| GRAND SLAM PAGEANT
NEWS (August 2008) |
| 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. |
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| Miss Earth England 2008 |
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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 |
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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.
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| Miss Earth Wales 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Earth Canada 2008 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| Miss Martinique 2009 |
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August 24,
2008. Laura Fidi, 18 year old, became Miss
Martinique 2009. She is a student of Transportation
and of mixed Senegal - French - Martinique
origins. She will represent her department
at Miss France 2009. The first runner-up,
Audrey Ligny will participate in Miss Caraibes
Hibiscus. |
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| Miss Cayman Islands 2008 |
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August 24,
2008. Nicosia Lawson, a 25-year-old beauty
from George Town, won the Miss Cayman Islands
2008 title. She will represent her archipelago
in Miss World this December and at Miss
Universe next year. Danielle Ebanks was
the 1st runner-up and Rachel King became
the 2nd runner-up. |
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| Miss Seychelles Island 2008 |
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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.
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| Miss Earth New Zealand 2008 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Miss Earth Colombia 2008 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Miss Singapore World 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Jamaica World 2008 |
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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. |
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| Puteri Indonesia 2008 |
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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 |
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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. |
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| Miss Uganda 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Malaysia World 2008 |
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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.
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| Miss St. Lucia World 2008 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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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. |
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| Miss Indonesia Earth 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Anguilla 2008 |
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August 7, 2008.
From six competitors, Fanny Richardson was
chosen as the 2008 Miss Anguilla Pageant
Queen during the national pageant held at
the Landsome Bowl Cultural Center. Kericia
Barry was adjudged 1st runner-up, Kendisha
Hall was the 2nd runner-up and Curlee Gumbs
became the 3rd runner-up. |
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| Miss Paraguay Earth 2008 |
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August 6, 2008.
Promociones Gloria has appointed Yeruti
Garcia as Paraguay's representative to Miss
Earth 2008 and will be sent to Manila this
coming November. Yeruti is a twenty-two
year-old model and television personality
who has competed in Miss Paraguay 2007. |
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| 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. |
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| Miss Taiwan, Republic of China 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Turks and Caicos 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Mundo Portugal 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Aruba 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Polski 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Tanzania 2008 |
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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. |
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| 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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