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According to the online paper Koha Jone, the Albanian representative to Miss Universe 2008 is 19-year-old model Matilda Mecini. She also represented her country at Miss Tourism Queen in 2006.

Lesliana Pereira

Athina James

Silvana Belli

Tracey Nicolaas

Laura Dundovic, a 21-year-old Psychology student from Sydney, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2008.

“I was shocked, to be honest. There were so many amazing girls this year,” she told the Seven Network on Thursday morning. She said Hawkins, who was Miss Universe four years ago and parlayed that into a successful modelling and television career, had been an inspiration.

“I think before beauty pageants used to cop a lot of flak, but Jennifer Hawkins has done so much for it,” he said.

“Miss Universe Australia now is just amazing and we have her to thank for that. Probably because she did so well. That encouraged me.

“If I could have anything like she did, I’d be over the moon.”

Laura will represent Australia to compete at Miss Universe 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Miss Bahamas Universe 2008 was crowned on March 16 at the Rain Forest Theatre of the Wyndham Nassau Resorts. The winner is 19-year old Sacha Scott a student at the University of Miami. She is the daughter of former titleholder Christina Thompson-Scott, who represented the Bahamas at the Miss Universe Pageant 1983.

Scott stands 1.76 cm tall, and will represent the Bahamas at the Miss Universe pageant to take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam, July 14th.

Alizee Poulicek won Miss Belgium 2008 at Antwerp, Belgium. She’s only 20 years old and stands 5’9″. Poulicek will represent Belgium at Miss Universe 2008 and Miss World 2008 competitions.

Katherine David Céspedes born October 22, 1988 in Bolivia in the town of San Ignacio de Velasco[citation needed] won the 2007 Miss Bolivia pageant. She will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant

 Miss Brazil Universe is Natália Anderle 22, 1.80 m-tall, the representative of Rio Grande do Sul.

Samantha Tajik was crowned the 57th annual Miss Universe Canada last night, April 28th 2008.

An ecstatic Tajik, 25, outshone more than 60 delegates from across the country to capture the crown before hundreds of black-tie supporters at the Winter Garden Theatre, on Yonge St.

“I want to thank my family and friends for all their support,” she said. “I look forward to the Miss Universe pageant in Vietnam.”

Rebecca Parchment, 25, is a beauty queen who represented Cayman Islands in Miss World 2007 in China. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and major in Marketing, she is currently working as a Brand Manager.

Wei Ziya , 24, is a Chinese beauty contestant and winner of Miss China Universe 2007. Wei will now represent the People’s Republic of China in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.

Taliana Maria Vargas Carrillo (born December 20, 1987 in Magdalena, Colombia) is the newly crowned Miss Colombia 2007. Taliana Vargas is a Colombian student of Journalism at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. She will represent Colombia at the Miss Universe 2008.

21-year old Maria Teresa Rodriguez was crowned Miss Costa Rica at the conclusion of a ceremony televised live to the whole country with Teletica. Maria Teresa, who is a former Miss Teen International, stands 1.68 m tall and will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Vietnam, 14 July.

The winner of this year’s Miss Universe Croatia competition, held in the Kvarner Hotel in Opatija, is Snjezana Loncarevic. Snjezana was born in Slavonski Brod, but has been living in Zagreb for quite a while. The other girls are also happy that Snjezana won, because according to them, she deserves it.

Jenyfeer Mercelina

 Demitra Sergiou  

Eliška Bučková is a  winner of Miss Czech Republic 2008. She will now represent Czech Republic in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.

Marie-Sten Knudsen

22-year -old Marianne Cruz Gonzalez was crowned Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2007 at Av. Independencia in Santo Domingo on December 3rd. She was crowned Miss Continente Americano 2007 in Guayaquil, Ecuador on June 30th. She stands 180 cm and will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2008 Pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Mariel Isabel Sabogan Cruz and Yadira Geara Cury were the first and second runner-up.

Doménica Saporitti

Yara Naoum who stands 176cm-tall, is a senior student at the Higher Institue of Cinema in Cairo, and has already starred in a major film production last year.

Rebeca Moreno, who 22 yeara old 160 cm tall, was crowned Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2008 (Miss El Salvador Universe).

Rebeca Moreno who will represent at Miss Universe 2008 to be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Julia Kovaljova

Satu Sinikka

Miss Pays-de-Loire, Laura Tanguy, 20 ans, représentera la France pour les concours Miss Univers et Miss Monde 2008, en remplacement de Miss France 2008, privée de représentations officielles après la publication de photos suggestives, a annoncé lundi à l’AFP Geneviève de Fontenay.”Miss Pays-de-Loire sera une représentante de la France parfaite. C’est elle qui m’accompagnera aussi lors des élections régionales pour Miss France 2008″, a indiqué la présidente du Comité Miss France.

Gvantsa Daraselia

The new Miss Germany Universe 2008 is 21-year-old Madina Taher of Elmshorn. She is a design student and she is of Afghan origin. Madina stands 173 cm (5`8″. and will represent Germany in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.

Yvette Nsiah beauty travelled all the way from the US to participate in the Accra show , 20 year old 5’7″ tall, has been crowned as Miss Universe Ghana 2008. With communication skills, intelligence, beauty, elegance and poise, Yvette stood out the most and was adjudged the winner.

Yvette Nsiah will represent Ghana at the Miss Universe 2008 Pageant, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Dionisia Koukiou , a 22-year old student from Athens, was crowned Star Hellas 2008 during an event held on May 26th. Dionisia stands 1.78 m tall and will represent Greece at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Siera Robertson, 18 years old 1.75 tall , is Miss Guam Universe 2008. The 18-year-old Yona resident beat out a field of 15 other beautiful, young women to take the crown.

She will represent of Guam at Miss Universe 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Jennifer Chiong

Barrasa Diana, 21 years old, was proclaimed last night as the representative of Hondurans in the Miss Universe 2008 finals in an event where the great surprise favorite Belgium Arias had to be content with the viceroyalty.

The new Miss Universe Honduras represented Olancho although native of Tegucigalpa. Es estudiante de la carrera de Comunicación y Publicidad en la Unitec. It is student’s career Communication and Publicity in the Unitec.

Their actions are 90-62-91 and July 2004 from the bride’s sports presenter of the company Televicentro, Cesar Quintanilla. La Señorita Puerto Cortés, Kathy Fairweather, segunda princesa; Choluteca, Glenda Osorio, tercera princesa y El Paraíso, Eyli Elvir, cuarta princesa. The Miss Puerto Cortes, Kathy Fairweather, second princess; Choluteca, Glenda Osorio, third princess and El Paraiso, Eyli Elvir, fourth princess.

Jázmin Dammak

Simran Kaur Mundi

Putri Raemawasti, born December 5, 1986 in Blitar, East Java. She is the winner of Puteri Indonesia (Miss Indonesia Universe) 2007 from East Java. She’s famous in the Puteri Indonesia 2007 contest because she has an aura that Artika Sari Devi has. She’s a student of industrial engineering study in Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya. She is a Christian.
She will represent Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2008.

Lynn Kelly

Shunit Faragi

Claudia Ferraris, 19 years, Bergamo is the final winner of Miss Universe Italy held yesterday evening at Riccione. Castana, green eyes, Claudia is 1 meter high and 75, its measures are 84-61-86, size 40, is the sign of balance and attended the first year of Economy and Commerce. It ‘been proclaimed by the jury of experts has chosen among the 24 finalists came from all over Italy. An evening full of emotion for girls, from 24 became the first 12, then 6 and finally decide between the two disputes that have the title of Miss Universe Italy. All smiling and happy to be arriving until the last.

Claudia Ferraris will represent Italy to the final MISS UNIVERSE 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008

April Jackson

The Jamaican beauty will now represent Jamaica in the 57th Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant, will be held at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Hiroko Mima , Miss Japan,Hiroko’s challenge will be a back-to-back victory for Japan at Miss Universe 2008, in July.

19-year-old Alfina Nasyrova from Almaty and was crowned Miss Kazakhstan 2007 at the Abai State Kazakh National Opera & Ballet Theatre (GATOB) in Almaty.

she will represent Kazakhstan in the 57th Miss Universe 2008 Pageant in Nha Trang on July 13, 2008, Vietnam. Also she will represent Kazakhstan in the 58th Miss World 2008 Pageant on October 4, 2008, at the Ukraina National Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.

Lee Ji-seon, 24

Zana Krasniqi, Miss Kosovo Univers 2008, will represent Kosovo in 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

Levy Li

Olivia Carey, 19 year – stand 1.68 cm, smiles after being announced as the winner of the 2007 Miss Mauritius Pageant in Pailles near Port Louis September 29, 2007.

She will represent Mauritius in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss World 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008

Elisa Nájera Gualito (born August 16, 1986 in Celaya, Guanajuato) was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mexico on October 5, 2007 in Manzanillo, Colima.[1]

The 6′½ (1.84 m) tall Guanajuato native is expected to represent her country in the 2008 Miss Universe after competing against 33 other contestants in the national pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico, where she became the titleholder.

Daša Živković

Charlotte Labee

Samantha Powell, 20, representing Horowhenua, is the newly crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2008 in a ceremony at the Novotel Ellerslie, near Auckland City.
Hannah Matthews of Auckland, Miss Masport, is runner-up, followed by Rhonda Grant, Miss TR Designs of Palmerston North.
Miss Powell says, ‘It’s a real privilege and I’ll do this country proud.’
She is a team leader at ASB Bank Wellington and returns to the capital for work “as normal” right after the pageant.
An auction to benefit Look Good Feel Better, the charity which helps women with cancer, raised $3,000 at the function.
Jack Yan, publisher of Lucire, who judged alongside Look Good Feel Better general manager Yvonne Brownlie, interior designer May Davis, and fashion designers Minh Ta and Patrick Steel, says this year’s judging was far tougher than 2007’s.
‘We spent six hours on interviews in 2007. We spent the same amount of time this year with fewer contestants,’ he says.
‘We really had to get in to what makes these young women tick.’
The judges found it was harder to pick a winner as the majority were ‘cosmopolitan and globally minded,’ says Mr Yan.
Sylvia Laurenson (Miss Bettjemans) and Rebecca Connor (Miss Establishment Bar Wellington) rounded off the top five.
Last year’s winner, Laural Barrett, performed a song at the event, as did singing duo Anthony & Edward.
Miss Powell represents New Zealand at Miss Universe at Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Thelma Guisselle Rodríguez Flores is a beauty queen from Chinandega, Nicaragua. Rodríguez was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2008, which was held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua and was crowned by the former Miss Nicaragua, Xiomara Blandino. She will also represent Nicaragua at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Vietnam.

Name: Thelma Rodríguez
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brunette

Most Beatiful Grial in Nigeria 2008 (MBGN 2008)

Miss Nigeria Universe 2008, Stephanie Ofoeka

she will represent Nigsria in 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

STEPHANIE OFORKA
AGE: 20,
OCCUPATION: STUDENT,
HEIGHT: 5FT 11INCHES,
STATE OF ORIGIN: ANAMBRA,
LANG: ENGLISH AND IGBO

Mariann Birkedal

Carolina Dementiev Justavino (19) was crowned ‘Realmente Bella 2008′ during the conclusion of a reality TV show that lasted 8 weeks. Carolina, who stands 1.73 m tall, is a professional model, swimmer, TV host and law student. She will now represent Panama at the at Miss Universe 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

The Peru already has new beauty queen. This is the beautiful Karol Castillo Pinillos representative of Trujillo , with only 18 years, dark hair and 1.82 tall.

The beautiful Trujillo, who will replace Jimena Elias, represent Peru at the Miss Universe 2008 to be held on July 14 in Vietnam.

 Jennifer Barrientos won the crown for Binibining Pilipinas Universe, Patricia Fernandez for International and Janina San Miguel World at the pageant’s coronation at the Araneta Coliseum late Saturday that was aired by GMA Network.

Barrientos will represent the country in the Miss Universe pageant, which will be held in Vietnam; Fernandez in the Miss International pageant, which will be in Japan and San Miguel in the Miss World pageant, which will be held in Ukraine. – GMANews.TV

Jennifer Barrientos was born in San Mateo Rizal and a member of Cornerstone Christian Church in San Mateo. She is Also the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe titleholder for 2008. She is the official representative of the Philippines to the Miss Universe pageant that will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam in July 15, 2008.

Barbara Tatara

Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos (born in Luquillo, Puerto Rico on October 8, 1983) is Miss Puerto Rico 2008 and is a former Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico who obtained the title of Miss Caribbean when she placed 2nd Runner-up at the 2005 Miss World pageant. Ingrid will now compete at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant to be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Birthdate: October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08) (age 24)
Birth location: Luquillo, Puerto Rico
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Ethnicity: Latina/Hispanic

Vera Krasova  won the Miss Russia Universe crown and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant.

Biography
age: 20
height:177
weight:5’10″

Vera Krasova   in  a swimsuit by BSC swimwear

Miss Universe 2008 3rd Runner-up

Shenise Wong, 26, 1.73 m-tall, is the new Miss Singapore Universe. She edged out Malvina Kang, 1st runner-up, and Gayati Shunmugam, 2nd runner-up, to walk away with the crown.

Shenise is a pageant veteran who has already participated in Miss Asia Pacific (1999), Miss International (2002) and Miss World (2005). In July she will represent her country at Miss Universe 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Anamarija Avbelj was crowned Miss Universe Slovenia 2008, in Ljubljana, Last Saturday night (May 17, 2008). The beautiful blonde left behind other 31 candidates.

She is 20 years old and hails from the city of Likovica.

In 2007 Slovnia placed among Miss Universe’s semi-finalists for the first time ever. Anamarija will try to keep the streak going.

The winner won a brand new car and will compete at Miss Universe 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

 Claudia Moro Fernández (born November 10, 1985) from Madrid was the first runner-up of Miss España 2008 was held in Oropesa del Mar. She will be Spain’s representative at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Birth name: Claudia Moro Fernández
Birth location: Madrid, Spain
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Chestnut
Title(s): First runner-up of Miss España 2008

Amanda Ammann, a 20-year-old student from St Gallen, has been crowned Miss Switzerland 2007.

Ammann, 84-65-95, received the most votes from the public and thereby became the first brunette to win the coveted title for four years, following blondes Christa Rigozzi, Lauriane Gilliéron and Fiona Wolfensberger (née Hefti).

The student of international relations comes from canton St Gallen in eastern Switzerland, lives in Lausanne and studies in Geneva. She has said she would like to work for either the United Nations or the Red Cross.

She has been going out with Sebastian for three-and-a-half years, describes herself as “open, affectionate and up for it” and loves “sunsets and sunrises”.

she will represent Switzerland in the 57th Miss Universe 2008 Pageant in Nha Trang on July 13, 2008, Vietnam. Also she will represent Kazakhstan in the 58th Miss World 2008 Pageant on October 4, 2008, at the Ukraina National Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.

THAILAND, Gawintra Pothijakra, a 22-year old student of Communication Arts from Bangkok University, won on May 24th the title of Miss Thailand Universe 2008. She also had won the Miss Healthy and Slim by Sealect TUNA award.

19-year-old Eleonora Masalab was the winner of Miss Ukraine Universe 2008 pageant took place at the Alta Expo in Kiev last February 21, 2008. She was the first runner-up in 18th Miss Model of the World 2005-2006 in Shenzhen, China. She also competed in Miss Ukraine 2007 in April last year. She stands 178 cm and will represent Ukraine in Miss Universe 2008 on July 15th in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Lisa Lazarus, a Welsh model who has participated in several national and international beauty pageants in the past, was crowned Miss UK Universe 2008 Pageant in London.

The runner-ups were Holly Anne Hill (1st) and Jamie Williams (2nd).

Lisa will now get ready to compete at Miss Universe 2008.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Crystle Stewart of Texas has been crowned Miss USA 2008. The 26-year-old entrepreneur beat out 50 other aspiring beauty queens in a pageant televised live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Stewart edged out first runner-up Leah Laviano of Mississippi and Tiffany Andrade of New Jersey. Other finalists included Lindsey Harrington of Oklahoma, and Lauren Merola of Pennsylvania.

Monica Day from Ohio took the Miss Congeniality award, while the Miss Photogenic award went to Courtney Carroll, from Alaska.

Delegates from Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri and Tennessee completed the Top 10.

Donny and Marie Osmond hosted the show aired on NBC, which co-owns the pageant with Donald Trump.

Stewart will represent the USA at the 2008 Miss Universe pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam, to be held from June 15 to July 14th.

Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a model and the newly crowned Miss Venezuela 2007.

On 2001 Mendoza signed with Elite Model Management and modeled in Italy, France, United States, England, Greece, Spain, Germany, Mexico and Peru for Versace, Roberto Cavalli and others fashion designers. She speaks Spanish, English and Italian.

Dayana beat out 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007, and became only the second woman from the Amazonas state to win (the first being Carolina Izsak in 1991). She will represent Venezuela in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 15, 2008.