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Miss Universe 2008
DateJuly 14, 2008 (local time)
VenueCrown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam
BroadcasterNBC

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][2][3][4] At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Riyo Mori will crown her successor. Over 80 contestants are expected to compete in the event[5] which will be broadcast on NBC in the United States and to over 180 countries via CNBC and Telemundo.

Schedule of events

Major events to be held at the Crown Convention Center are the final presentation show on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13 and the live telecast on July 14. Minor activities will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Nha Trang.

Contestants

As of April 15, 2008; 58 delegates had been selected.

Country Contestant Age Height Hometown
 Albania Matilda Mecini[6] 19 176 Tirana
 Angola Lesliana Pereira[7] 20 172 Mbanza-Kongo
 Aruba Tracey Nicolaas[8] 20 170 Holland Town
 Bahamas Sacha Scott[9] 19 173 Nassau
 Belgium Alizée Poulicek[10] 21 175 Huy
 Belize Tanisha Vernon[11] 20 175 Belize City
 Bolivia Katherine David Céspedes[12] 19 175 San Ignacio de Velasco
 Brazil Natália Anderle[13] 22 175 Encantado
 Cayman Islands Rebecca Parchment[14] 25 177 West Bay
 China Ziya Wei [15] 25 175 Chongqing
Colombia Colombia Taliana Vargas[16] 20 175 Santa Marta
 Costa Rica María Teresa Rodríguez[17] 21 168 Alajuela
 Croatia Snježana Lončarević[18] 24 175 Zagreb
 Curaçao Jenyfeer Mercelina[19] 19 168 Willemstad
 Cyprus Demitra Sergiou[20][21] 23 183 Limassol
 Czech Republic Eliška Bučková[22] 18 179 Strážnice
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz[23] 22 179 Salcedo
 Ecuador Doménica Saporitti[24] 19 173 Guayaquil
 Estonia Kadri Nõgu[25] 21 175 Saaremaa
 Ethiopia Kidan Gebregziabher Tesfahun[26][27] 24 180 Addis Ababa
 Finland Satu Tuomisto[28] 21 175 Akaa
 France Laura Tanguy[29] 20 179 Angers
 Germany Madina Taher[30] 21 172 Elmshorn
 Iceland Johanna Vala Jonsdottir 21 177 Reykjavik
 India Simran Kaur Mundi[31] 22 177 Mumbai
Indonesia Indonesia Putri Raemawasti[32] 21 171 Blitar
 Israel Tamar Ziskind 22 175 Haifa
 Jamaica April Jackson[33] 18 183 Londen
 Japan Hiroko Mima[34] 21 173 Tokushima
 Kazakhstan Alfina Nasyrova[35] 20 176 Almaty
 Korea Lee Ji-Seon[36] 25 169 Seoul
 Mauritius Marie-Anne Olivia Carey[37] 19 169 Vacoas
 Mexico Elisa Nájera-Gualito [38] 21 184 Celaya
 Montenegro Daša Živković[39] 19 179 Nikšić
 Namibia Marichen Jolandi Luiperth[40] 21 173 Swakopmund
 Nicaragua Thelma Rodríguez[41] 19 175 Chinandega
 Nigeria Stephanie Oforka[42] 20 180 Jalingo
 Norway Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge[43] 20 177 Molde
 Paraguay Giannina Rufinelli[44] 21 172 Luque
Philippines Philippines Jennifer Barrientos[45] 22 173 San Mateo
 Poland Barbara Tatara[46] 24 175 Lodz
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Ingrid Rivera[47] 24 174 Dorado
 Russia Ksenia Sukhinova[48] 20 177 Tyumen
 Serbia Zorana Tasovac[49] 19 176 Kikinda
 Slovak Republic Sandra Manáková[50] 19 180 Bratislava
 South Africa Tansey Coetzee[51] 23 174 Johannesburg
 Spain Claudia Moro[52] 22 180 Madrid
 Sri Lanka Aruni Rajapakse[53] 24 170 Kandy
 Sweden Lina Hahne[54] 25 175 Kalix
  Switzerland Amanda Ammann[55] 21 168 Abtwil
 Trinidad and Tobago Anya Ayoung-Chee[56] 26 173 Maraval
 Turkey Begüm Kiziltuğ[57] [58] 23 176 Izmir
 Turks & Caicos Angelica Lightbourne[59] 20 170 Providenciales
 Ukraine Eleonora Masalab[60] 19 178 Kharkiv
 Uruguay Paula Díaz[61] 19 176 Ciudad de la Costa
United States USA Crystle Stewart[62] 26 175 Houston
Venezuela Venezuela Dayana Mendoza[63] 21 177 Caracas

Upcoming national competitions

National pageants scheduled are: [64][65]

Returning states and territories

No Shows

  •  Northern Mariana Islands - Stellar Marianas president Laila Y. Boyer announced their contest would be rescheduled to select a delegate for Miss Universe 2009.[79]

Replacements

  •  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. [80] The first runner-up, Miss New Caledonia Vahinerii Requillart, decided to not contest Miss Universe because she wants to continue studying. [81] [82] [83]
  •  Sweden - Isabel Lestapier Winqvist vacated her title after failing to communicate with the Swedish sponsors. She was replaced by her first runner-up.

Notes

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  65. ^ Pageant Almanac - May 2008
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  84. ^ Paula Shugart announcement of Miss Kosovo
  85. ^ Kosovën në “Miss Universi 2008”
  86. ^ Miss Kosovo
  87. ^ Vietnam opposes Kosovo independence
  88. ^ Pageantopolis - Miss World 2005
  89. ^ Miss Global Queen
  90. ^ Critical Beauty - March 2008
  91. ^ Maxima Moda - Noticias

External links

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