Miss International 2008 was the 48th Miss International pageant, held at Venetian Arena in Macau, China on November 8, 2008.
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.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss International 2008 – Alejandra Andreu 1st Runner-Up – Cristina Díaz-Granados 2nd Runner-Up – Anna Tarnowska 3rd Runner-Up – Chang Wen Liu 4th Runner-Up – Zuzana PutnářováTop 12 – Jennifer Pazmiño – Kyoko Sugiyama – Jessica Kahawaty – Patricia Fernandez – Miriam Pabón – Gülsün Uslu – Dayana Colmenares
Special awards Award Contestant Best National Costume – Nuraisa Lispier Miss Friendship – Georgina Cisneros Miss Photogenic – Alejandra Andreu Natural Beauty – Tatiana Ryneiskaya
Contestants Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Yésica Di VincenzoMISS ARGENTINA 2008 AGUSTINA QUINTEROS (La Pampa) 20 Mar del Plata Nuraisa Lispier 23 San Nicolaas Kristal Hammond 22 Waroona Amy Knowles 22 San Salvador Island Tatiana Ryneiskaya 21 Minsk Charlotte Van De Vijver 24 East Flanders Paula Andrea Peñarrieta 19 Cochabamba Vanessa Lima Vidal 24 Fortaleza Elena Semikina 25 Toronto Chang Wen Liu 21 Beijing Colombia Cristina Díaz-Granados 22 Valledupar Zuzana Putnářová 21 Ostrava Claudia Peña 19 Bonao Jennifer Pazmiño 20 Guayaquil Georgina Cisneros 20 San Salvador Nardos Desta 20 Addis Ababa Jaana Taanila 18 Haukipudas Vicky Michaud 21 Paray Le Monial Katja Bondarenko 21 Niedersachsen Sofia Roditi 24 Athens Nancy Fleurival 24 Abymes Wendy Albizurez 19 Chimaltenango Department Serena Karnagy 18 Honolulu Sire Ma 20 Chongqing Radha Bhrahmbhatt 19 Northwood Duma Riris Silalahi 24 Balige Luna Voce 20 Crotone Kyoko Sugiyama 23 Kanagawa Kristīne Djadenko 24 Riga Jessica Kahawaty 20 Sydney Telena Casell 24 Monrovia Florence LoiMiss Macau 2008 23 Macau Zi Wei Tham 23 Kuala Lumpur Lorenza BernotLorenza Bernot, representante de México en Miss Internacional 2008 19 Cuernavaca Ochgerel Khulangoo 20 Ulaanbaatar Rhonda Grant 23 Napier Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge 20 Molde Alejandra Arias 20 Panama City Rossana Galeano 19 Eusebio Ayala Massiel Vidal 22 Lima Patricia Fernandez 22 Quezon City Anna Tarnowska 23 Szczecin Miriam Pabón 23 Las Piedras Blanda Eboundit 22 Brazzaville Ekaterina Grushanina 22 Chelyabinsk Sanja Radinovic 19 Belgrade Tok Wee Ee 18 Singapore Lenka Sýkorová 21 Bratislava Kim Min-jeongMiss Korea International 2008 19 Daegu Alejandra Andreu 19 Zaragoza Faith Landers 22 Colombo Mireille Nederbiel 24 Paramaribo Jenny Jansson 21 Nässjö Ting Yen Yu 24 Taipei Jamillah Nyangasa 23 Kilimanjaro Panasrom Kumkit 19 Hat Yai Gülsün Uslu 21 İzmir Yulia Galichenko 23 Mariupol' Nieve Jennings 21 Bishopbriggs Kelly Best 22 Troy Dayana Colmenares 23 Maracay Cao Thùy Dương 20 Yên Bái Chipo Mulubisha 20 Lusaka
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Returns
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Withdrawals
References
External links Miss International official website