MISS UNIVERSE 2008

2008 July 14 (live telecast July 13 in Americas)
Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam
80 entries

Results
1  Venezuela  Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada
2  Colombia  Taliana Maria Vargas Carrillo
3  Dominican Republic  Marianne Elizabeth Cruz González (winner American Continent '07)
4  Russia  Vera Krasova
5  Mexico  Elisa Nájera Gualito

Top 10
Australia  Laura Dundovic
Italy  Claudia Ferraris
Kosovo  Zana Krasniqi
Spain  Claudia Moro Fernández
U.S.A.  Crystle Danae Stewart

Top 15
Czech Republic  Eliska Buckova
Hungary Jazmin Dammak
Japan  Hiroko Mima
South Africa  Tansey Coetzee (World '08)
Vietnam  NGUYEN Thuy Lam
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Order of announcement of Top 15
Venezuela, Kosovo, Mexico, Vietnam, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Dominican Republic, Italy, Colombia, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, U.S.A. & Spain

Order of announcement of Top 10
Kosovo, Australia, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, U.S.A., Dominican Republic, Russia, Italy & Venezuela

Order of announcement of Top 5
Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico & Russia
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Remainder
Albania  Matilda Mecini (Tourism Queen Int'l '06)
Angola  Lesliana Pereira (World '08)
Antigua & Barbuda   Athina James (World '08)
Argentina  Silvana Maria Belli Vega
Aruba  Tracey Marion Jeniree Nicolaas
Bahamas  Sacha Scott
Belgium  Alizée Poulicek (World '08)
Bolivia  Katherine David Céspedes
Brazil  Natália Anderle
Canada  Samantha Tajik
Cayman Islands  Rebecca Parchment (World '07)
China  WEI Ziya
Costa Rica  Maria Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez
Croatia  Snjezana Loncarevic
Curacao  Jenyfeer Natividad Mercelina (Hispanoamericana '08)
Cyprus  Dimitra Sergiou
Denmark  Marie Sten-Knudsen
Ecuador   Doménica Francesca Saporitti Hinojosa
Egypt  Yara Naoum
El Salvador  Rebeca Moreno
Estonia  Julia Kovaljova
Finland  Satu Sinikka Tuomisto
France  Laura Tanguy (World '08)
Georgia  Gvantsa Daraselia
Germany  Madina Taher
Ghana  Yvette Nsiah
Greece Dionysia Koukiou
Guam  Siera Monique Robertson
Guatemala  Clara Jennifer Chiong Estrada
Honduras  Diana Gabriela Barraza Miralda
India  Simran Kaur Mundi
Indonesia  Putri Raemawasti
Ireland  Lynn Kelly
Israel  Shunit Faragi
Jamaica  April Jackson
Kazakhstan  Alfina Nassyrova  (Top 15 World '08)
Korea  LEE “Sun” Ji-seon
Malaysia  Levy Li Su Lin
Mauritius  Marie-Anne Olivia Carey (World '08, Tourism Queen Int'l '08)
Montenegro  Dasa Zivkovic (3rd RU Tourism Queen Int'l '08)
Netherlands  Charlotte Labee
New Zealand  Samantha Powell
Nicaragua  Thelma Guisselle Rodríguez Flores
Nigeria  Stephanie Oforka
Norway  Mariann Birkedal (World '10)
Panama  Carolina Dementiev Justavino
Paraguay  Giannina Ruffinelli
Peru  Karol Stephanie Castillo Pinillos (Hispanoamericana '09, Top 10 Tourism Queen of the Year Int'l '10)
Philippines  Jennifer Tarol Barrientos
Poland  Barbara Tatara  (Earth '07)
Puerto Rico  Ingrid María Rivera Santos (2nd RU World '05)
Serbia  Bojana Boric
Singapore  Shenise Wong Yan Yi (Asia Pacific '99, International '02 World '05)
Slovak Republic  Sandra Manakova
Slovenia  Anamarija Avbelj
Sri Lanka  Aruni Madusha Rajapakse (SF International '07)
Switzerland  Amanda Ammann
Tanzania  Amanda Ole Sululu
Thailand  Gavintra Photijak
Trinidad & Tobago  Anya Ayoung-Chee
Turkey  Sinem Sulun
Turks & Caicos  Angelica Lightbourne
Ukraine  Eleonora Masalab
United Kingdom  Lisa Lazarous
Uruguay  Paula Andrea Díaz Galione (3rd RU Hispanoamericana '08)
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Awards
Miss Amity  El Salvador
Miss Photogenic  (not awarded)
Best National Costume  Thailand
Most Beautiful Figure  Mexico
Miss Ao Dai (Vietnam's national costume)  Venezuela