Miss Universe 2008

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 14 July 2008 at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam.[1] Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela was crowned by Riyo Mori of Japan as her successor at the end of the event.[2] 80 contestants competed in this year[3] which was broadcast and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries.[4]

Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
Date14 July 2008[lower-alpha 1]
Presenters
EntertainmentLady Gaga
VenueCrown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam
BroadcasterNBC, Telemundo (international)
VTV (official broadcaster)
Entrants80
Placements15
DebutsKosovo
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerDayana Mendoza
 Venezuela
CongenialityRebeca Moreno
 El Salvador
Best National CostumeGavintra Photijak
 Thailand

This was the first major U.S.-based television production to take place in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. This was also the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. This pageant is, to date, the only time that a contemporary communist state hosted the Miss Universe live.

The final presentation show was on 8 July, the dress rehearsal on 13 July, and the live telecast on 14 July. Most activities were held successively in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Danang, Hoi An, Ha Long and finally Nha Trang.

Jerry Springer, tabloid talk show host and host of NBC's America's Got Talent, and Melanie Brown, member of the UK pop group Spice Girls and host of TLC's The Singing Office, presented the competition.

Results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2008
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 15

Final Scores

Order of announcements

Contestants
Miss Universe 2008 Titlecard
Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, venue for Miss Universe 2008
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2008
Top 5 at Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008 Contestants with National Costume
Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHeightHometown
AlbaniaMatilda Mcini191.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Tirana
AngolaLesliana Pereira[5]201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)M'banza-Kongo
Antigua and BarbudaAthina James181.80 m (5 ft 11 in)St. John's
ArgentinaMaria Silvana Belli191.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Villa Krause
ArubaTracey Nicolaas[6]201.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Oranjestad
AustraliaLaura Dundovic[7]211.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Sydney
BahamasSacha Scott[8]191.65 m (5 ft 5 in)Nassau
BelgiumAlizée Poulicek[9]211.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Huy
BoliviaKatherine David[10]191.79 m (5 ft 10 in)San Ignacio de Velasco
BrazilNatálya Anderle[11]221.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Encantado
CanadaSamantha Tajik[12]261.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Richmond Hill
Cayman IslandsRebecca Parchment[13]261.78 m (5 ft 10 in)West Bay
ChinaZiya Wei[14]251.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Chongqing
ColombiaTaliana Vargas[15]201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Santa Marta
Costa RicaMaría Teresa Rodríguez[11]211.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Alajuela
CroatiaSnježana Lončarević[16]241.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Zagreb
CuraçaoJenyfeer Mercelina[17]191.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Willemstad
CyprusDimitra Sergiou[18][19]231.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Limassol
Czech RepublicEliška Bučková[20]181.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Strážnice
DenmarkMarie-Sten Knudsen181.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Copenhagen
Dominican RepublicMarianne Cruz231.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Salcedo
EcuadorDomenica Saporitti[21]191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Guayaquil
EgyptYara Naoum[22][23]201.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Cairo
El SalvadorRebeca Moreno[24]221.60 m (5 ft 3 in)San Salvador
EstoniaJulia Kovaljova221.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Tallinn
FinlandSatu Tuomisto[25]211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Akaa
FranceLaura Tanguy[26]201.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Ecouflant
GeorgiaGvantsa Daraselia181.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Tbilisi
GermanyMadina Taher[27]211.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Elmshorn
GhanaYvette Nsiah[28]211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Accra
GreeceDionissia Koukiou[29]221.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Athens
GuamSiera Robertson[30]181.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Yona
GuatemalaJennifer Chiong[31]251.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Quetzaltenango
HondurasDiana Gabriela Barrasa[32]221.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Tegucigalpa
HungaryJázmin Dammak[33]241.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Budapest
IndiaSimran Kaur Mundi[34]221.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Mumbai
IndonesiaPutri Raemawasti[35]211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Blitar
IrelandLynn Kelly[36]201.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Dublin
IsraelShunit Faragi[37]211.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Kiryat Tiv'on
ItalyClaudia Ferraris[38]191.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Bergamo
JamaicaApril Jackson[11]191.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Ocho Ríos
JapanHiroko Mima[39]211.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Tokushima
KazakhstanAlfina Nassyrova[40]201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Almaty
KoreaSun Lee[41]251.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Seoul
KosovoZana Krasniqi[42][43]191.72 m (5 ft 8 in)Prishtina
MalaysiaLevy Li Sun Lim[44]201.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Terengganu
MauritiusOlivia Carey[45]191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Vacoas
MexicoElisa Nájera[46]211.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Celaya
MontenegroDaša Živković[47]191.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Nikšić
NetherlandsCharlotte Labee[48]221.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Den Haag
New ZealandSamantha Powell[49]211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Paraparaumu
NicaraguaThelma Rodríguez[50]191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Chinandega
NigeriaStephanie Oforka[51]201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Port Harcourt
NorwayMariann Birkedal[52]211.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Stavanger
PanamaCarolina Dementiev Justavino[53]191.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Panama City
ParaguayGiannina Rufinelli[54]221.71 m (5 ft 7 in)Luque
PeruKarol Castillo †[55]181.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Trujillo
PhilippinesJennifer Tarol Barrientos[56]221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)San Mateo
PolandBarbara Tatara[57]241.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Łódź
Puerto RicoIngrid Marie Rivera[58]241.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Dorado
RussiaVera Krasova[59]201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Moscow
SerbiaBojana Borić211.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Sremska Mitrovica
SingaporeShenise Wong[60]261.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Singapore
Slovak RepublicSandra Manáková[61]201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Bratislava
SloveniaAnamarija Avbelj[62]201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Lukovica
South AfricaTansey Coetzee[63]231.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Johannesburg
SpainClaudia Moro[64]221.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Madrid
Sri LankaAruni Rajapaksha241.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Kandy
SwitzerlandAmanda Ammann[65]211.71 m (5 ft 7 in)Abtwil
TanzaniaAmanda Ole Sululu[66]211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Arusha
ThailandGavintra Photijak[53]211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Nongkhai
Trinidad & TobagoAnya Ayoung-Chee[67]261.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Maraval
TurkeySinem Sülün[68]191.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Istanbul
Turks & CaicosAngelica Lightbourne[69]191.67 m (5 ft 6 in)Providenciales
UKLisa Lazarus[70]201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Swansea
UkraineEleonora Masalab[71]191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Kharkiv
UruguayPaula Díaz[72]191.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Ciudad de la Costa
USACrystle Stewart[73]261.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Missouri City
VenezuelaDayana Mendoza[74]221.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Caracas
VietnamNguyễn Thùy Lâm[75]201.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Thái Bình

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Withdrawals

Replacements
  •  France – Laura Tanguy, Miss Pays de Loire and second runner up to Miss France 2008, replaced Valérie Bègue, who was banned by Miss France organization after suggestive photos appeared in the media shortly after her crowning.[77] Her first runner-up, Miss New Caledonia Vahinerii Requillart, decided to not compete in Miss Universe because she wanted to continue studying.[78]
  •  Russia – Vera Krasova, 2nd runner-up at Miss Russia 2007, replaced Ksenia Sukhinova, who had already won at Miss World 2008.

Designations
  •  Egypt – Yara Naoum was appointed to represent Egypt. She was the 2nd runner-up in Miss Egypt 2007 national pageant.
  •  Spain – Claudia Moro was appointed as the representative of her country after Patricia Yurena Rodríguez, Miss Spain 2008, couldn't participate because she did not meet the minimum age requirement by the Miss Universe Organization.[79] 5 years later, Rodríguez won Miss Spain Universe 2013 and competed at Miss Universe 2013, placing as 1st runner-up.

Awards

Miss Photogenic was not awarded.

New crown

For Miss Universe 2008 a new crown was unveiled. The 18k white and yellow gold crown was designed by CAO Fine Jewelry in association with Rosalina Lydster specifically for the event. With over 1,000 precious stones, including 44 carats (8.8 g) of diamonds, the crown has a value of $120,000 (USD). The crown will only be awarded as part of the contest this year, the original Mikimoto design was to be awarded again next year but Diamond Nexus Labs designed the crown instead.[80][81][82]

Miss USA falls again

Miss USA, Crystle Stewart, slipped and fell down the stairs during the evening gown competition. This was the second year in a row that a Miss USA delegate fell during evening gown. This is also the first time in pageant history a contestant fell down during the evening gown competition in two consecutive pageants, from the same country, or from any country. Miss USA 2007, Rachel Smith, fell during Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico, and received boos after she made the top five contestants. After Stewart fell, she encouraged the audience to applaud by clapping her hands.[83] She was eliminated after the evening gown competition, finishing in eighth place.

Prizes

Dayana Mendoza received a prize package which included cash, a one-year contract as Miss Universe, world travel, a rent-free, prestigious New York City apartment, a gift bag stuffed with free designer shoes, dresses, and beauty products, and a stipend for a 2-year course at the New York Film Academy. Mendoza spent her year-long reign traveling the world to lecture on humanitarian issues and promote education regarding HIV/AIDS, the official platform of the Miss Universe Organization.[84][85][86]

Notes
  1. The event was held at 8:00 am local time (UTC+07:00); for the Americas, this was 13 July in their local times.

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