Miss World 2008
| Miss World 2008 | |
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| Date | 13 December 2008 |
| Presenters | Tumisho Masha, Angela Chow |
| Entertainment | Alesha Dixon, McFly |
| Venue | Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Broadcaster | E!, SABC 3 |
| Entrants | 109 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Withdrawals | Estonia, Grenada, Macedonia FYRO, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Slovenia, Suriname |
| Returns | Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Chinese Taipei, DR Congo, Egypt, Honduras, Portugal, St. Lucia, Seychelles, Uruguay, Zambia |
| Winner |
Ksenia Sukhinova [1][2] Russia |
Miss World 2008, the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.[3][4] Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, 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. 109 contestants from all over the world compete for the crown, the second highest turnout in the 59 years of the pageant. Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as the brand new Miss World.[1][2]
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2008[2]
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss World 2008 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty[6][7]
| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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Contestants
Miss World 2008 had a total of 109 contestants.[3]
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Judges
Miss World 2008 contestants were judged based upon the criteria of glamour, beauty, intelligence and poise.[3][62] 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] Some event judges congregated with contestants outside of and before the actual event itself, such as during rehearsals and photo shoots.[4] Judges for the event were:
- Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization.
- Wilnelia Merced – Miss 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
Notes
Returns
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Last competed in 1999:
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Last competed in 2004:
Last competed in 2005:
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Last competed in 2006:
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Designations
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Thailand – Miss Thailand World was not held this year due to the death of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, so last year's 1st runner-up, Ummarapas Jullakasian represented Thailand.
Replacements
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Egypt – Meriam George was replaced by Sanaa Ismail Hamed at the last minute for some undisclosed reasons. -
Hong Kong China – Miss Hong Kong 2008 winner Edelweiss Cheung was replaced by the 1st runner-up, Skye Chan. -
Philippines – Janina San Miguel was replaced by Bb. Pilipinas 1st runner-up, Danielle Castaño due to Janina's personal decision to give up her crown.[63] -
Sweden – Jennifer Palm Lundberg placed 3rd runner-up in the Miss World Sweden pageant, but won the title when each of the original top three placers declined the crown after disagreements over the winner's contract. -
Vietnam – Miss Vietnam World 2008 Trần Thị Thùy Dung was not allowed to compete after it was revealed that she did not graduate from high school. This also applied to all runners-up and/or finalists who competed at the same pageant. The 2nd runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, Dương Trương Thiên Lý, was designated to represent Vietnam at Miss World 2008.[64]
Withdrawals
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Estonia – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship -
Macedonia FYRO – Suzana Al-Salkini withdrew due to lack of funding and sponsorship, but did compete the following year at Miss World 2009. -
Nepal – The organiser of Miss Nepal pageant said it was postponing the contest scheduled for 23 August 2008 to unknown date, after the Maoist women's wing, which has trained its sights on Miss Nepal, announced a Kathmandu Valley shutdown on the day to prevent the event. -
Panama – Kathya Saldaña had problems with the regional organisation and didn't obtain a South African visa in time. -
Romania – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship -
Slovenia – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship -
Suriname – Mireille Nederbiel was not allowed to compete in Miss World by the decision of pageant organizers.
References
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- 1 2 3 "Russian crowned as Miss World 2008". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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External links
- "Pageantpolis – Miss World 2008". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
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