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.
Miss Marianas Universe 2009
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.
Beleza Brasil (Miss Earth Brazil) 2009
November 28, 2008. Larissa Ramos from the Amazonas is the new Beleza 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.
Miss Curacao Universe 2009
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.
Miss Kazakhstan 2009
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.
Señorita Colombia 2008
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.
MISS EARTH 2008
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.
MISS INTERNATIONAL 2008
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 Pazmińo, 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.