Miss Universe 2008
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Miss Universe 2008
Date: July 14, 2008
Presenters: Jerry Springer, Melanie Brown
Entertainment: Lady GaGa
Venue: Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Broadcaster: NBC, Telemundo, VTV
Entrants: 80
Debuts: Kosovo
Winner: Dayana Mendoza
Represented: Venezuela
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.[1] Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 by outgoing titleholder Riyo Mori of Japan.[2]
Eighty contestants competed in the event[3] which was broadcasted and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The pageant was watched by a live audience of 7,500 and nearly a billion television viewers worldwide.[4]
This is the first major USA-based television production to take place in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. This is also the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. And this pageant was held in a contemporary Communist state for the first time.
The final presentation show was on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13 and the live telecast on July 14. Most activities were held successively in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Sai Gon), Ha Noi, Da Nang, Hoi An, Ha Long and finally Nha Trang.
Jerry Springer, tabloid talk show host and host of NBC's America's Got Talent, and Melanie Brown, a.k.a. "Scary Spice", member of the UK pop group Spice Girls and host of TLC's The Singing Office, presented this year's competition. Lady GaGa, 22 year-old performer and songwriter, performed her single Just Dance.
Areas of Competition
Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang.Prior to the final telecast, all contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the preliminary competition. They also participated in interviews with the judges.
During the final competition, the top fifteen contestants (based on their preliminary scores) competed in the swimsuit competition, and the top ten (based upon individual swimsuit scores) competed in evening gown. The final five contestants (based upon individual score from evening gown) participated in a final round of on-stage interviews, before the runners-up were announced and the new Miss Universe named.
This was the second year since 2002 that the judges' average scores were shown on television.
Results.Miss Universe 2008: Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela)
The runners-up were:
1st runner-up: Taliana Vargas (Colombia)
2nd runner-up: Marianne Cruz Gonzalez (Dominican Republic)
3rd runner-up: Vera Krasova (Russia)
4th runner-up: Elisa Najera (Mexico)
The following contestants placed in the top ten and competed in both swimsuit and evening gown (in order of placement): Zana Krasniqi (Kosovo), Claudia Moro (Spain), Crystle Stewart (USA), Claudia Ferraris (Italy), Laura Dundovic (Australia)
The following contestants placed in the top fifteen and competed in the swimsuit competition (in order of placement): Eliška Bučková (Czech Republic), Jázmin Dammak (Hungary), Tanzey Coetzee (South Africa), Hiroko Mima (Japan), Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Vietnam)
Special awards
Miss Congeniality: Rebeca Moreno (El Salvador)
Best National Costume: Gavintra Photijak (Thailand)
For the first time since the award's inception, no Miss Photogenic Award was given.
Final Competition Scores
Swimsuit Evening Gown
Venezuela 9.327 9.697
Colombia 9.433 9.829
Dominican Republic 8.983 9.036
Russia 8.414 8.471
Mexico 9.071 9.429
Kosovo 8.120 8.264
Spain 9.150 8.200
USA 9.207 8.050
Italy 7.671 7.729
Australia 7.814 7.557
Czech Republic 7.386
Hungary 7.229
South Africa 7.133
Japan 7.100
Vietnam 7.050
Historical Significance
This is the first time Venezuela won Miss Universe since Alicia Machado won Miss Universe 1996. This is the fifth time Venezuela has won the title.
Venezuela (1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008) now ties with Puerto Rico (1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006) for the second-most titleholders in Miss Universe history. Miss USA still holds the record with seven (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997).
Since the pageant's inception in 1952, more than half of the contestants (29 total) who have won came from the Americas.
Dominican Republic equaled the finish of Renata Sone in 2005, the highest finish of a contestant from the Dominican Republic since Amelia Vega won in 2003.
Russia had the strongest finish (third runner-up) since Oxana Fedorova won in 2002, before she was later dethroned.
Australia had the strongest finish (tenth) since Jennifer Hawkins won in 2004.
This is the third year in a row that Japan made the Top 15 contestants.
Contestants from Kosovo and Vietnam made the first cut of contestants for the first time in pageant history.
Vietnam's selection past the first cut became the 45th time in pageant history the host country has its contestant make the first cut.
Mexico placed for the fifth consecutive year.
Czech Republic, Venezuela & Japan were also called out for the finals last year.
Hungary, Colombia and Russia last placed in 2006 while South Africa and Dominican Republic last made the cut in 2005.
Countries that got called out to the semi-finals after a long period without placement were: Italy (11 years), Spain (7 years) and Australia (4 years).
It was the first time since 2001 where the number of European delegates surpassed that from the Americas in the semifinals, with 6 contestants from the old continent and 5 from the Americas.
Thailand won the Best National Costume award for the fourth time.
El Salvador won the Miss Congeniality award for the second time.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miss Universe 2008
Date: July 14, 2008
Presenters: Jerry Springer, Melanie Brown
Entertainment: Lady GaGa
Venue: Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Broadcaster: NBC, Telemundo, VTV
Entrants: 80
Debuts: Kosovo
Winner: Dayana Mendoza
Represented: Venezuela
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.[1] Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 by outgoing titleholder Riyo Mori of Japan.[2]
Eighty contestants competed in the event[3] which was broadcasted and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The pageant was watched by a live audience of 7,500 and nearly a billion television viewers worldwide.[4]
This is the first major USA-based television production to take place in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. This is also the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. And this pageant was held in a contemporary Communist state for the first time.
The final presentation show was on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13 and the live telecast on July 14. Most activities were held successively in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Sai Gon), Ha Noi, Da Nang, Hoi An, Ha Long and finally Nha Trang.
Jerry Springer, tabloid talk show host and host of NBC's America's Got Talent, and Melanie Brown, a.k.a. "Scary Spice", member of the UK pop group Spice Girls and host of TLC's The Singing Office, presented this year's competition. Lady GaGa, 22 year-old performer and songwriter, performed her single Just Dance.
Areas of Competition
Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang.Prior to the final telecast, all contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the preliminary competition. They also participated in interviews with the judges.
During the final competition, the top fifteen contestants (based on their preliminary scores) competed in the swimsuit competition, and the top ten (based upon individual swimsuit scores) competed in evening gown. The final five contestants (based upon individual score from evening gown) participated in a final round of on-stage interviews, before the runners-up were announced and the new Miss Universe named.
This was the second year since 2002 that the judges' average scores were shown on television.
Results.Miss Universe 2008: Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela)
The runners-up were:
1st runner-up: Taliana Vargas (Colombia)
2nd runner-up: Marianne Cruz Gonzalez (Dominican Republic)
3rd runner-up: Vera Krasova (Russia)
4th runner-up: Elisa Najera (Mexico)
The following contestants placed in the top ten and competed in both swimsuit and evening gown (in order of placement): Zana Krasniqi (Kosovo), Claudia Moro (Spain), Crystle Stewart (USA), Claudia Ferraris (Italy), Laura Dundovic (Australia)
The following contestants placed in the top fifteen and competed in the swimsuit competition (in order of placement): Eliška Bučková (Czech Republic), Jázmin Dammak (Hungary), Tanzey Coetzee (South Africa), Hiroko Mima (Japan), Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Vietnam)
Special awards
Miss Congeniality: Rebeca Moreno (El Salvador)
Best National Costume: Gavintra Photijak (Thailand)
For the first time since the award's inception, no Miss Photogenic Award was given.
Final Competition Scores
Swimsuit Evening Gown
Venezuela 9.327 9.697
Colombia 9.433 9.829
Dominican Republic 8.983 9.036
Russia 8.414 8.471
Mexico 9.071 9.429
Kosovo 8.120 8.264
Spain 9.150 8.200
USA 9.207 8.050
Italy 7.671 7.729
Australia 7.814 7.557
Czech Republic 7.386
Hungary 7.229
South Africa 7.133
Japan 7.100
Vietnam 7.050
Historical Significance
This is the first time Venezuela won Miss Universe since Alicia Machado won Miss Universe 1996. This is the fifth time Venezuela has won the title.
Venezuela (1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008) now ties with Puerto Rico (1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006) for the second-most titleholders in Miss Universe history. Miss USA still holds the record with seven (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997).
Since the pageant's inception in 1952, more than half of the contestants (29 total) who have won came from the Americas.
Dominican Republic equaled the finish of Renata Sone in 2005, the highest finish of a contestant from the Dominican Republic since Amelia Vega won in 2003.
Russia had the strongest finish (third runner-up) since Oxana Fedorova won in 2002, before she was later dethroned.
Australia had the strongest finish (tenth) since Jennifer Hawkins won in 2004.
This is the third year in a row that Japan made the Top 15 contestants.
Contestants from Kosovo and Vietnam made the first cut of contestants for the first time in pageant history.
Vietnam's selection past the first cut became the 45th time in pageant history the host country has its contestant make the first cut.
Mexico placed for the fifth consecutive year.
Czech Republic, Venezuela & Japan were also called out for the finals last year.
Hungary, Colombia and Russia last placed in 2006 while South Africa and Dominican Republic last made the cut in 2005.
Countries that got called out to the semi-finals after a long period without placement were: Italy (11 years), Spain (7 years) and Australia (4 years).
It was the first time since 2001 where the number of European delegates surpassed that from the Americas in the semifinals, with 6 contestants from the old continent and 5 from the Americas.
Thailand won the Best National Costume award for the fourth time.
El Salvador won the Miss Congeniality award for the second time.
Judges
Roberto Cavalli - Renowned fashion designer
Joseph Cinque - President of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences
Jennifer Hawkins - Miss Universe 2004
Ishaa Koppikar - Bollywood actress
Louis Licari - Celebrity Hairstylist
Nguyen Cong Khe - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien
Taryn Rose - Footwear designer
Donald Trump, Jr. - Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization; eldest son of Miss Universe co-owner Donald Trump
Nadine Velazquez - actress on NBC's My Name Is Earl
Background Music
Mika, "Love Today" — background music used for the Opening and Presentation of National Costumes
Lady GaGa, "Just Dance" — performed live during the Swimsuit Competition
Robin Thicke, "Magic" from the album Something Else — background music used during the Evening Gown Competition
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