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
Placement Contestant
Miss International 2008
  •  Spain – Alejandra 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
Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
 ArgentinaYésica Di Vincenzo[4]20Mar del Plata
 ArubaNuraisa Lispier23San Nicolaas
 AustraliaKristal Hammond22Waroona
 BahamasAmy Knowles[5]22San Salvador Island
 BelarusTatiana Ryneiskaya21Minsk
 BelgiumCharlotte Van De Vijver24East Flanders
 BoliviaPaula Andrea Peñarrieta19Cochabamba
 BrazilVanessa Lima Vidal24Fortaleza
 CanadaElena Semikina25Toronto
 ChinaChang Wen Liu21Beijing
 Chinese TaipeiTing Yen Yu24Taipei
Colombia ColombiaCristina Díaz-Granados[6]22Valledupar
 Czech RepublicZuzana Putnářová21Ostrava
 Dominican RepublicClaudia Peña[7]19Bonao
 EcuadorJennifer Pazmiño[8]20Guayaquil
 El SalvadorGeorgina Cisneros20San Salvador
 EthiopiaNardos Desta20Addis Ababa
 FinlandJaana Taanila18Haukipudas
 FranceVicky Michaud[9]21Paray Le Monial
 GermanyKatja Bondarenko21Niedersachsen
 GreeceSofia Roditi[10]24Athens
 GuadeloupeNancy Fleurival[11]24Abymes
 GuatemalaWendy Albizurez19Chimaltenango Department
 HawaiiSerena Karnagy18Honolulu
 Hong KongSire Ma[12]20Chongqing
 IndiaRadha Bhrahmbhatt19Northwood
 IndonesiaDuma Riris Silalahi24Balige
 ItalyLuna Voce20Crotone
 JapanKyoko Sugiyama23Kanagawa
 South KoreaKim Min-jeong[13]19Daegu
 LatviaKristīne Djadenko24Riga
 LebanonJessica Kahawaty20Sydney
 LiberiaTelena Casell24Monrovia
 MacauFlorence Loi[14]23Macau
 MalaysiaZi Wei Tham23Kuala Lumpur
 MexicoLorenza Bernot[15]19Cuernavaca
 MongoliaOchgerel Khulangoo20Ulaanbaatar
 New ZealandRhonda Grant23Napier
 NorwayLisa-Mari Moen Jünge20Molde
 PanamaAlejandra Arias20Panama City
 ParaguayRossana Galeano[16]19Eusebio Ayala
 PeruMassiel Vidal22Lima
 PhilippinesPatricia Fernandez[17]22Quezon City
 PolandAnna Tarnowska[18]23Szczecin
 Puerto RicoMiriam Pabón[19]23Las Piedras
 Republic of the CongoBlanda Eboundit22Brazzaville
 RussiaEkaterina Grushanina22Chelyabinsk
 SerbiaSanja Radinovic19Belgrade
 SingaporeTok Wee Ee18Singapore
 SlovakiaLenka Sýkorová[20]21Bratislava
 SpainAlejandra Andreu[21]19Zaragoza
 Sri LankaFaith Landers[22]22Colombo
 SurinameMireille Nederbiel24Paramaribo
 SwedenJenny Jansson[23]21Nässjö
 TanzaniaJamillah Nyangasa23Kilimanjaro
 ThailandPanasrom Kumkit19Hat Yai
 TurkeyGülsün Uslu21Izmir
 UkraineYulia Galichenko[24]23Mariupol'
 United KingdomNieve Jennings21Bishopbriggs
 United StatesKelly Best22Troy
 VenezuelaDayana Colmenares[25]23Maracay
 VietnamCao Thùy Dương20Yên Bái
 ZambiaChipo Mulubisha[26]20Lusaka

Notes

Returns

Withdrawals

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