Miss Universe ke-57 kali ini kembali diselenggarakan di Asia, tepatnya di Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam dengan Jerry Springer dan Mel B sebagai MC-nya. Tetapi sayang sekali perwakilan dari Indonesia, Putri Raemawasti, tidak terpilih ke babak-babak selanjutnya. Padahal sudah sampai berbikini, he4x…
Juri-juri pada ajang Miss Universe 2008: Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization; fashion designer and entrepreneur Roberto Cavalli; Nadine Velazquez, international cover girl and star of NBC’s “My Name Is Earl”; Jennifer Hawkins, television presenter and Miss Universe 2004; Louis Licari, celebrity colorist and “Today Show” ambush makeover expert Joe Cinque, President of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences; Nguyen Cong Khe, Editor in Chief of Thanh Nien newspaper and international shoe designer Taryn Rose. (source: Miss Universe Official Site)
Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori, juga sudah pasti datang dalam acara tersebut. I think she is so beautiful dan selalu menjadi dirinya sendiri, tidak seperti kebanyakan Miss-Miss yang tampil sangat-sangat jaim. I admire her so much, because after she was chosen as Miss Universe 2007, she still become herself. I wish I could met her when she was in Indonesia.
Kontestan-kontestan yang masuk ke babak 15 besar (urutan acak):
- Venezuela – Dayana Mendoza
- Kosovo – Zana Krasniqi
- Mexico – Elisa Najera
- Vietnam – Lam Thuy Nguyen
- South Africa – Tansey Coetzee
- Australia – Laura Dundovic
- Japan – Hiroko Mima
- Dominican Republic – Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
- Italy – Claudia Ferraris
- Colombia – Taliana Vargas
- Russia – Vera Krasova
- Hungary – Jazmin Dammak
- Czezh Republic – Eliska Buckova
- USA – Crystle Stewart
- Spain – Claudia Moro
Kontestan-kontestan yang masuk ke babak 10 besar (urutan acak):
- Kosovo – Zana Krasniqi
- Australia – Laura Dundovic
- Venezuela – Dayana Mendoza
- Spain – Claudia Moro
- Mexico – Elisa Najera
- Colombia – Taliana Vargas
- USA – Crystle Stewart
- Dominican Republic – Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
- Russia – Vera Krasova
- Italy – Claudia Ferraris
Pada babak ini, Miss USA terpeleset saat memperagakan busana malamnya. Seingat saya tahun lalu Miss USA terpeleset juga, he4x… tanya kenapa?
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Kontestan-kontestan yang masuk ke babak 5 besar (urutan acak):
- Colombia – Taliana Vargas
- Venezuela – Dayana Mendoza
- Dominican Republic – Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
- Mexico – Elisa Najera
- Russia – Vera Krasova
Dan akhirnya ini lah the new Miss Universe:
- Miss Universe 2008: Miss Venezuela – Dayana Mendoza
(source: Miss Universe Official Site) - 1st Runner-up: Miss Colombia – Taliana Vargas
- 2nd Runner-up: Miss Dominican Republic – Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
- 3rd Runner-up: Miss Russia – Vera Krasova
- 4th Runner-up: Miss Mexico – Elisa Najera
- Miss Congeniality Universe: Miss El Salvador – Rebeca Moreno.
- Miss Best National Custome: Miss Thailand – Gavintra Phothak.
Untuk melihat profil masing-masing kontestan beserta foto-fotonya, dapat dilihat di situs Miss Universe @ http://www.missuniverse.com