Miss World 2008
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| Miss World 2008 | |
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| Date: | October 4, 2008 |
| Venue: | Ukraina National Palace, Kiev, Ukraine |
Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World beauty pageant, will be held on October 4, 2008, at the Ukraina National Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.[1] At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Zhang Zilin will crown her successor. An official announcement was made confirming the venue during the final telecast of Miss World 2007.
About 110 contestants are expected to arrive in Kiev by September 1st.
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[edit] Expected contestants
As of June 8, 2008, 52 delegates had been selected.
| Nation | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Hometown |
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 Angola |
Brigite dos Santos[2] | - | - | Luanda |
 Argentina |
Agustina Quinteros[3] | 17 | 175 | La Pampa |
 Australia |
Katie Richardson[4] | 20 | 179 | Albion Park |
 Austria |
Marina Schneider[5] | 18 | 174 | Völs |
 Bangladesh |
Jannatul Ferdouse Peya[6] | - | 175 | Khulna |
 Barbados |
Natalie Griffith[7] | 18 | 168 | Bridgetown |
 Belarus |
Olga Hižinkova[8] | 21 | 180 | Vitebsk |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Alizée Poulicek[9] | 20 | 174 | Huy |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Tanja Vujičić[10] | 17 | - | Nevesinje |
 Botswana |
Itseng Kgomotso[11] | 18 | - | Gaborone |
 Canada |
Leah Ryerse[12] | 19 | 178 | Hamilton |
 Curaçao |
Norayla Francisco[13] | 23 | 181 | Willemstad |
 Czech Republic |
Zuzana Jandová[14] | 20 | 180 | Karviná |
 Ecuador |
Marjorie Cevallos[15] | 21 | 183 | Guayaquil |
 France |
Laura Tanguy[16] | 20 | 179 | Angers |
 Ghana |
Frances Takyi-Mensah[17] | 21 | 180 | Elmina |
 Greece |
Angeliki Kalaitzi[18] | 24 | 171 | Thessaloniki |
 Guatemala |
Alida Boer[19] | 23 | 183 | Guatemala City |
 Honduras |
Bélgica Suárez[20] | 22 | 177 | Gracias a Dios |
 Hungary |
Szilvia Freire[21] | 24 | 175 | Budapest |
 Iceland |
Alexandra Helga Ivarsdottir[22] | 18 | - | Reykjavik |
 India |
Parvathy Omanakuttan[23] | 20 | 174 | Kottayam |
 Indonesia |
Sandra Angelia[24] | 22 | 165 | Surabaya |
 Israel |
Tamar Ziskind[25] | 22 | 175 | Haifa |
 Italy |
Claudia Russo[26] | 25 | 178 | Messina |
 Kazakhstan |
Alfina Nasyrova[27] | 19 | 176 | Almaty |
 Kenya |
Ruth Nyambura Kinuthia[28] | 21 | - | Nairobi |
 Latvia |
Ina Avlasēviča[29] | 20 | - | Dobele |
 Liberia |
Bindu Parker[30] | 21 | 165 | Monrovia |
 Mauritius |
Olivia Carey[31] | 19 | 169 | Vacoas |
 Mexico |
Anagabriela Espinoza[32] | 20 | 178 | Monterrey |
 Moldova |
Iana Varnacova[33] | 17 | 180 | Chisinau |
 Namibia |
Marelize Robberts[34] | 21 | - | Windhoek |
 New Zealand |
Kahurangi Taylor[35] | 16 | 180 | Auckland |
 Nigeria |
Adaeze Igwe[36] | 18 | 172 | Awka |
 Norway |
Lene Egeli[37] | 21 | 177 | Stavanger |
 Paraguay |
Gabriela Rejala[38] | 18 | 172 | Ñemby |
 Philippines |
Janina Miller San Miguel[39] | 17 | 178 | Quezon City |
 Puerto Rico |
Ivonne Orsini[40] | 20 | 175 | San Juan |
 Russia |
Ksenia Sukhinova[41] | 20 | 177 | Tyumen |
 Scotland |
Stephanie Willemse[42] | 19 | 175 | Glasgow |
 Slovakia |
Edita Krešakova[43] | 19 | 181 | Seňa |
 South Africa |
Tansey Coetzee[44] | 23 | 174 | Johannesburg |
 Spain |
Patricia Yurena Rodríguez[45] | 18 | 179 | Granadilla de Abona |
 Switzerland |
Amanda Ammann[46] | 21 | 168 | Abtwil |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
Gabrielle Walcott[47] | 23 | 170 | Petit Valley |
 Turkey |
Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu[48] | 19 | 182 | Istanbul |
 Ukraine |
Irina Zhuravskaya[49] | 18 | 176 | Kiev |
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
Lessley-Ann Gumbs[50] | 17 | - | St. Thomas |
 Venezuela |
Hannelys Quintero[51] | 22 | 176 | Caracas |
 Zambia |
Winfridah Mofu[52] | 19 | - | Lusaka |
 Zimbabwe |
Cynthia Muvirimi[53] | 24 | 173 | Harare |
[edit] Upcoming national competitions
National pageants are expected to be held on these dates:
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[edit] National pageant notes
[edit] Returning countries and territories
- Bangladesh last competed in 2001.
Chinese Taipei and U.S. Virgin Islands last competed in 2005.- Zambia last competed in 2006.
[edit] Notes
Liechtenstein: Verein Miss Liechtenstein is in negotiations to obtain the franchise for Miss World. Winner of the national pageant, Stefanie Kaiser, is 27 years old and would be ineligible to compete in Miss World 2008. If the negotiations are successfully completed, Daniela Ferreira, first runner-up, would take Kaiser's place if Miss World Ltd don't make an exception with the winner.
[edit] References
- ^ Miss World 2008. El Vocero. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
- ^ "Lesliana Pereira tem tudo para fazer história no Miss Universo", Angola Press. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ "La representante pampeana es Miss Internacional Argentina 08", Diario Panorama, 2008-04-19. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ Madden, James. "Girl from the Gong to take on the world", The Australian, 2008-04-10. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Miss Austria Wahl 2008 im Magna Racino Ebreichsdorf (NÖ)", Wien-konkret. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Miss Bangladesh - Home", Apurbo, 2007-02-27.
- ^ "Crowd pleasers", The Nation Newspaper, 2007-09-17.
- ^ Мисс Беларусь 2008
- ^ Blondine Alizée Poulicek is Miss België. Vrtnieuws.net. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ http://bellezadelmundo.blogspot.com/2008/06/miss-bih-2008.html
- ^ Mooketsi, Lekopanye. "New Miss Botswana Pledges To Make A Difference", Mmegi Online, 2007-12-17. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ Miss World Canada (2008-03-17). "Hamilton Woman Wins "Miss World Canada" Contest". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ "JENIFEER MERCELINA KORONA KOMO MISS UNIVERSO KORSOU", Extra, 2008-03-03. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ Miss České republiky 2008. Nova.cz. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ Miss Ecuador 2008. El Universo. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ Miss France World 2008
- ^ Miss Ghana 2007/8
- ^ "Λαμπερός 19ος Διαγωνισμός Ομορφιάς", Antenna TV. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Miss Mundo Guatemala 2008
- ^ Miss Honduras Mundo 2008
- ^ A Kiralynö (Miss Hungary) 2008
- ^ "Alexandra Helga valin ungfrú Ísland", MBL. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008. India Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Sandra Angelia Jadi Miss Indonesia 2008", Inilah. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Miss Israel 2008", Global Beauties. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Claudia Russo siciliana di Messina è la nuova Miss Mondo Italia 2008", Miss Mondo Italia.
- ^ Мисс Казахстан 2007 - Мисс Вселенная и Мисс Мира
- ^ Miss Kenya 2008
- ^ "Noteikti konkursa "Mis un Misters Latvija 2006" uzvarētāji", TVNET Zinas, 2008-02-27. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Ms Bendu Parker New Queen", The Analyst Newspaper, 2007-11-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Plusieurs cordes à l’arc d’Olivia Carey". Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Elisa Nájera, Nuestra Belleza México", Milenio. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ Miss Moldavia 2008. Bellezas del Mundo. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Miss Namibia 2008. The Shebeen. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Student crowned Miss New Zealand", New Zealand Herald, 2008-05-05. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2008. Silverbird Group.
- ^ Froken Norge 2008
- ^ "Anoche eligieron nuevas bellezas paraguayas 2008", ABC Digital. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Pangilinan, Ed. "UST alumna wins Bb. Pilipinas crown", The Manila Times, 2008-03-10. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ De San Juan la corona
- ^ Miss Russia 2007
- ^ "Stunning Lisa takes second place at final", The Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Miss Slovensko 2008 je 19-ročná Edita Krešáková. Bleskovky. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ Miss SA 2007
- ^ Miss Spain 2008
- ^ Miss Switzerland 2007. Miss Switzerland. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
- ^ Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2007. Miss Trinidad & Tobago. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ İşte Türkiye'nin en güzel kızı
- ^ Мисс Украина 2008
- ^ Queen Selection Show
- ^ Miss World Venezuela 2008
- ^ http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=6&id=1212393895
- ^ Miss Tourism Zimbabwe 2007
- ^ Miss Bahamas 2008 - Contestants
- ^ Miss Mundo Colombia
- ^ http://www.missengland.info/miss-en-2008.html
- ^ Miss Gibraltar 2008
- ^ http://misshk.tvb.com/2008/?video=http://vdo.tvb.com/g/20080515/20080515141228859-mshk_1st_press_conf.flv&image=http://img.tvb.com/g/20080515/20080515141228859-mshk_1st_press_conf-0001.jpg
- ^ Miss World Malta 2008 - Contestant
- ^ The Island-Leisure
- ^ Miss World Sweden 2008
- ^ Cuộc thi Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2008 có thêm danh hiệu Hoa hậu Trái đất
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