Miss World 2008

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Miss World 2008 was the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 13 December 2008.

Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as her successor at the end of the event.[1][2] This is the second time Russia has won the title.

Background

Date and location

Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis in neighbouring South Ossetia, the Miss World Organization decided to move the pageant away from Eastern Europe.[3]

Selection of participants

Replacements

Janina San Miguel was replaced by first Runner-up of Binibining Pilipinas, Danielle Castaño due to Janina's personal decision to give up her crown.[4]

Returns, and, withdrawals

This edition saw the return of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Honduras, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Taiwan, Uruguay and Zambia; Seychelles, which last competed in 1999, Antigua and Barbuda, Egypt and Honduras in 2004, Taiwan in 2005 and Barbados, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Uruguay and Zambia in 2006.

Estonia, Grenada, Macedonia, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Slovenia and Suriname, withdrew from the competition.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 2008
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty

Winners were as follows:[5]

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
Europe

Order of Announcements

Top 15

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Contestants

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2008 [2]

Miss World 2008 had a total of 109 contestants.[3]

Country Contestant AgeTemplate:Efn Hometown Regional
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania Egla Harxhi[6] 17 Tirana Europe
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola Birgite dos Santos[7] 18 Luanda Africa
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Athina James 18 St. John's Caribbean
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Agustina Quinteros[8] 18 Santa Rosa Americas
File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Christina Trejo[9] 20 Tanki Flip Caribbean
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Katie Richardson[10] 20 Albion Park Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Kathrin Krahfuss[11] 23 Graz Europe
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Tinnyse Johnson 21 Nassau Caribbean
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Natalie Griffith[12] 18 Bridgetown Caribbean
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Volha Khizhynkova[13] 21 Vitebsk Europe
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Alizée Poulicek[14] 21 Brussels Europe
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize Charmaine Chinapen 21 Belize City Americas
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Jackelin Arias 18 Santa Cruz Americas
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Tanja Vujičić 18 Nevesinje Europe
File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Itseng Kgomotso[15] 19 Gaborone Africa
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Tamara Almeida 23 Ipatinga Americas
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Julia Yurevich 19 Kozloduy Europe
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Leah Ryerse 20 Hamilton Americas
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Nicosia Lawson 25 George Town Caribbean
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Nataly Chilet 23 Santiago Americas
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Mei Yan Ling[16] 25 Dalian Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Katherine Medina 18 Medellín Americas
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Amalia Matamoros 19 Naranjo Americas
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Josipa Kusić[17] 20 Zagreb Europe
File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao Norayla Francisco[18] 23 Willemstad Caribbean
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Mari Vasileiou 18 Larnaca Europe
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Zuzana Jandová[19] 20 Karviná Europe
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo Christelle Mbila[20] 18 Kinshasa Africa
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Lisa Lents[21] 21 Copenhagen Europe
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Geisha Montes De Oca 21 Santo Domingo Caribbean
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Marjorie Cevallos[22] 22 Guayaquil Americas
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Sanaa Ismail Hamed[23] 24 Alexandria Africa
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Gabriela Gavidia 18 La Libertad Americas
File:Flag of England.svg England Laura Coleman 22 Leicester Europe
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Hibret Fekadu 18 Addis Abeba Africa
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Linda Wikstedt 19 Helsinki Europe
File:Flag of France.svg France Laura Tanguy[24] 20 Angers Europe
Template:Country data Georgia Khatuna Skhirtladze 18 Tbilisi Europe
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Anne Katrin Walter 21 Dahme-Spreewald Europe
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Frances Takyi-Mensah[25] 22 Elmina Africa
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Krystel Robba 22 Gibraltar Europe
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Aggeliki Kalaitzi[26] 24 Thessaloniki Europe
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Frédérika Charpentier 23 Basse-Terre Caribbean
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Maribel Arana 23 Guatemala City Americas
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Christa Simmons 23 Georgetown Americas
File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras Gabriela Zavala 23 San Pedro Sula Americas
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Skye Chan 24 Hong Kong Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Szilvia Freire 24 Budapest Europe
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Alexandra Ívarsdóttir[27] 18 Reykjavík Europe
File:Flag of India.svg India Parvathy Omanakuttan[28][29] 21 Kottayam Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Sandra Angelia Hadisiswantoro[30] 22 Surabaya Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Sinéad Noonan[31] 21 County Meath Europe
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Tamar Ziskind 23 Haifa Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Claudia Russo[32] 25 Messina Europe
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Brittany Lyons 19 Kingston Caribbean
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Mizuki Kubodera[33] 21 Kanagawa Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Alfina Nassyrova[34] 20 Almaty Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Ruth Kinuthia[35] 22 Nairobi Africa
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Ina Avlasēviča[36][37] 20 Dobele Europe
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Rosarita Tawil 20 Beirut Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Gabrielė Martirosianaitė 18 Kaunas Europe
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Soo Wincci[38] 23 Selangor Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta Martha Fenech 18 St. Julian's Europe
File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique Élodie Delor 18 Fort-de-France Caribbean
File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Olivia Carey[39] 19 Vacoas Africa
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Anagabriela Espinoza[40] 20 Monterrey Americas
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Iana Varnacova 17 Chişinău Europe
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Chinbatyn Anun 23 Ulan Bator Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Mariana Mihajlović 18 Plavnica Europe
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Marelize Robberts[41] 21 Windhoek Africa
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Carmen Kool 22 Arnhem Europe
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Kahurangi Taylor[42] 18 Auckland Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Adaeze Igwe[43] 18 Awka Africa
File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Judith Wilson 23 Enniskillen Europe
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Lene Egeli[44] 21 Stavanger Europe
File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay Gabriela Rejala[45] 19 Ñemby Americas
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Annmarie Dehainaut[46] 18 Lima Americas
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Danielle Castaño[47] 19 Quezon City Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Klaudia Ungerman 20 Wysieradz Europe
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Andreia Rodrigues 24 Lisbon Europe
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Ivonne Orsini[48] 20 Bayamón Caribbean
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Ksenia Sukhinova[1] 21 Tyumen Europe
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Joy-Ann Biscette 22 Castries Caribbean
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Stephanie Willemse[49] 19 Glasgow Europe
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Nevena Lipovac 19 Belgrade Europe
File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles Elena Angione 22 Mahé Africa
File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Tyrilla Gouldson[50] 24 Freetown Africa
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Faraliza Tan 22 Singapore Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Edita Krešáková[51] 19 Seňa Europe
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Tansey Coetzee[52] 23 Johannesburg Africa
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South KoreaTemplate:Efn Choi Bo-in 22 Seoul Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Patricia Rodríguez[53] 18 Granadilla de Abona Europe
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Rochelle Correa 24 Colombo Asia & Oceania
Template:Country data Swaziland Tiffany Simelane[54] 20 Mhlambanyatsi Africa
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Jennifer Palm Lundberg 22 Sigtuna Europe
File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg TaiwanTemplate:Efn Jamie Lin 24 Taichung Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Nasreen Karim[55] 22 Mwanza Africa
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Ummarapas Jullakasian[56] 23 Nonthaburi Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Gabrielle Walcott[57] 23 Petit Valley Caribbean
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu[58][59] 19 Istanbul Europe
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Dora Mwima 18 Tororo Africa
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Iryna Zhuravska[60] 18 Kyiv Europe
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Lane Lindell 18 Tampa Americas
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Fatimih Dávila 20 Montevideo Americas
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Hannelly Quintero[61] 23 Ocumare del Tuy Americas
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Dương Trương Thiên Lý[62] 19 Đồng Tháp Asia & Oceania
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Chloe-Beth Morgan[63] 22 Cwmbran Europe
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Winfridah Mofu 19 Lusaka Africa
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Cynthia Muvirimi[64] 25 Harare Africa

Judges

Miss World 2008 contestants were judged based upon the criteria of glamour, beauty, intelligence and poise.[3][65] Some of the judges were representatives of the Miss World Organization.[3] Some of the contestants, such as Ksenia Sukhinova, communicated with the judges using a translator.[1] Judges for the event were:

  • Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization.
  • Wilnelia MercedMiss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
  • Aminurta Kang – Theatre stage director, China and North America
  • Krish Naidoo – International ambassador for Miss World
  • Pearl Luthuli – Group executive public commercial services SABC
  • Lindiwe Mahlangu – Chief executive of the Joburg Tourism Company
  • Precious Moloi-Motsepe – Chairperson of African Fashion International
  • Graham Cooke – President of World Travel

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Designations

Replacements

Withdrawals

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