Miss International 2008

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Miss International 2008
Venetian Macau.jpg
DateNovember 8, 2008 [1]
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue Venetian Arena, Macau, China [1]
Broadcaster
Entrants63 [1]
Placements12
Withdrawals
  • Armenia
  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
  • Egypt
  • Honduras
  • Nigeria
Returns
  • Bahamas
  • Belgium
  • Hawaii
  • Italy
  • Macau
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Zambia
WinnerAlejandra Andreu [1]
Spain
CongenialityGeorgina Cisneros
El Salvador
Best National CostumeNuraisa Lispier
Aruba
PhotogenicAlejandra Andreu
Spain
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Miss International 2008 was the 48th Miss International pageant, held at Venetian Arena in Macau, China on November 8, 2008.

Contents

63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 48 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous of 61 during last year pageant. The contestants also paid a visit to Hong Kong, Tokyo. Miss International 2007, Priscila Perales of Mexico, crowned her successor Alejandra Andreu of Spain as the new Miss International. [2]

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss International 2008 Miss International 2008 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss International 2008

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss International 2008
  • Flag of Spain.svg Spain – Alejandra Andreu
1st Runner-Up
  • Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia – Cristina Díaz-Granados
2nd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Poland.svg Poland – Anna Tarnowska
3rd Runner-Up
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China – Changwen Liu
4th Runner-Up
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic – Zuzana Putnářová
Top 12

Special awards

Award [1] Contestant
Best National Costume
  • Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba – Nuraisa Lispier
Miss Friendship
  • Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador – Georgina Cisneros
Miss Photogenic
Natural Beauty
  • Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus – Tatiana Ryneiskaya

Contestants

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Yésica Di Vincenzo [3] 20 Mar del Plata
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Nuraisa Lispier23 San Nicolaas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kristal Hammond22 Waroona
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Amy Knowles [4] 22 San Salvador Island
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Tatiana Ryneiskaya21 Minsk
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Charlotte Van De Vijver24 East Flanders
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Paula Andrea Peñarrieta19 Cochabamba
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Vanessa Lima Vidal 24 Fortaleza
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Elena Semikina 25 Toronto
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chang Wen Liu21 Beijing
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Cristina Díaz-Granados [5] 22 Valledupar
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Zuzana Putnářová21 Ostrava
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Claudia Peña [6] 19 Bonao
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Jennifer Pazmiño [7] 20 Guayaquil
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Georgina Cisneros20 San Salvador
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Nardos Desta20 Addis Ababa
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Jaana Taanila18 Haukipudas
Flag of France.svg  France Vicky Michaud [8] 21 Paray Le Monial
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Katja Bondarenko21 Niedersachsen
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Sofia Roditi [9] 24 Athens
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe Nancy Fleurival [10] 24 Abymes
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Wendy Albizurez19 Chimaltenango Department
Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Serena Karnagy18 Honolulu
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Sire Ma [11] 20 Chongqing
Flag of India.svg  India Radha Bhrahmbhatt19 Northwood
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Duma Riris Silalahi 24 Balige
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luna Voce 20 Crotone
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kyoko Sugiyama23 Kanagawa
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Kristīne Djadenko 24 Riga
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Jessica Kahawaty 20 Sydney
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Telena Casell24 Monrovia
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Florence Loi [12] 23 Macau
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Zi Wei Tham23 Kuala Lumpur
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Lorenza Bernot [13] 19 Cuernavaca
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ochgerel Khulangoo20 Ulaanbaatar
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Rhonda Grant23 Napier
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge20 Molde
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Alejandra Arias20 Panama City
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay Rossana Galeano [14] 19 Eusebio Ayala
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Massiel Vidal22 Lima
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Patricia Fernandez [15] 22 Quezon City
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Anna Tarnowska [16] 23 Szczecin
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Miriam Pabón [17] 23 Las Piedras
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Blanda Eboundit22 Brazzaville
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ekaterina Grushanina22 Chelyabinsk
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Sanja Radinovic19 Belgrade
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Tok Wee Ee18 Singapore
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Lenka Sýkorová [18] 21 Bratislava
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Min-jeong [19] 19 Daegu
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandra Andreu [20] 19 Zaragoza
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Faith Landers [21] 22 Colombo
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Mireille Nederbiel24 Paramaribo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jenny Jansson [22] 21 Nässjö
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Ting Yen Yu24 Taipei
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Jamillah Nyangasa23 Kilimanjaro
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Panasrom Kumkit19 Hat Yai
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Gülsün Uslu21 İzmir
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yulia Galichenko [23] 23 Mariupol'
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Nieve Jennings 21 Bishopbriggs
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kelly Best22 Troy
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Dayana Colmenares [24] 23 Maracay
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Cao Thùy Dương20 Yên Bái
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Chipo Mulubisha [25] 20 Lusaka

Notes

Returns

Withdrawals

References

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  2. ↑ "Beauty queen's ten-year reign comes to an end". Macau Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  3. ↑ MISS ARGENTINA 2008 AGUSTINA QUINTEROS (La Pampa) Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Welcome to the official website of Miss Universe Bahamas 2007/2008" . Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia". RCN. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  6. ↑ "Claudia Peña es electa Miss República Dominicana Internacional 2008". Clave Digital. Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Miss Ecuador 2008". El Universo. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Miss France 2016 – Site officiel". tf1. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Λαμπερός 19ος Διαγωνισμός Ομορφιάς". Antenna TV. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
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  11. ↑ "Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2008 香港小姐競選". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Miss Macau 2008 Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Lorenza Bernot, representante de México en Miss Internacional 2008 Archived 2008-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Renunció Marilé Barrios". Belleza Paraguaya.
  15. ↑ "Bb Pilipinas 2008".
  16. ↑ "Ania Tarnowska I Vice Miss Polonia!". MM Szczecin. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  17. ↑ "Entretenimiento – Primera Hora". Primera Hora. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Miss Slovensko 2008 je 19-ročná Edita Krešáková". Bleskovky. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  19. ↑ Miss Korea International 2008 Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ "Miss Spain 2008". Telecinco. Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  21. ↑ "Faith Landers – Miss Sri Lanka 2008". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  22. ↑ "Miss International Sweden 2008". Miss Sweden Organization.
  23. ↑ "Miss Ukraine International 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.
  24. ↑ "Miss Venezuela 2007". Union Radio. Retrieved 2007-09-13.[ permanent dead link ]
  25. ↑ "Chipo becomes Miss Tourism". The Post. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
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