| GRAND SLAM PAGEANT NEWS
(March 2008) |
| Miss Universo Uruguay 2008 |
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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. |
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| Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria
2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Austria 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Turkey 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Israel 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Sri Lanka 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Russia Universe 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Bahamas 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss World Canada 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Ceske Republiky 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Liechtenstein 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Ecuador 2008 |
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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. |
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| Binibining Pilipinas 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss Slovenskej Republiky
2008 |
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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 . |
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| Miss Guatemala Earth 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss
Curacao 2008 |
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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. |
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| Miss España
2008 |
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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. |
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