Miss World 2008

2008 December 13
Johannesburg, South Africa
109 entries

Results
1  Russia  Kseniya Vladimirovna Sukhinova
        Queen of Europe
2  India  Parvathy Omanakuttan
        Queen of Asia Pacific
3  Trinidad & Tobago  Gabrielle Walcott
        Queen of Caribbean

Finalists
4  Angola  Brigith da Conceição Francisco dos Santos
        Queen of Africa
5  South Africa  Tansey Coetzee (SF Universe '08)

Semi-finalists
Barbados  Natalie Olivia Griffith
Brazil  Tamara Almeida Silva (1st RU Maja Mundial '06, 2nd RU Tourism Queen Int'l '07)
Croatia  Josipa Kusic
Iceland  Alexandra Helga Ivarsdóttir
Kazakhstan  Alfina Nassyrova (Universe '08)
Mexico  Anagabriela "Anagaby" Espinoza Marroquín (winner International '09)
Puerto Rico  Ivonne Marie Orsini López
Spain  Patricia Yurena Rodríguez Alonjo
Ukraine  Irina Zhuravskaya
Venezuela  Hannelys Zulay Quintero Ledezma (SF Hispanoamericana '07, winner Intercontinental '08)
        Queen of Americas

Remainder
Albania  Egla Harxhi
Antigua & Barbuda  Athina James (Universe '08)
Argentina  Agustina Quinteros
Aruba  Christina Marie Trejo-Baiz (International '09)
Australia  Katie Marie Richardson
Austria   Kathrin Krahfuss
Bahamas  Tinnyse Jamel Johnson
Belarus  Volha Khizhynkova
Belgium  Alizée Poulicek (Universe '08)
Belize  Charmaine Chinapen
Bolivia  Jackelin Arias Kippes
Bosnia & Herzegovina  Tanja Vujicic
Botswana  Itseng Kgomotso
Bulgaria  Yuliya  Yurevych
Canada  Leah Nicole Ryerse
Cayman Islands  Nicosia Lawson (Universe '09)
Chile  Nataly Nadeska Chilet Bustamante (Top 8 Earth '05, Top 6 American Continent '07)
China  Yan Ling MEI
Colombia  Katherine Medina Montoya
Congo (Kinshasa)  Christel Mbila
Costa Rica  Maria Amalia Matamoros Solis (Tourism Queen Int'l '08, SF Latin America '08)
Curacao  Norayla Maria Francisco
Cyprus  Mari Vasilieiou
Czech Rep  Zuzana Jandova
Denmark  Lisa Lents
Dominican Republic  Geisha Nathali Montes de Oca Robles
Ecuador  Marjorie Cevallos Veras
Egypt  Sanaa Ismail Hamed
El Salvador  Gabriela Alexandra Gavidia Galdamez
England  Laura Mary Coleman
Ethiopia  Hibret Fedaku Alemu
Finland  Linda Wikstedt (SF International '09)
France Laura Tanguy (Universe '08)
Georgia  Khatuna Skhirtladze
Germany  Anne Katrin Walter
Ghana  Frances Judith Tekyi-Mensah
Gibraltar  Krystle Isabelle Robba
Greece  Aggeliki Kalaitzi
Guadeloupe  Frédérika Keira Charpentier
Guatemala  Ana Maribel Arana Ruiz
Guyana  Christa Lasaunta Simmons
Honduras  Gabriela Dennisse Zavala Irias (Top 8 Earth '04)
Hong Kong China  Sin Yeung CHAN
Hungary  Szilvia Freire
Indonesia  Sandra Angelia
Ireland  Sinead Noonan
Israel  Tamar Ziskind
Italy  Claudia Russo
Jamaica  Brittany Lyons
Japan  Mizuki Kubodera
Kenya  Ruth Nkambura Kinuthia
Korea Choi Bo-in
Latvia  Ina Avlasevica
Lebanon  Rosarita Tawil
Lithuania  Gabriele Martirosianaite
Malaysia  SOO Wincci (Intercontinental '04)
Malta  Martha Fenech
Martinique  Elodie Marie Charlie Delor (SF Earth '07)
Mauritius  Marie-Anne Olivia Carey (Universe '08, Tourism Queen Int'l '09)
Moldova  Iana Varnacova
Mongolia  Anun Chinbat
Montenegro  Mariana Mihajlovic
Namibia  Martha Elizabeth “Marelize” Robberts
Netherlands Carmen Selina Kool
New Zealand  Kahurangi Julia Taylor
Nigeria  Adaeze Chinenye Igwe
Northern Ireland  Judith Ingrid Wilson
Norway  Lene Egeli
Paraguay  Gabriela Mercedes Rejala Llanes
Peru  Annmarie De Hainaut Velezmore
Philippines  Danielle Kirsten Muriel Castano
Poland  Klaudia Maria Ungerman (2nd RU Supranational '09)
Portugal  Andréia Rodrigues Condesso
Scotland  Stephanie Willemse
Serbia  Nevena Lipovac
Seychelles  Elena Angione
Sierra Leone  Tyrilla Chukuma Gouldson
Singapore  Faraliza Tan
Slovak Republic  Edita Kresakova
Sri Lanka  Rochelle Adriana Corea
St. Lucia  Joy-Ann Biscette
Swaziland  Tiffany Sibongakonkhe Simelane
Sweden  Jennifer Palm Lundberg
Taiwan  Jamie LIN Chieh-min
Tanzania  Nasreen Karim Abdallah
Thailand  Ummarapas Jullakasian
Turkey  Leyla Lydia Tugutlu
Uganda  Dora Mwima
Uruguay  Fatimih Dávila Sosa (Universe '06, 1st RU American Continent '06)
U.S.A. Lane Lindell
Vietnam  Duong Truong Thien Ly
Wales  Chloe-Beth Morgan (2nd RU International '09)
Zambia  Winfridah Katongo Mofu
Zimbabwe  Cynthia Maideyi Muvirimi

Did not compete
Macedonia  Suzana Al-Salkini (no sponsor)
Panama  Kathya Kathiuska Saldaña Ortega (visa problem)
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Fast-track awards
Beach Beauty  1) Mexico, 2) South Africa, 3) Russia
Top 10 Beach  finalists  Angola, India, Lebanon, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain & Venezuela
Top 25 Beach semi-finalists  Australia, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Paraguay, Serbia, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, U.S.A., Uruguay & Zimbabwe

Top Model  1) Russia, 2) Angola, 3) India
Top 10 Model finalists  Czech Republic, Croatia, Curacao, Mexico, South Africa, Spain & Venezuela
Top 32 Model semi-finalists  Argentina, Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Namibia, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.A. & Zimbabwe

Miss World Sports  1) Iceland, 2) Nigeria, 3) Portugal
Miss World Sports finalists  Greece, Israel & Peru

Miss World Talent  1) Barbados, 2) Austria, 3) Ukraine
Top 19 Talent finalists  Cayman Islands, Taiwan, Croatia, Denmark, Gibraltar, Indonesia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Portugal & South Africa,

People's Choice (Dec. 13)  CANCELLED

Beauty with a Purpose  Trinidad & Tobago
Beauty with a Purpose finalists  Hungary, Kenya & Mexico