Miss International 2008

Miss International 2008, the 48th Miss International pageant, was held on November 8, 2008 at The Venetian Macao in Macau,the presenters are Eric Tsang, Dodo Cheng, Astrid Chan. 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.[3][2]

Miss International 2008
DateNovember 8, 2008[1]
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueVenetian Arena, The Venetian Macao, Macau[1]
Broadcaster
Entrants63[1]
Placements12
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerAlejandra Andreu[1][2]
 Spain
CongenialityGeorgina Cisneros
 El Salvador
Best National CostumeNuraisa Lispier
 Aruba
PhotogenicAlejandra Andreu
 Spain

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss International 2008

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss International 2008
  •  SpainAlejandra Andreu
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Special awards

Award [1][2] Contestant
Best National Costume
  •  Aruba – Nuraisa Lispier
Miss Friendship
Miss Photogenic
  •  Spain – Alejandra Andreu
Natural Beauty

Contestants

CountryContestantAgeHeightHometown
 ArgentinaYésica Di Vincenzo[4]205 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Mar del Plata
 ArubaNuraisa Lispier235 ft 8 in (1.73 m)San Nicolaas
 AustraliaKristal Hammond225 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Waroona
 BahamasAmy Knowles[5]225 ft 7 in (1.70 m)San Salvador Island
 BelarusTatiana Ryneiskaya215 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Minsk
 BelgiumCharlotte Van De Vijver245 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Oost-Vlaanderen
 BoliviaPaula Andrea Peñarrieta195 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Cochabamba
 BrazilVanessa Lima Vidal245 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Fortaleza
 CanadaElena Semikina256 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Toronto
 ChinaChang Wen Liu215 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Beijing
 Chinese TaipeiTing Yen Yu245 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Taipei
ColombiaCristina Díaz-Granados[6]225 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Valledupar
 Czech RepublicZuzana Putnářová215 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Ostrava
 Dominican RepublicClaudia Peña[7]195 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Bonao
 EcuadorJennifer Pazmiño[8]205 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Guayaquil
 El SalvadorGeorgina Cisneros205 ft 7 in (1.70 m)San Salvador
 EthiopiaNardos Desta205 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Addis Ababa
 FinlandJaana Taanila185 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Haukipudas
 FranceVicky Michaud[9]215 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Paray Le Monial
 GermanyKatja Bondarenko215 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Niedersachsen
 GreeceSofia Roditi[10]245 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Athens
 GuadeloupeNancy Fleurival[11]246 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Abymes
 GuatemalaWendy Albizurez196 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Chimaltenango Department
 HawaiiSerena Karnagy185 ft 5 in (1.65 m)Honolulu
 Hong KongSire Ma[12]205 ft 3 12 in (1.61 m)Chongqing
 IndiaRadha Bhrahmbhatt195 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Northwood
 IndonesiaDuma Riris Silalahi245 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Balige
 ItalyLuna Voce206 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Crotone
 JapanKyoko Sugiyama235 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Kanagawa
 KoreaKim Min-jeong[13]195 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Daegu
 LatviaKristīne Djadenko245 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Riga
 LebanonJessica Kahawaty205 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Sydney
 LiberiaTelena Casell245 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Monrovia
 MacauFlorence Loi[14]235 ft 5 in (1.65 m)Macau
 MalaysiaZi Wei Tham235 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Kuala Lumpur
 MexicoLorenza Bernot[15]195 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Cuernavaca
 MongoliaOchgerel Khulangoo205 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Ulan Bataar
 New ZealandRhonda Grant235 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Napier
 NorwayLisa-Mari Moen Jünge205 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Molde
 PanamaAlejandra Arias205 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Panama City
 ParaguayRossana Galeano[16]195 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Eusebio Ayala
 PeruMassiel Vidal225 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Lima
 PhilippinesPatricia Fernandez[17]225 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Quezon City
 PolandAnna Tarnowska[18]235 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Szczecin
 Puerto RicoMiriam Pabón[19]235 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Las Piedras
 Republic of the CongoBlanda Eboundit225 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Brazzaville
 RussiaEkaterina Grushanina225 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Chelyabinsk
 SerbiaSanja Radinovic195 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Belgrade
 SingaporeTok Wee Ee185 ft 5 in (1.65 m)Singapore
 SlovakiaLenka Sýkorová[20]215 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Bratislava
 SpainAlejandra Andreu[21]195 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Zaragoza
 Sri LankaFaith Landers[22]225 ft 5 in (1.65 m)Colombo
 SurinameMireille Nederbiel245 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Paramaribo
 SwedenJenny Jansson[23]215 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Nässjö
 TanzaniaJamillah Nyangasa235 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Kilimanjaro
 ThailandPanasrom Kumkit195 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Hat Yai
 TurkeyGülsün Uslu215 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Izmir
 UkraineYulia Galichenko[24]235 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Mariupol'
 United KingdomNieve Jennings215 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Bishopbriggs
 United StatesKelly Best225 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Troy
 VenezuelaDayana Colmenares[25]235 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Maracay
 VietnamCao Thùy Dương205 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Hanoi
 ZambiaChipo Mulubisha[26]205 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Lusaka

Notes

Returns

Withdrawals

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