Miss Universe 2008 | |
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Date | July 14, 2008 |
Venue | Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam |
Broadcaster | NBC, Telemundo |
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14 2008[1] where outgoing titleholder Riyo Mori will crown her successor. More than 80 contestants are expected to compete in the event[2] which will be broadcast via NBC and Telemundo to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The final presentation show is on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13 and the live telecast on July 14. Most activities are being held successively in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Nha Trang.
Contestants
The following contestants have been selected:
Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft) | Hometown |
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Albania | Matilda Mecini[3] | 19[4] | 176 | 5'9" | Tirana |
Angola | Lesliana Pereira[5] | 20 | 172 | 5'8" | Mbanza-Kongo |
Aruba | Tracey Nicolaas[6] | 20 | 170 | 5'7" | Holland Town |
Australia | Laura Dundovic[7] | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Sydney |
Bahamas | Sacha Scott[8] | 19 | 176 | 5'9" | Nassau |
Belgium | Alizée Poulicek[9] | 21 | 174 | 5'8" | Huy |
Bolivia | Katherine David Céspedes[10] | 19 | 175 | 5'9" | San Ignacio de Velasco |
Brazil | Natália Anderle[11] | 21[11] | 180[11] | 5'9" | Encantado |
Canada | Samantha Tajik[12] | 25 | 178 | 5'10" | Toronto |
Cayman Islands | Rebecca Parchment[13] | 25 | 177 | 5'10" | West Bay |
China | Ziya Wei[14] | 25 | 175 | 5'9" | Chongqing |
Colombia | Taliana Vargas[15] | 20 | 175 | 5'9" | Santa Marta |
Costa Rica | María Teresa Rodríguez[11] | 21 | 168[11] | 5'6" | Alajuela |
Croatia | Snježana Lončarević[16] | 24 | 175 | 5'9" | Zagreb |
Curaçao | Jenyfeer Mercelina[17] | 19 | 168 | 5'6" | Willemstad |
Cyprus | Demitra Sergiou[18][19] | 23 | 183 | 6'0" | Limassol |
Czech Republic | Eliška Bučková[20] | 18 | 179 | 5'11" | Strážnice |
Dominican Republic | Marianne Cruz[21] | 23 | 181 | 5'11" | Salcedo |
Ecuador | Doménica Saporitti[22] | 19 | 173 | 5'8" | Guayaquil |
El Salvador | Rebeca Moreno[23] | 22 | 160 | 5'3" | San Salvador |
Estonia | Kadri Nõgu[4] | 21[4] | 175 | 5'9" | Saaremaa |
Finland | Satu Tuomisto[24] | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Akaa |
France | Laura Tanguy[25] | 20 | 179 | 5'11" | Angers |
Germany | Madina Taher[26] | 21 | 172 | 5'8" | Elmshorn |
Ghana | Yvette Nsiah[27] | 20 | 170 | 5'7"[27] | Accra |
Greece | Dionysia Koukiou[28] | 22 | 178 | 5'10" | Athens |
Guam | Siera Robertson[29] | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Yona |
Honduras | Diana Barraza[30] | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Tegucigalpa |
Hungary | Jázmin Dammak[31] | 24 | 174 | 5'8" | Budapest |
India | Simran Kaur Mundi[32] | 22[4] | 177 | 5'10"[33] | Mumbai |
Indonesia | Putri Raemawasti[34] | 21 | 171 | 5'7" | Blitar |
Jamaica | April Jackson[11] | 18[11] | 183 | 6'0" | Ocho Ríos |
Japan | Hiroko Mima[35] | 21[4] | 173 | 5'8"[35] | Tokushima |
Kazakhstan | Alfina Nasyrova[36] | 20 | 176 | 5'9" | Almaty |
Korea | Sun Lee[37] | 25 | 170 | 5'7" | Seoul |
Kosovo | Zana Krasniqi[38] | 18 | 171 | 5'7" | Pristina |
Malaysia | Levy Li[39] | 20 | 170 | 5'7 | Terengganu |
Mauritius | Marie-Anne Olivia Carey[40] | 19 | 169 | 5'6" | Vacoas |
Mexico | Elisa Nájera[41] | 21 | 184[41] | 6'1" | Celaya |
Montenegro | Daša Živković[42] | 19 | 179 | 5'11" | Nikšić |
Netherlands | Charlotte Labee[43] | 22 | 180 | 5'11" | - |
New Zealand | Samantha Powell[44] | 20 | 178 | 5'10"[44] | Paraparaumu |
Nicaragua | Thelma Rodríguez[45] | 19 | 175 | 5'9" | Chinandega |
Nigeria | Stephanie Oforka[46] | 20 | 180 | 5'11" | Jalingo |
Norway | Mariann Birkedal[47] | 21 | 173 | 5'8" | Stavanger |
Panama | Carolina Dementiev[48] | 19 | 173 | 5'8" | Panama City |
Paraguay | Giannina Rufinelli[49] | 21[4] | 172[49] | 5'8" | Luque |
Peru | Karol Castillo[50] | 18 | 182 | 6'0" | Trujillo |
Philippines | Jennifer Barrientos[51] | 22 | 173 | 5'8" | San Mateo |
Poland | Barbara Tatara[52] | 24 | 175 | 5'9" | Lodz |
Puerto Rico | Ingrid Rivera[53] | 24 | 174 | 5'8" | Dorado |
Russia | Vera Krasova[54][55] | 20 | 176 | 5'9" | Moscow |
Serbia | Zorana Tasovac[56] | 19 | 176 | 5'9" | Kikinda |
Singapore | Shenise Wong[57] | 26 | 173 | 5'8" | Singapore |
Slovakia | Sandra Manáková[58] | 19 | 180 | 5'11" | Bratislava |
Slovenia | Anamarija Avbelj[59] | 20 | 176 | 5'9" | Lukovica |
South Africa | Tansey Coetzee[60] | 23 | 174 | 5'8" | Johannesburg |
Spain | Claudia Moro[61] | 22 | 180 | 5'11" | Madrid |
Sri Lanka | Faith Landers[62] | 22 | 168 | 5'6" | Colombo |
Switzerland | Amanda Ammann[63] | 21 | 168 | 5'6" | Abtwil |
Tanzania | Amanda Sululu[64] | 21 | 174 | 5'8" | Arusha |
Thailand | Gawintra Phothijakra[48] | 22[48] | 176[48] | 5'9" | Chonburi |
Trinidad and Tobago | Anya Ayoung-Chee[65] | 26 | 173 | 5'8" | Maraval |
Turkey | Begüm Kiziltuğ[66] | 23 | 176 | 5'9" | Izmir |
Turks & Caicos | Angelica Lightbourne[67] | 20 | 170 | 5'7" | Providenciales |
Ukraine | Eleonora Masalab[68] | 19 | 178 | 5'10" | Kharkiv |
United Kingdom | Lisa Lazarus[69] | 20 | 177 | 5'10" | Swansea |
Uruguay | Paula Andrea Díaz[70] | 19 | 176 | 5'9" | Ciudad de la Costa |
USA | Crystle Stewart[71] | 26 | 175 | 5'9" | Missouri City |
Venezuela | Dayana Mendoza[72] | 22 | 176 | 5'9" | Caracas |
Vietnam | Nguyễn Thùy Lâm[73] | 21 | 170 | 5'7" | Thai Binh |
Upcoming national competitions
National pageants scheduled are:
National pageant notes
Returning countries and territories
- Kosovo is expected to compete in Miss Universe for the first time, however Russia, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia have stated that they will boycott the pageant if Kosovo participates.[76] Vietnam, the host nation is opposed to Kosovan independence and does not recognize Kosovo.[77]
- Guam last competed in 2000.[78]
- Netherlands and Vietnam last competed in 2005.
- Cayman Islands, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and United Kingdom last competed in 2006.
Nations not competing in 2008
- Bulgaria - The Miss Bulgaria Organization announced that its 2008 pageant would take place in the form of a reality show, and it has been scheduled for production in July. The winner will compete in Miss World 2008 and the 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 2009.[79]
- Chile - A new organization uniting the franchise holders of the major pageants (Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth) will be in charge of organizing the new Miss Chile contest. They will send representatives to Miss World 2008, Miss Earth 2008, Miss International 2008, and Miss Universe 2009.[80]
Replacement delegates
- France - Miss Pays de Loire, Laura Tanguy, will represent France. She was second runner up in the Miss France competition, but the winner, Valérie Bègue, was banned after suggestive photos of her appeared in the media shortly after she was crowned.[81] The first runner-up, Miss New Caledonia Vahinerii Requillart, decided to not compete in Miss Universe because she wants to continue studying.[82][83]
Contestant Notes
- Daša Živković (Montenegro) placed 3rd Runner-up at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 pageant.[84]
- In February 2008, Miss Universe organization president Paula Shugart announced that a Miss Kosovo would compete in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.[85] Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia had already announced that they would boycott the pageant if Kosovo participates. As Vietnam and Kosovo do not have diplomatic relations, the Vietnam government probably would not allow such participation since it opposes Kosovo's independence.[86].
- Ingrid Marie Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008 was 2nd Runner-up at Miss World 2005. She was previously Miss Global Queen 2003.[87]
- Shenise Wong, Miss Singapore Universe 2008, was previously competed in Miss Asia-Pacific 1999, Miss International 2002, and Miss World 2005.[48]
- Marianne Cruz, Miss Dominican Republic 2008 is the reigning Miss Continente Americano 2007.[88]
- Sacha Scott (Bahamas) is the daughter of Miss Bahamas 1982, Christina Thompson-Scott, who competed in Miss Universe 1983
- Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela 2007 was a finalist at the Elite Model Look International 2001, in Nice, France.[89]
- Samantha Tajik, Miss Universe Canada 2008 currently holds the International Model Of The Year 2007 title and was 2nd runner-up in Miss Global Beauty Queen 2007.
External links
- Miss Universe Organization official website
- Miss Universe 2008 official website
- Uni Corp - The official Vietnamese organization of Miss Universe 2008 Pageant
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