| Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Giselle Blondet |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Miami, Florida |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Univision |
| Original release | February 29 – May 16, 2008 |
| Related | |
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 was the second season of Nuestra Belleza Latina , which premiered in February 2008 on Univision. Auditions were once again held in five major U.S. cities (Los Angeles; Houston; Miami; Chicago; and New York City) and in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the audition process, 75 young women were given passes to the semifinals in Miami, Florida. The elimination process was quick, with 15 women leaving the first week, 40 in the second week, and finally, on March 28, 2008, eight women were eliminated leaving the 12 finalists who moved into a Miami mansion, where they lived for the rest of the competition.
Each week, viewers had the chance to vote for their favorite finalists. The three contestants with the fewest votes each week were in danger of being eliminated, with two being saved, one by her fellow finalists and the other by the judges. Melissa Marty, who represented Puerto Rico, won the competition, while Emeraude Toubia, who represented Mexico and Lebanon, placed second.
There were some major changes to the series in the second season; two of the judging panel, Carlos Calderon and Alicia Machado, left the show. Their replacements were beauty queen/model Lupita Jones and actor/model Julián Gil. Osmel Sousa maintained the role of head judge, and was tougher when he chose the girls throughout auditions.
Alejandra Espinoza became a correspondent for the series, interviewing the contestants backstage. The show was moved from Tuesdays to Fridays, airing at 10pm/9c.
| Top 12 | Winner | 1st Runner-Up |
| Safe | Won the challenge of the week | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Finals | Finale | ||||||
| Week: | 4/4 | 4/11 | 4/18 | 4/25 | 5/2 | 5/9 | 5/16 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melissa Marty | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| 2 | Emeraude Toubia | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Dayami Padron | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Safe | 3rd Place |
| 4 | Zoila Ceballos | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th Place |
| 5 | Leticia Castro | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | 5th Place |
| 6 | Manuela Arbeláez | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | 6th Place |
| 7 | Natalia Rivera | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th Place | |
| 8 | Genesis Seguias | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th Place | ||
| 9 | Aideliz Hidalgo | Safe | Safe | Safe | 9th Place | |||
| 10 | Dayanira Varela | Bottom 3 | Safe | 10th Place | ||||
| 11 | Leana Astorga | Safe | 11th Place | |||||
| 12 | Jannet Manzanarez | 12th Place | ||||||
| CPW | Country | Position | Year Previously Won | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
 |  Puerto Rico | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 5th | Winner | 2008 |
|  Mexico | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2007 |
| — |  Cuba | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | None |
| — |  Dominican Republic | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | None |
| — |  Colombia | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | None |
| — |  Venezuela | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | None | ||
| — |  Nicaragua | 4th | 7th | None | |||||
: Countries Previously Won| Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Melissa Marty |
| Runner-up | Emeraude Toubia |
| Season chronology | |
| Rank | Contestant | Country Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Melissa Marty | Puerto Rico |
| Runner-Up | Emeraude Toubia | Mexico / Lebanon |
| 3rd Place | Dayami Padron | Cuba |
| 4th Place | Zoila Ceballos | Dominican Republic |
| 5th Place | Leticia Castro | Mexico |
| 6th Place | Manuela Arbeláez | Colombia |
| 7th Place | Natalia Rivera | Puerto Rico |
| 8th Place | Genesis Seguias | Venezuela |
| 9th Place | Aideliz Hidalgo | Puerto Rico |
| 10th Place | Dayanira Varela | Mexico |
| 11th Place | Leana Astorga | Nicaragua |
| 12th Place | Jannet Manzanarez | Mexico |
The best of the auditions held in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston.
The Guest Judges:
| Judge | Audition location |
|---|---|
| Carmen Jara | Los Angeles |
| Lupita Jones | Miami |
| Raul Brindis | Houston |
The following contestants were chosen:
| Contestant | Audition location |
|---|---|
| Dayanira Varela | Los Angeles |
| Leticia Castro | |
| Dayami Padron | Miami |
| Genesis Seguias | |
| Emeraude Toubia | Houston |
The best of the auditions held in New York, Chicago and Puerto Rico.
The Guest Judges:
| Judge | Audition location |
|---|---|
| Lupita Jones | Chicago |
| Julian Gil | Puerto Rico |
| Cynthia Olavarria | |
| Kika Roca | New York City |
The following contestants were chosen:
| Contestant | Audition location |
|---|---|
| Zoila Ceballos | New York City |
| Manuela Arbeláez | |
| Leana Astorga | |
| Janet Manzanarez | Chicago |
| Melissa Marty | Puerto Rico |
| Natalia Rivera | |
| Aideliz Hidalgo |
The 75 selected girls go to Miami. They receive classes and hit the runway for the first time. The judges eliminate 15 of them.
The third round of eliminations. The 60 remaining girls face a new challenge: they have to be the "weather girl". Just 20 of them make the cut.
All the selected girls go to Miami. The judges evaluate them on stage and pick 20 semifinalists that have a talent to show onstage; but only the 12 of them named as finalists have the chance to perform in front of a live audience. The television audience gets to vote for the first time.
The Final 12:
| Contestant | Country Representing |
|---|---|
| Melissa Marty | Puerto Rico |
| Emeraude Toubia | Mexico/Lebanon |
| Dayami Padron | Cuba |
| Zoila Ceballos | Dominican Republic |
| Leticia Castro | Mexico |
| Manuela Arbeláez | Colombia |
| Natalia Rivera | Puerto Rico |
| Genesis Seguias | Venezuela |
| Aideliz Hidalgo | Puerto Rico |
| Dayanira Varela | Mexico |
| Leana Astroga | Nicaragua |
| Jannet Manzanarez | Mexico |
The 12 finalists move to the "Mansion of the Beauty", where they start their physical training. They also have to face their first challenge: walk through a 10-inch-wide runway, wearing a tight dress, over a pool. At the end of the show, Jannete Manzanares is eliminated.
The 11 remaining girls have to face the challenge of the week: after receiving an acting class from a soap opera star, they play a princess role in a fairy tale scene, where towards the end they must kiss a frog. At the end of the show, Leana Astorga is eliminated.
The 10 remaining girls visit the studio of one of the longest running variety shows on television, Sabado Gigante . Their challenge is to act as models, saying the lines of an imaginary cereal's ad. At the end of the show, Dayanira Varela is eliminated.
The 9 remaining finalists face the challenge of the week: doing an underwater photoshoot with stars' photographer Raul Higuera, in the house pool, holding their breath. The winner gets to meet Colombian singer Juanes at one of his concerts. At the end of the show, Aideliz Hidalgo is eliminated.
The 8 remaining finalists receive a visit from singer-songwriter Jeremias at the house. The challenge of the week is an audition for a shampoo TV ad in front of real clients. Genesis Seguias, the winner, receives $10,000 in cash but, at the end of the show, she is eliminated based on the audience votes.
The 7 remaining girls go to a department store where they take a look at a mannequin for 10 seconds and have to mimic its clothes in less than 10 minutes. Later, live on the show, they have to model their outfits with style. Melissa Marty is the winner of the $10,000 cash prize. At the end of the show, Natalia Rivera is eliminated.
The results show. For the second year, the people have voted for their favorite. The 6 remaining contestants receive a final evaluation by the judges before they get to know their position. At the end of the show, Melissa Marty is crowned "Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008".
The best of this year's series. Deleted and extended scenes, backstage cameras, behind the scenes footage, interviews with the six finalists, the judges and the coaches.
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 (Finale) | Top 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Melissa | Emeraude | Dayami | Melissa | Melissa | Emeraude | Emeraude | Melissa | Emeraude | Emeraude | Emeraude | Melissa | ||
| 2 | Emeraude | Zoila | Emeraude | Emeraude | Emeraude | Natalia | Melissa | Emeraude | Zoila | Dayami | Melissa | Emeraude | ||
| 3 | Dayami | Natalia | Melissa | Natalia | Natalia | Leticia | Zoila | Leticia | Melissa | Melissa | Dayami | |||
| 4 | Zoila | Melissa | Zoila | Genesis | Zoila | Melissa | Manuela | Zoila | Dayami | Zoila | ||||
| 5 | Leticia | Dayami | Natalia | Zoila | Leticia | Zoila | Leticia | Dayami | Leticia | |||||
| 6 | Manuela | Dayanira | Genesis | Aideliz | Genesis | Manuela | Dayami | Manuela | ||||||
| 7 | Natalia | Leana | Leticia | Melissa | Manuela | Dayami | Natalia | |||||||
| 8 | Genesis | Aideliz | Aideliz | Dayami | Dayami | Genesis | ||||||||
| 9 | Aideliz | Genesis | Dayanira | Manuela | Aideliz | |||||||||
| 10 | Dayanira | Leticia | Manuela | Dayanira | ||||||||||
| 11 | Leana | Manuela | Leana | |||||||||||
| 12 | Janet | Janet | ||||||||||||
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