| GRAND SLAM PAGEANT NEWS (June 2008) |
| 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 America Latina 2008 |
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June
29, 2008. Daniele Sampaio, the representative
of the Latin community of Italy was crowned
Miss Latin America 2008 in an elegant and
colorful event participated by 23 latina
beauties from all over the world. Daniele
is a 24 year-old model studying in a grammar
school. The 1st runner-up was Carolyne Aquino
from the Dominican Republic and the 2nd
runner-up was Patricia Ruiz from Catalonia
(Spain). |
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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 Italia nel Mondo 2008 |
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June
24, 2008. Nineteen year-old Fiorella Migliore
of Paraguay won the Miss Italia nel Mondo
2008 crown during the finals held at the
Palazzo del Turismo di Jesolo in Venice.
She is currently a Marketing and Publicity
student at the Universidad Americana. Robin
Hamersteen of the Benelux and Sian Ryan
of South Africa were the rest of the finalists.
The winners were chosen through televoting.
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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.
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| 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 Iraq 2008 |
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June
3, 2008. Talat Model Management named Yusra
Kadret as the new Miss Iraq 2008. She was
2nd runner-up in the recent Miss Iraq Pageant.
Jessica Kadoorie, the 1st runner-up did
not accept the title because she had already
made other commitments. Myra Adel was the
original Miss Iraq 2008 titleholder. |
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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.
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| Miss Pakistan 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. The
Miss Pakistan contest was organized by the
Miss Pakistan World Organization and despite
not being held in the Pakistani soil, women
from Pakistan made an affort to fly to Canada
and participate in the said contest. |
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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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2008 |
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June
1, 2008. Ronique Dellimore won the 2008
Miss Saint Vincent and the Grenadines crown
during the Vincy Mas Carnival. The 23 year-old
beauty is currently employed as an Administrative
Assistant at LIAT (1974) Ltd. - the Caribbean
Airline. Nekesha Adams and were declared
first and second runners-up, respectively. |
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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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