatro Municipal Alejandro
Granda Relayza del Callao. The runners-up
were: Leslie Bejarano Flores (Arequipa),
Pamela Ortiz Castro (La Libertad), Pamela
Stephanie Crovetto Mayuri (Ica) and Merrylin
Lourdes Witting Ubaldo (Callao). |
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| Miss Lebanon 2008 |
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July 11, 2008.
Rosarita Tawil was crowned Miss Lebanon
2008 during the national beauty pageant
held at the studios of Lebanese television
company LBC, north of Beirut. Rosarita,
who is a student of Business Administration
in AUB, will represent Lebanon in Miss World
2008 in Ukraine. |
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| Star Cyprus 2008 |
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July 10, 2008.
The Pancyprian Beauty Contest crowned its
new queens for 2008 during finals that took
place at the Pavilion in Nicosia. Kielia
Giasemido won the Star Cyprus title and
will represent her island-nation at the
2009 Miss Universe contest, while Josefina
Sekki became Miss Cyprus and will compete
in Miss World 2008. Demetra Makriyianni
and Mari Vasileiou were the first and second
runners-up and will compete in Miss International
and Miss Europe this year, respectively. |
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| Miss Earth Guam 2008 |
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July 10, 2008.
Jennifer Neves, 26, has been selected to
become the first delegate to represent Guam
in Miss Earth this Novemeber. According
to Miss Earth Guam national director Frank
B. Santos, in lieu of holding the pageant,
Neves was selected based on her pageant
experience and her ability to represent
the island. She is currently the first runner-up
in the Miss Guam Universe pageant. |
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| Miss Earth USA 2008 |
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July 8, 2008. Miss Nebraska Jana Murrell
won the 2008 Miss Earth United States pageant
held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Portland
Oregon. Jana will be representing the United
States in the Miss Earth finals on November.
Her court includes Christina Rumfelt (Miss
Air), Blair Griffith (Miss Water), Heather
Jackelan (Miss Fire) and Danielle Bounds
(Miss Eco). |
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| Miss Hrvatske 2008 |
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July 05, 2008.
Josipa Kusic won the title of Miss Hrvatske
2008 in Zagreb and gave her the opportunity
to represent Croatia in Miss World this
year. Sara Vulinovic and Isabell Brezovic
took the first and second runner-up positions.
On the same event, Dino Bubicic was chosen
Mr. Hrvatske 2008. |
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| Miss World Malta 2008 |
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July 05, 2008.
Seventeen year-old Martha Fenech, from St
Julian’s, has won the right to represent
the Maltese Islands at the Miss World beauty
pageant after winning the Miss World Malta
2008 contest. Martha was recently 1st runner-up
in the Miss Mediterranean contest. Sarah
Spiteri and Charlene Farrugia came second
and third respectively. |
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| Miss Gibraltar 2008 |
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July 05, 2008.
Gibraltar will be represented in the 58th
Miss World contest by Krystele Robba after
she was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2008 at the
Alameda Gardens. First Princess went to
Samantha Enriles and Second Princess to
Kathryn Goncalves. |
|
| Miss Srbije 2008 |
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July 03, 2008.
Nevena Lipovac beat 24 other beauties in
the 2008 Miss Srbije finals. Nevena, a 19
year-old Economics student from Belgrade,
will represent Serbia in Miss World in Ukraine
this October. Dragana Atilja and Milica
Nedeljkovic were the Vice Misses in the
said competition. |
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| Miss World Costa Rica 2008 |
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July 02, 2008.
María Amalia Matamoros, from San
Juan de Naranjo, will be Costa Rica's reprsentative
to Miss World 2008 in Ukraine. She is a
19 year-old English student and has competed
in other minor international pageants such
as Miss Tourism Queen International (2008),
Miss América Latina (2008), Miss
Teen Expo World (2007) and Reinado Internacional
de la Caña de Azúcar (2007). |
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| Miss World Denmark 2008 |
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July 1, 2008.
Lisa Lents from Copenhagen was elected as
the new Miss World Denmark for 2008. She
is a professional model in the Scandinavian
region and has won various local pageants
and has appeared in numerous TV and print
advertisements. She will be sent to Ukraine
for the 58th Miss World finals in October. |
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| Miss Bahamas World 2008 |
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June
29, 2008. The new Miss Bahamas World was
crowned before a capacity crowd at the Wyndham
Nassau Resort's Rainforest Theatre. She
is 21 year old Tinnyse Johnson who had entered
the pageant as Miss Fox Phone Card Center.
She will compete in the Miss World pageant
in Ukraine on October 4th. The 1st runner-up
position went to Tiara Cooper, while Crystal
Bethel was the 2nd runner-up. |
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| Miss Earth France 2008 |
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June
28, 2008. Charlotte Lagauzere from Bayonne
won the 2008 Miss Earth France title during
grand finals night organized by the Comité
Miss Francophonie. Twenty-four year-old
Charlotte is a Sports Instructor at a university
in her country. |
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| Miss Earth Jamaica 2008 |
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June
23, 2008. Twenty-one year-old Simone Kristen
Burke, from St. Andrew, was chosen to represent
Jamaica in the 2008 Miss Earth pageant.
Simone, the 1st Miss Earth Jamaica titleholder,
is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Science
degree programme in Biochemistry at the
University of West Indies and plans to pursue
a degree in Veterinaty Medicine. |
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| Miss Earth South Africa 2008 |
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June
21, 2008. The 2008 winners of the Miss Earth
South Africa were crowned last night at
Emperors Palace. Limpopo beauty, Matapa
Maila was crowned the winner, followed by
Kim Senogles of Cape Town, Denise Schoeman
from the Garden Route and Lebogang Keagile
from Midrand. The winners will be actively
involved in greening initiatives, educational
workshops and sustainable environmental
work through the next year. Matapa will
represent South Africa at the Miss Earth
pageant amongst other international delegates
in October to November. |
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| Miss Sierra Leone 2008 |
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June
20, 2008. A six feet-two inches tall beauty
won the 2008 Miss Sierra Leone contest.
Twenty-two year-old Tyrilla Gouldson, who
is currently working at the mobile company
COMIUM, will represent her nation in Miss
World and Miss Earth. The first runner-up
was Luci Peeler. |
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| Miss Ireland 2008 |
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June
20, 2008. Miss Meath, Sinead Noonan, beat
37 other beauties during the finals night
of the 2008 Miss Ireland pageant held in
Dublin. The twenty-one year-old beauty will
then compete in the Miss World pageant in
Ukraine. The 1st runner-up position went
to Sarah Stoke of Laois and the 2nd runner-up
spot for Aoife Gallagher of Clare. |
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| Miss International USA 2008 |
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June
19, 2008. Kelly Best from Michigan was crowned
as the USA representative for Miss International.
She is a 21 year old student at Michigan
State University were she will soon earn
her Business Communications Degree. Kelly
has worked with, and contributed to a number
of charities such as the R.I.F (Reading
is Fundamental), Girls, Inc, The Grace Center
of Hope, and the Special Olympics. |
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| Miss Earth Argentina 2008 |
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June
18, 2008. The second runner-up in the 2008
Belleza Argentina pageant Camila Solórzano
Ayusa from Tucumán was chosen to
represent Argentina in the 2008 Miss Earth
Pageant. Camila is currently one of Argentina's
top models.
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|
| Miss Republica Domincana Tierra
2008 |
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June
17, 2008. The Gran Salon La Fiesta del Hotel
Jaragua was the venue of the 2008 Miss Republica
Domincana Tierra finals night. Diana Flores
eventually won the coveted title and gave
her the opportunity to represent the Dominican
Republic in the 8th Miss Earth pageant this
November. On the same event, Julian Espinal
was awarded the Miss Ecoturismo Dominicana
2008 title. |
|
| Miss Denmark Universe 2008 |
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June
17, 2008. Eighteen year-old beauty Maria
Sten-Knudsen from Copenhagen was chosen
as Miss Universe Denmark 2008. Maria, with
a Congese ancestry, will be going to Vietnam
for the 57th Miss Universe contest.
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|
| Miss Northern Ireland 2008 |
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June
16, 2008. Judith Wilson from Ballinamallard
won the Miss Northern Ireland title during
the finale of the crowning ceremony held
at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. Wilson is
a 22-year-old music teacher at Foyle and
Londonderry College. Few months from now,
she will be competing with other national
pageant winners for Miss World 2008 crown.
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|
| Ghana's Most Beautiful 2008 |
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June
15, 2008. Sarah Adoley Addo won the main
title at the reality show "Ghana's
Most Beautiful" along with a Tata Safara
4X4 car, which she would use as a ceremonial
car; a brand new Tata Indigo Saloon car
for life; and GH¢3,000. Adoley will
represent Ghana at Miss Earth in November.
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|
| Miss World Sweden 2008 |
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June
15, 2008. The winner of the Miss World Sweden
2008 crown was Amanda Ulfdotter from Strömstad,
she will be coming to Ukraine for the 58th
Miss World finals. The runner-ups were Miss
Stockholm and Miss Eskilstuna.
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|
| Miss España Earth 2008 |
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June
9, 2008. Adriana Reverón, Miss España
2007 1st runner-up, has been chosen to represent
Spain in Miss Earth 2008. The 22 year-old
beauty is currently studying Technical Architecture
and a professional model. |
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| Miss Universe Ireland 2008 |
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June
8, 2008. Lynn Kelly, 21 years old, from
Dublín beat 27 other beauties at
the revived Miss Universe Ireland competition
finals. The new Irish beauty queen will
be flying immediately to Vietnam for the
Miss Universe contest. Lorraine Turner placed
second to Kelly. Miss Universe Ireland is
now owned and headed by Andrea Roche, a
former Miss Universe semi-finalist. |
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| Miss Mondo Italia 2008 |
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June
7, 2008. Claudia Russo, a 25 year-old beauty
from Messina, was crowned Miss Mondo Italia
2008. She will be sent to compete in Miss
World this October in Ukraine. On the same
event, Incaldana Diletta Neri and Valentina
Mascia wer chosen as 1st and 2nd runners-up,
respectively.
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|
| Miss Namibia 2008 |
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June
7, 2008. Namibia will be represented in
the 2008 Miss World pageant by Marelize
Robberts. The twenty-one year-old beauty
bagged the national crown at the Windhoek
Country Club and Resort. Leani Roux of Windhoek
was the 1st Princess and Kimera Markowitz-Karuuombe
of Tsumeb was the 2nd Princess. |
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| Miss Peru Internacional 2008 |
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June
7, 2008. Massiel Vidal, Miss Callao, has
won the Miss Peru Internacional crown and
gave her the chance to compete in Miss International
in Macau. The 1st runner-up was Miss Piura,
Alejandra Pezet, will compete in Miss Young
International contest, in Taiwan, while
the 2nd runner-up was Miss Ica, will travel
to Ecuador to represent Peru in the International
Queen of Bananas pageant. |
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| Miss Panama International 2008 |
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June
5, 2008. Global Business student Alejandra
Arias, 20, was crowned Miss Panama International
at the Panama Hotel during the 5th Anniversary
of the pageant organized by Tania Hyman's
Models and Talents. She will represent her
country in Macau for the 48th Miss International
contest. The 1st runner-up was Shassia Ubillus,
2nd runner-up Vilma Tuñón,
3rd runner-up Vanessa Wachter and 4th runner-up
Mares Bernal. |
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| Miss Earth Venezuela 2008 |
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June
5, 2008. Twenty year-old Maria Daniela Torrealba
Pacheco bagged the Miss Earth Venezuela
2008 crown during the grand finals of the
national pageant organized by the Sambil
Mall. She will compete in Miss Earth this
year. On the same event, Andrea Matthies
was chosen as Miss Continente Americano
Venezuela 2008 while Mariel Villalobos,
María Laura Verde and Rosa Elena
Zambrano were among the finalists. |
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| Miss Guatemala Universo 2008 |
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June
2, 2008. Jenniffer Chiong Estrada, a 24
year-old from Quetzaltenango, won the grand
prize at the 2008 Miss Guatemala Universo
contest. Jennifer will be going to Vietnam
this month for the Miss Universe preliminaries
and finals. Luz Yohana Marroquín
Muñoz was the 1st runner-up, Ana
Maribel Arana was the 2nd runner-up and
Wendy Karina Albizure was the 3rd runner-up. |
|
| Miss Pakistan World 2008 |
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June
2, 2008. Natasha Paracha from Islamabad
has been crowned the as sixth Miss Pakistan
and will represent her country at the 2008
Miss Earth Pageant. Tahira Iqbal from Lahore,
Nosheen Idrees from Jhelum, Binish Zaidi
from Karachi and Samera Bilal from Gujrat
were declared runners-up at the event. |
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| Miss Bosnia i Herzegovina 2008 |
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June
1, 2008. Tanja Vujičić, 17 years
old, won the title Miss Bosnia i Herzegovina
2008 and will have the opportunity to compete
in Miss World. This young lady from Nevesinje
in Herzegovina is a well experienced beauty
queen with Miss Sajma, Miss Herzegovina
and Miss Balkan among her recent titles.
Inaida Ibrahimović and Sanela Koprena
were the runners-up. |
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| Miss Puerto Rico International 2008 |
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June
1, 2008. Creative Options, Inc, the Puerto
Rican franchise holder for Miss International,
chose Miriam Pabón Carrión
as Miss Puerto Rico International 2008.
She will be flown to Macau for the world
finals on November. Miriam represented Juncos
in Miss Mundo Puerto Rico earlier this year. |
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| Den Norske Miss Universe 2008 |
 |
May
31, 2008. Mariann Birkedal from Stavanger
won the very first Den Norske Miss Universe
competiton and will represent Norway in
Miss Universe this year. Mariann is a twenty-one
year-old Economics student in Oslo. The
Den Norske Miss Universe competition was
also organized by the Froken Norge national
pageant. |
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| Miss Universe Italy 2008 |
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May
31, 2008. Claudia Ferraris, 19 years old
from Bergamo, was the winner of Miss Universe
Italy national finals held at Riccione.
Castana. Claudia is presently a freshman
college student taking up Economy and Commerce.
Weeks from now, she'll be flown to Vietnam
for the Miss Universe contest. |
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| Ungfru Island 2008 |
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May
31, 2008. Eighteen year-old Alexandra Helga
Ívarsdóttir won the 2008 Ungfu
island crown and will compete in Miss World
2008. Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir
and Sonja Björk Jónsdóttir
were the 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively,
and will be sent to Miss Universe and Miss
Earth contests. |
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| Miss Universe Top Beauty Netherlands
2008 |
 |
May
31, 2008. The new Dutch pageant for Miss
Universe Pageant crowned it very 1st winner.
Charlotte Labee, 22, emerged as the winner
and will represent the low lands at Miss
Universe in Vietnam. Jelena Petrova was
the 1st runner-up while Milou Verhoeks (Miss
Earth Netherlands 2007) was the 2nd runner-up. |
|
| Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 |
 |
May
31, 2008. Local singer and actress Thuy
Lam won the Miss Universe Vietnam crown
and will be this year's Miss Universe host
candidate. Vo Hoang Yen and Duong Truong
Thien Ly were the 1st and 2nd runners-up.
The pageant was held at the Vinpearl Resort
in Nha Trang. |
|
| Miss Malaysia Universe 2008 |
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May
31, 2008. Levy Li Su Lin, a student at Universiti
Tunku Abdul Rahman beat 13 other beauties
at the conclusion of the 2008 Miss Malaysia
Universe finals night. Levy is also a part-time
model and hailed from Terengganu. Jean Thor
Jean Nee and Valerie Chan Hsueh Yi were
the runners-up in the said event. |
|
| Miss Zambia 2008 |
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May
30, 2008. Economics student Winfridah Mofu
has been crowned Miss Zambia for 2008 and
will represent her African country in Miss
World. The national pageant was participated
by 19 contestants and was held at the The
Zambezi Sun Hotel, Livingstone. Winfridah
was laso Zambia's bet in last year's Top
Model of the World. |
|
| Miss Universe Tanzania 2008 |
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May
30, 2008. Amanda Sululu is Miss Universe
Tanzania 2008 and will be Tanzania's representative
to Miss Universe. The 1st runner-up Jamila
Nyanga will compete in Miss Earth while
the 2nd runner-up Eva Babuely will join
in Miss International. |
|
| Miss Moldova 2008 |
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May
27, 2008. At a young age of 16, Iana Varnacova
got the opportunity represent Moldova in
the 2008 Miss World contest in Ukraine after
winning the national title during the finals
held at Hotel Leogrand in Chisinau. |
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| Miss Scotland 2008 |
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May
26, 2008. Stephanie Willemse, nineteen years
old and a professional model from Glasgow,
will compete in the 2008 Miss World Pageant
this October representing Scotland. Lisa
Ingram was the 1st runner-up and Kim Tivendale
was the 2nd runner-up.
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|
| Star Hellas 2008 |
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May
26, 2008. New Greek beauties were crowned
in Athens in the 2008 Star Hellas Beauty
Pageant. Dionisia Koukiou was chosen as
Star Hellas (for Miss Universe), Angeliki
Kalaitzi won the Miss Hellas (for Miss World)
title. They will compete in their respective
international pageants this year. The runners-up,
Ria Antoniou (B Star Hellas) and Sofia Roditi
(B Miss Hellas), will compete in Miss Earth
and Miss International.
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|
| Miss Egypt Universe 2008 |
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May
25, 2008. Since the Miss Egypt pageant coincides
its 2008 pageant with its 10th anniversary
this December, Miss Egypt Organization and
Face To Face Agency came up with the Miss
Egypt Universe 2008 pageant in Cairo. The
said special competition was participated
by 12 contestants who were all runner-ups
in the last three editions of the pageant.
And the eventual winner was student and
actress Yara Naoum -last years Miss Egypt
2nd runner-up,
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| Miss Thailand Universe 2008 |
 |
May
24, 2008. Bangkok University student Gawintra
Pothijakra, taking up Communication Arts,
won the title of Miss Thailand Universe
2008 at the Pullman Bangkok King Power in
Bangkok. The frist runner-up and Miss Thailand
Earth position went to the Economics student
Piyaporn Deejing. Chavallakorn Wattanavisitkul,
Pirada Kajornmalee and Arnanya Chinsangchai
were the rest of teh runners-up.
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| A Királyno (The Queen Hungary)
2008 |
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May
22, 2008. A Királyno (the Queen)
has chosen Hungary's representatives to
three top and major beauty pageants in the
world. Szilvia Freire, 24, was crowned as
A Királyno Miss World and gets the
chance to represent Hungary in Miss World
this year. Jázmin Dammak,24, was
the A Királyno Miss Universe and
will be sent to Miss Universe while Krisztina
Polgár, 21,was A Királyno
Miss Earth and will compete in Miss Earth. |
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| Realmente Bella (Señorita
Panama) 2008 |
 |
May
22, 2008. The 19 year-old model, TV host
and law student Carolina Dementiev Justavino
was declared winner of the reality TV show
Realmente Bella. The winner, Carolina -
who's of Russian descent, automatically
gets the Señorita Panama title and
the chance to compete in Miss Universe 2008.
Karina Pinilla, Estefania Varela and Ginelle
Saldaña were the runners-up. |
|
| Miss Singapore Universe 2008 |
 |
May
20, 2008. Pageant veteran Shenise Wong,
26, is the new Miss Singapore Universe at
the Marriott Hotel. Among her previous titles
were: Miss Singapore Asia-Pacific (1999),
Miss Singapore International (2002) and
Miss Singapore World (2005). Malvina Kang
and Gayati Shunmugam were 1st and 2nd runner-up,
respectively. |
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| Miss Universe Slovenije 2008 |
 |
May
17, 2008. Anamarija Avbelj was crowned in
Ljubljana as the new Miss Universe Slovenije.
32 finalists competed in the said event
where Vanesa Štefanovski was the 1st
runner-up and Klara Kobe placed as 2nd runner-up.
Anamarija will represent Slovenia at Miss
Universe 2008 in Vietnam. |
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| Miss Universe Australia 2008 |
 |
May
14, 2008. A Psychology student from Sydney
won the 2008 Miss Universe Asutralia crown.
Laura Dundovic, 21 years old, bested 28
other candidates and gave her the opportunity
to compete in Vietnam for the 57th Miss
Universe contest. Michelle McNamee from
Queensland was the 1st runner-up while Lauren
Gillis from New South Wales placed 2nd runner-up. |
|
| Miss Indonesia 2008 |
 |
May
13, 2008. Sandra Angelia from East Java
was crowned Miss Indonesia 2008 during the
pageant held at the Jakarta Convention Center.
Sandra, an Architecture student at the University
of Western Australia in Perth, will compete
in Miss World in Ukraine. Kartika Indah
Pelapory from Maluku was the 1st runner-up
while Priscilla Yvonne Supit from North
Sulawesi was the 2nd runner-up. |
|
| Miss Earth Zambia 2008 |
 |
May
11, 2008. Fashion model and young philantropist
Esther Sitali Banda was chosen as Miss Earth
Zambia for 2008. Twenty-one year-old Esther
was a former Miss Southern African titleholder
and has volunteered in many social works
in Africa since 2005. She will compete in
Miss Earth this November.
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|
| Miss Philippines Earth 2008 |
 |
May
11, 2008. Miss Cebu City, Karla Paula Henry
was crowned as the new Miss Phiulippines
Earth and will represent her country in
Miss Earth 2008. The other winners of the
said competition are: Miss PAGCOR International
Tourism Ambassadress - Melanie Felix, Miss
Philippines-Air - Marie Razel Eguia, Philippines-Water
- Marian Michelle Oblea, Miss Philippines-Fire
- Ma. Kristelle Lazaro and Miss Philippines-Eco
Tourism - Maria Venus Raj.
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|
| Miss Ecuador Tierra 2008 |
 |
May
10, 2008. Andrea León is Miss Ecuador
Tierra 2008. She was a finalist in the recent
Miss Ecuador pageant and was chosen to represent
Ecuador in Miss Earth due to her pageant
experience and intellectual advantage over
other Miss Ecuador candidates. Andrea is
currently an International Journalism student
at the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu
Santo and speaks Spanish, English, Hungarian
and German. She's also placed 1st runner-up
in two minor international pageants in 2007
(Reina Internacional del Pacifico and Miss
Turismo Latino).
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|
| Miss Guam Universe 2008 |
 |
May
10, 2008. Siera Robertson will be headed
to Vietnam to compete in the Miss Universe
Pageant this coming July. Robertson beat
out 15 other lovely ladies Friday night
in the gala event, put on by the Guam Beauty
Association. The 18-year-old from the village
of Yona is a senior at the Academy of Our
Lady of Guam. First runner-up was Jennifer
Neves while the second runner-up was Danielle
Leon Guerrero.
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|
| Miss Universe UK 2008 |
 |
May
04, 2008. Lisa Lazarus was crowned Miss
Universe UK at Café de Paris in Leicester
Square. The event was organised by Vibe
Models and sponsored by Dress Stop.com..
She is now representing the United Kingdom
in the Miss Universe beauty pageant on July.
20-year-old Lisa, from Swansea, is currently
studying Radiography at Hertfordshire University.
Holly Anne Hill and Jamie Williams was the
beauty pageant's 1st and 2nd runners-up
respectively. |
|
| Miss World New Zealand 2008 |
 |
May
03, 2008. Kahurangi Taylor, an elegant young
lady from Maori, was chosen as Miss World
New Zealand 2008 at the Dorothy Winstone
Centre. Kahurangi, who is barely seventeen
years of age and a year 13 student at Auckland
Girls Grammar, will compete in Miss World
2008 in Ukraine. |
|
| Miss Belarus 2008 |
 |
May
02, 2008. At the National Palace in Minsk,
the model from Vitebsk, Olga Khizhinkova,
was crowned as Miss Belarus 2008.Olga is
21 years old and will represent Belarus
to Ukraine to compete in Miss World 2008.The
1st runner-up Iakovina Lubova, 18, will
go to Miss International in Macau while
the 2nd runner-up Anna Shevchenko, 21, will
join in the Miss Europe contest. |
|
| Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2008 |
 |
May
02, 2008. Twenty-two year old Rebeca Moreno
was chosen as the 2008 Nuestra Belleza El
Salvador winner. She will represent El Salvador
in Miss Universe in Vietnam this July.
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|
| Miss Peru Universo 2008 |
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May
01, 2008. Karol Castillo Pinillos, the eighteen
year-old Psychology student representating
Trujillo, won the 2008 Miss Peru Universo
title. Giuliana Cevallos from Loreto was
the first runner-up. Jimena Espinoza (Lima)
and Claudia Carrasco (Cusco) were the other
runners-up and will represent Peru in the
Miss Continente Americano and Miss World
University, respectively. Either the winner
or the 1st runner-up will compete in Miss
Earth. |
|
| Miss Paraguay International 2008 |
 |
May
01, 2008. Marilé Barrios, who was
recently crowned as Miss Paraguay International
2008, surrendered her title. Barrios no
longer wanted to be queen because she claims
that she does not have any money to pay
for her airfare to Japan for the Miss International
pageant. Tatiana Limpias, manager of Promociones
Gloria, owner of the pageant, stated that
Barrios will be replaced by Rossana Galeano
who was first runner-up. Limpias denied
Barrios' complaint on the airfare issue. |
|
| Miss Universe Ghana 2008 |
 |
April
28, 2008. A model from New York, Yvette
Nsiah has been selected as Miss Universe
Ghana in Accra. The 20 year-old beauty will
compete in Vietnam this July. Daisy Asare
Akoto came out as1st runner-up while Joyce
Akagbo was the 2nd runner-up. |
|
| Miss Universe Canada 2008 |
 |
April
28, 2008. 26 year-old Canadian-Persian beauty
Samantha Tajik won the Miss Universe Canada
2008 and will now compete at Miss Universe
2008 in Vietnam. Last year, Samantha placed
as 3rd runner-up in the Miss Universe Canada
contest and gave her the chance to compete
in the International Model of the Year 2007
in Korea where she won. |
|
| Miss Tahiti 2008 |
 |
April
27, 2008. 20 year-old Hinatea Boosie won
the 2008 Miss Tahiti contest and gave her
the opportunity to compete in Miss France
and possibly in Miss Earth 2008. The 1st
Dauphine was Vaihere Merpaut, Manavarii
Ravetupu was the 2nd Dauphine and Vahinetua
Flaccadori was the 3rd Dauphine. |
|
| Señorita Honduras 2008 |
 |
April
26, 2008. Communications and Public Affairs
student Diana Barrasa, 21 years old, was
proclaimed as the new Señorita Honduras.
She will be flown to Vietnam for the 57th
annual Miss Universe contest in July. |
|
| Miss Ukraine 2008 |
 |
April
23, 2008. Iryna Zhuravska, 18 years old,
won the Miss Ukraine beauty contest held
at the National Palace in Kiev. She is related
to the Deputy Mayor of Kiev. She will compete
in Mis World in her home country. |
|
| Froken Norge 2008 |
 |
April
21, 2008. Twenty-one year-old Lene Egeli
from Stavanger won the 2008 Froken Norge
competition. She will compete in Miss World
in Ukraine this October. Mariann Birkedal
was the runner-up in the said event. |
|
| Miss Universe New Zealand 2008 |
 |
April
20, 2008. Samantha Powell, 20, representing
Horowhenua, is the newly crowned Miss Universe
New Zealand 2008 in a ceremony at the Novotel
Ellerslie, near Auckland City. Hannah Matthews
of Auckland was the 1st runner-up, followed
by the 2nd runner-up Rhonda Grant of Palmerston
North. |
|
| Miss Argentina 2008 |
 |
April
19, 2008. Agustina Quinteros, the representative
of La Pampa, won the Miss Argentina 2008
title during the Belleza Argentina finals
night held at the City of Río Hondo.
She will represent her country in Miss World
this year. The runners-up: Ana Belén
Regatuso (1st) and Camila Solorzano (2nd)
will compete in Miss International and Miss
Earth. |
|
| Miss Brasil 2008 |
 |
April
13, 2008. Miss Rio Grande do Sul, Nat ália
Anderle was crowned Miss Brazil Universe
2008 at the event held in the Citibank Hall,
in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Vanessa Vidal, a deaf
candidate from Ceara, was named as the 1st
runner-up and will compete in Miss International
Beauty Pageant 2008 to be held in Macau. |
|
| Miss Jamaica Universe 2008 |
 |
April
12, 2008. April Jackson, an eighteen year-old
Jamaican-British beauty, was crowned Miss
Jamaica Universe 2008. The runners-up were
Doneika Plowright (1st) and Rebecca Silvera
(2nd). The competition was held at the National
Indoor Sports Arena with international RnB
star Keyshia Cole as the special guest. |
|
| Femina Miss India Earth 2008 |
 |
April
12, 2008. Harshita Saxena on Friday surrendered
her Miss India Earth title, paving way for
Tanvi Vyas, who is now the new Pantaloons
Femina Miss India Earth 2008. Tanvi will
now be representing India in Miss Earth,
according to Femina Miss India Director
Sameer Soni. Harshita Saxena, who was crowned
last week, has landed in trouble for breaching
contract with her previous modeling agency
Gladrags. Gladrags President Maureen Wadia
claimed that Harshita had no authority to
participate in any other beauty contest,
without permission. |
|
| Miss Costa Rica 2008 |
 |
April
11, 2008. 21-year old Maria Teresa Rodriguez
was crowned Miss Costa Rica at the conclusion
of a nationwide televised ceremony. Maria
Teresa, who is a former Miss Teen International,
will represent her country at Miss Universe
and at the International Coffee Queen. The
runner-ups were Marylin Marin and Diana
Mackenzie. |
|
| Miss USA 2008 |
 |
April
11, 2008. Miss Texas Crystle Stewart won
the 2008 Miss USA crown at the Planet Hollywood
Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Stewart will
represent the USA in the Miss Universe pageant
in Vietnam. Completing the five finalists
were: Leah Laviano of Mississippi (1st runner-up),
Tiffany Andrade of New Jersey (2nd runner-up),
Lindsey Harrington of Oklahoma (3rd runner-up)
and Lauren Merola of Pennsylvania (4th runner-up). |
|
| Miss World Australia 2008 |
 |
April
9, 2008. The 20 year-old University of Wollongong
student Katie Richardson has won the title
of Miss World Australia. Richardson will
now represent Australia at the Miss World
competition in Ukraine in September to October. |
|
| Miss Earth Schweiz 2008 |
 |
April
6, 2008. Swiss-Persian beauty, Nasanin Nuri,
20, won the 2008 Miss Earth Schweiz crown
and gave her the chance to compete in Miss
Earth this year. Her court includes Claudia
Wild (Miss Air), Fabienne Stocker (Miss
Water) and Amandine Maschio (Miss Fire). |
|
| Miss Albania Universe 2008 |
 |
April
6, 2008. Nineteen year-old basketball athlete
and model Matilda Mecini was chosen Miss
Albania Universe 2008. The contest was organized
by Jeta Media Company. |
|
| Eesti Miss 2008 |
 |
April
6, 2008. Kadri Nõgu, twenty-one years
old, won the 2008 Eesti Miss contest
and gave her the chance to represent her
country in the 2008 Miss Universe contest.
22 year-old Julia Kovaljova was the 1st
Princess while 20 year-old Viktoria Dementjeva
was the 2nd Princess. |
|
| Belleza Paraguaya 2008 |
 |
April
5, 2008. Giannina Ruffinelli, 21, won the
the top title Miss Universe Paraguay in
the 2008 Belleza Paraguaya finals held in
Asuncion. Gabriela Rejala and Marilé
Barrios won the Miss World Paraguay and
Miss International Paraguay titles, respectively. |
|
| Femina Miss India 2008 |
 |
April
5, 2008. India's new queens for the top
three biggest beauty pageants in the world
has been crowned. Parvathy Omanakuttan won
the Femina Miss India World title, Simran
Kaur Mundi was Femina Miss India Universe
and Harshita Saxena was Femina Miss India
Earth. They will represent India in their
respective grand slam pageants this year. |
|
| Miss Univers Kosova 2008 |
 |
April
4, 2008. Zana Krasniqi was chosen to represent
Kosovo in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.
Miss Universe Kosovo's national director
is Fadil Berisha, who happens to be Miss
Universe's official fashion photographer,
acquired the franchise. |
|
| Miss Slovensko 2008 |
 |
April
4, 2008. The 2008 Miss Slovensko crown was
bagged by model Edita Krešáková.
She will represent Slovakia in Miss World
this year. The 1st Vice Miss was Kristína
Vlková and will compete in Miss International,
and Lenka Sýkorová was the
2nd Vice Miss and will participate in the
Miss Europe contest. |
|
| Miss Universe Japan 2008 |
 |
April
4, 2008. Twenty-one year-old university
student Hiroko Mima has taken the title
of Miss Universe Japan, beating nine other
girls who vied for this coveted title. She’ll
be representing Japan at the Miss Universe
pageant in Vietnam. Miss Mima is a student
in the Tokushima prefecture. |
|
| Miss Universo Uruguay 2008 |
 |
March
29, 2008. Professional model Paula
Díaz is the new Miss Universo
Uruguay titleholder. The blonde beauty
will represent her country at the
2008 Miss Universe contest in Vietnam.
Camila Fernández was the 1st
runner-up in the said competition. |
|
| Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria
2008 |
 |
March
28, 2008. The Most Beautiful Girl
in Nigeria (MBGN) 2008 pageant was
crowned at the Eko Hotel & Suites
at Victoria Island in Lagos. Adaeze
Igwe, 18, won the MBGN World title
while Stephanie Oforka, 20, was MBGN
Universe. They will compete in Miss
World and Miss Universe, respectively.
Other winners of the pageant are Uchechi
Ujiogu as MBGN Ecowas, Ure Obowu as
MBGN Tourism and Sandra Idugboe as
MBGN Model. |
|
| Miss Austria 2008 |
 |
March
28, 2008. The new Miss Austria 2008
was crowned. 18-year old Marina Schneider
who competed as Miss Tirol will now
compete in Miss World on October.
1st RU was 23-year old Kathrin Krahfuss
who competed as Miss Steiermark while
2nd RU was 19-year old Carmen Ender
who competed as Miss Vorarlberg. |
|
| Miss Turkey 2008 |
 |
March
27, 2008. The annual Miss Turkey beauty
pageant was held at the TIM Show Center
in Istanbul. International celebrity
Paris Hilton was the special gust
and among the jury members of the
event. Leyla Lydia Tugutlu was crowned
Miss Turkey World, Begum Kiziltug
was Miss Turkey Universe, Gizen Yurtoglu
was Miss Turkey Europe, Gulsun Uslu
was Miss Turkey International and
Duygu Gok was the Miss Visi Firm.
The top four winners will compete
in their respective international
competitions this year. |
|
| Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2008 |
 |
March
27, 2008. Nineteen year-old Miss San
Juan, Ivonne Orsini, won the 2008
Miss Mundo Puerto Rico contest held
at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas.
Ivonne, an aspiring model and student
at the University of Puerto Rico,
will represent her country in Ukraine
for the Miss World contest. The runners-up
were: Yashira Ayala, Miriam Pabon,
Maribel Montalvo and Melissa Cabral.
Cynthia Olavarria, 2005 Miss Universe
1st runner-up was the host of the
event. |
|
| Miss Israel 2008 |
 |
March
27, 2008. A 22-year-old waitress from
Haifa bagged the major title at the
2008 Miss Israel pageant, Tamar Ziskind
was crowned Israel's Beauty Queen
and will compete in Miss World 2008.
The Israel’s Maiden of Beauty
title went to Shunit Faragi who is
a 21-year-old soldier from Kiryat
Tiv'on and will be sent to the Miss
Universe contest. 18- year-old No'a
Avrahami of Tel Aviv was chosen as
Israel’s Queen of Grace who
will represent her country in Miss
Europe; and Linn Mor, 22, who is a
singer from Ya'akov was Israel's Teen
Queen and will compete in Miss Earth. |
|
| Miss Sri Lanka 2008 |
 |
March
23, 2008. Faith Landers from Piliyandala,
22 years-old, who works for Sri Lankan
Airlines was the winner of the 2008
Miss Sri Lanka contest held at the
Colombo Hilton. She will represent
her island-nation in the 2008 Miss
International beauty pageant in Macau
on November 8. |
|
| Miss Russia Universe 2008 |
 |
March
22, 2008. Vera Krasova, a twenty year-old
model and 2nd runner-up in Miss Russia
2007, has been chosen to represent
Russia in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam
replacing the original Miss Russia
winner Ksenia Sukhinova - who will
compete in Miss World on August. |
|
| Miss Bahamas 2008 |
 |
March
17, 2008. The representative from
the Abaco Island won the 2008 Miss
Universe Bahamas crown. 19 year-old
Sacha Scott, a student from the University
of Miami, will represent the Bahamas
in the 2008 Miss Universe contest.
21 year-old Garnell Storr was Miss
Earth Bahamas while Amy Knowles was
Miss International Bahamas. Two pageant
favourites didn't show up in the finals
of the contest due to undiscussed
reasons. |
|
| Miss World Canada 2008 |
 |
March
15, 2008. The 2008 Miss World Canada
crown was won by 19 year-old Leah
Ryerse of Hamilton, Ontario. She will
compete in Miss World in Ukraine this
October. The runners-up were Simranjit
Singh from Ancaster, Shaileen Stanley
from Peterborough, Tea-Nercita Savic
from Ottawa and Lena Yanbing Ma from
Toronto. The coronation took place
at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts,
Toronto. |
|
| Miss Ceske Republiky 2008 |
 |
March
15, 2008. Twenty-year old Zuzane Jandové
won the 2008 Miss Ceske Republiky
contest and gave her the chance to
represent the Czech Republic to Miss
World 2008. Zuzana Putnárová
was the 1st Vice Miss and will compete
in Miss International while Kristýna
Lebedová was the 2nd Vice Miss. |
|
| Miss Liechtenstein 2008 |
 |
March
15, 2008. Stephanie Kaiser, 27, from
Schaan was crowned Miss Liechtenstein
2008 in Vaduz. The first runner-up
was Daniela Ferreira while Sonja Meier
was the second runner-up. The Miss
Liechtenstein pageant does not acquire
franchise from any international pageants. |
|
| Miss Ecuador 2008 |
 |
March
13, 2008. Model and television personality
Doménica Saporitti won the
2008 Miss Ecuador contest, she will
compete in Miss Universe this July.
Marjorie Cevallos was the first runner-up
and will represent Ecuador in Miss
World in Ukraine, while Jénnifer
Pazmiño was the second runner-up. |
|
| Binibining Pilipinas 2008 |
 |
March
8, 2008. Three beauties were crowned
in the 2008 Binibining Pilipinas finals
night held at the Araneta Coliseum
in Quezon City. Patricia Fernandez
was chosen as Miss Philippines International,
Jennifer Barrientos was Miss Philippines
Universe and Janina San Miguel was
Miss Philippines World. They will
represent the Philippines in their
respective grand slam titles this
year. |
|
| Miss Slovenskej Republiky
2008 |
 |
March
8, 2008. 19 year-old Sandra Manáková
took home the crown of Miss Slovenskej
Republiky last Saturday night in Bratislava,
she will represent the Slovak Republic
in Miss Universe in Vietnam. The 1st
runner-up was 20 year-old Martina
Tothova will compete in Miss Earth
2008 later this year and the 2nd runner-up
was 20 year-old Lenka Hindicka will
join in Miss Intercontinental . |
|
| Miss Guatemala Earth 2008 |
 |
March
6, 2008. 25 year-old lawyer and notary
public Heidi Elizabeth García
Guerrero was chosen as Miss Guatemala
Earth 2008. Heidi is also a model
who has worked in Italy, London and
New York and is currently the Miss
Latina America titleholder (replacing
the dethroned Giannina Silva of Uruguay).
She will represent Guatemala in Miss
Earth 2008. |
|
| Miss
Curacao 2008 |
|
March
1, 2008. Jenyfeer Mercelina was crowned
Miss Curacao Universe 2008. She will
represent Curacao in Miss Universe
this July. Norayla Francisco was chosen
Miss Curacao World while Anaïse
Mogen was Miss Curacao Intercontinental.
Janiree Libier and Zaina Ulises were
1st and 2nd runners-up respectively.
The pageant took place at the Because
Entertainment Center in Willemstad. |
|
| Miss España
2008 |
 |
March
1, 2008. The Miss España 2008
title was won by Miss Tenerife, 17-year-old
Patricia Yurena Rodriguez Alonso.
She will compete in Miss World. The
first runner-up, Claudia Moro of Madrid
will represent Spain in Miss Universe
while Alejandra Andreu, the second
runner-up, will participate in Miss
International. The pageant took place
at Marina D'Or in Oropresa del Mar
in Castellón and was broadcast
live by Tele5. |
|
| Miss Nicaragua 2008 |
 |
February
24, 2008. Eighteen year-old Thelma
Guisselle Rodríguez Flores
won the 2008 Miss Nicaragua contest
and will represent her country in
the 2008 Miss Universe nad Miss Earth
pageants. The first runner-up was
Karina Alexandra Gordon Hodgson and
Gwendolyne García Leets was
the second runner-up. |
|
| Miss Universe Hrvatske
2008 |
 |
February
24, 2008. The winner of this year’s
Miss Universe Croatia competition,
that was held in the Kvarner Hotel
in Opatija, is Snjezana Loncarevic.
Snjezana was born in Slavonski Brod,
but has been living in Zagreb for
quite a while. She will be flown to
Vietnam to compete in the 2008 Miss
Universe Pageant. |
|
| Miss Trinidad & Tobago
2008 |
 |
February
24, 2008. Gabrielle Walcott (left)
was chosen to represent Trinidad and
Tobago in the Miss World competition
and Anya Ayoung-Chee will represent
the country in the Miss Universe Pageant.
The pageant was broadcasted live from
Zen Night Club on C Television. |
|
| Miss Ukraine Universe 2008 |
 |
February
21, 2008. 19-year-old Eleonora Masalab
from Kharkiv was the winner of Miss
Ukraine Universe 2008 pageant took
place at the Alta Expo in Kiev. She
was the first runner-up in 18th Miss
Model of the World 2005-2006 in Shenzhen,
China. She also competed in Miss Ukraine
2007 in April last year. She stands
178 cm and will represent Ukraine
in Miss Universe 2008 on July 15th
in Nha Trang, Vietnam. |
|
| Miss Germany Universe 2008 |
 |
February
16, 2008. Madina Taher, a twenty-one
year-old student from Elmshorn of
Afghan descent won over 99 other candidates
in the 2008 Miss Universe Germany
Pageant held at the Steigenberger
Hotel. Kristine David from Meissen
was the 2nd placer. Taher will be
going to Vietnam for Miss Universe
2008. |
|
| Miss Suomi 2008 |
 |
February
3, 2008. The new Miss Suomi and Finland's
representative to the 2008 Miss Universe
pageant is 21 year-old Satu Tuomisto.
She was almost disqaulified in the
competition for being a member of
an erotic dance group. Satu was crowned
during the national finals held in
Helsinki and televised through Finland's
MTV3. The 1st runner-up Susanna Mustajärvi
will be competing at the Miss International
beauty pageant while the 2nd runner-up
Jaana Taanilla will go to the Miss
Europe contest. |
|
| Ceska Miss 2008 |
 |
February
2, 2008. The new Ceska Miss (Miss
Czech Republic) winner is 18-year
old Eliska Buckova, she will represent
her country at the 2008 Miss Universe
pageant in Vietnam. The Vice Miss,
19-year old Hana Svobodova, will compete
in Miss Earth 2008 while 22-year old
Elisavet Charalambidu, the 2nd Vice
Miss, will be going to the Miss Intercontinental
contest. |
|
| Miss France 2008 |
 |
January
8, 2008. Miss Pays-de-Loire Laura
Tanguy, Miss France 2008 2nd dauphine,
will represent France in both Miss
Universe and Miss World competitions
for 2008. She replaced Miss France
2008 Valerie Begue after national
pageant officals got disturbed by
Begue's Jesus-like-crucified pictures.
The 1st dauphine, Miss New Caledonia,
didn't accept the offer to participate
in international pageants due to her
university schedule. Despite Tanguy's
represention in two grand slam pageants,
Begue still holds the national title. |
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