Saturday, June 21, 2008

LATEST NEWS: SCHEDULE FOR THE 57TH ANNUAL MISS UNIVERSE BEAUTY PAGEANT 2008 IN VIETNAM FROM JUNE 15 TO JULY 14, 2008


The live telecast of the 2008 Miss Universe competition takes place at 8:00 am on July 14, 2008 at the CrownConvention Center, Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam.

According to sources it was said that on June 19, 2008, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) will publish the 2008 Miss Universe Program Book, which provides contest-related information in English. The program book will provide information on all the contestants who represent countries from all over the world, as well as feature Vietnam’s most celebrated destinations.

The Miss Universe 2008 Beauty Pageant contest has started its schedule on June 15, 2008 prior to the Final show on July 14, 2008 bringing all together more than 80 contestants are expected to represent their country to participate from every corner of the world, including 15 from Asian countries.

This year is the 57th Annual Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held live at the Crown Convention Center, Diamond Bay Resort & Spa in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. At the closing of the beauty pageant contest, 56th Miss Universe 2007, Royo Mori from Japan will crown her successor.

The final presentation show is on July 8, 2008, the dress rehearsal on July 13 and the live telecast on July 14. 2008. Most activities are being held successively in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Final presentation show - July 8, 2008 at 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

Dress rehearsal - July 13, 2008 at 7.00pm to 11pm

Live Crown telecast - July 14, 2008 at around 9.00am to 11.00am.

Latest pictures of the delegates for Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam:



Miss Indonesia, Putri Raemawasti, from United States is Miss USA Crystle Stewart, and Rebeca Moreno, Miss El Salvador. A picture of them together on arrival at the Ho Chi Minh City host hotel in Vietnam on June 17, 2008.




Country: Miss USA
Name: Crystle Steward


Country: Miss El Salvador
Name: Rebeca Moreno


Country: Miss Thailand
Name: Kawintra Phothichak


Country: Miss Curaçao J
Name: Jenyfeer Mercelina


Country: Puerto Rico
Name: Ingrid Rivera


Country: Miss Cayman Islands
Name: Rebecca Parchment


Country: Miss Cyprus
Name: Demitra Sergiou


Country: Miss Indonesia
Name: Putri Raemawasti


Country: Miss Ireland
Name: Lynn Kelly


Country: Miss Colombia
Name: Taliana Vargas


Country: Miss Costa Rica
Name: María Teresa Rodríguez


Country: Miss Czech Republic
Eliška Bučková


Country: Miss Estonia
Name: Kadri Nõgu


Country: Miss Egypt
Name: Yara Naoum


Country: Miss Vietnam
Name: Nguyen Thuy Lam


Picture of Miss Australia 2008 Laura Dundovic, left, Miss Germany 2008 Madina Taher, Miss Philippines 2008 Jennifer Barrientos, right, pose poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.


Eliska Buckova, Miss Czech Republic 2008, left, and Alizee Poulicek, Miss Belgium 2008, pose poolside at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Other Activities Will Also Be Held Throughout Vietnam in Saigon, Hanoi and Nha Trang
57TH ANNUAL MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT 2008.

Venue: Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang Town, Khanh Hoa Province

Contestants: Over 80 international representatives

Schedule: June 15–July 14, 2008:

Events to be held at Ho Chi Minh:

June 16, 2008 - Visit HCMC People's Committee & Gala Dinner

June 17, 2008 - Shopping Tour, Parade & Gala Dinner

June 18, 2008 - Cooking Talent Show, Sight-seeing tour & Welcome dinner

June 19, 2008 - Gift Auction

June 20, 2008 - Charity Tour & Ao Dai show

June 21, 2008 - Sport Talent Show & Fashion Show

June 22, 2008 - Miss Universe 2008 National Costume Competition

June 23, 2008 - Main Sponsor visit & dinner

June 24, 2008 - Music Show

Events to be held at Ha Noi:

June 25 - Parade & Welcome dinner

June 26 - Visit to Vietnam President and Prime Minister & Gift Auction

June 27 - Charity Tour & Embassy dinner

June 28 - Fashion Show

June 29 - Main Sponsor visit & dinner

Events to be held at Nha Trang:

June 30, 2008 - Visit to Khanh Hoa People's Committee & Welcome dinner

July 01, 2008 - Parade & Gala dinner

July 02, 2008- Activities on beach & beach party

July 03, 2008 - Main sponsor visit & dinner

July 04, 2008 - Gala dinner

July 05, 2008 - Gala dinner

July 06 - Gala dinner

July 07 - Gala dinner

July 08 - Judge welcome

July 09 - Miss Universe 2008 Preliminary Presentation Show

July 10 - Gala dinner

July 11, 2008 - Gala dinner

July 12, 2008 - Gala dinner

July 13, 2008 - Pageant dress rehearsal & Gala dinner

July 14, 2008 - Miss Universe 2008 Live telecast (Coronation Night) & Coronation Ball

Mini Profile/Biodata of the contestants for Miss Universe 2008:
Country, Name, Age, Weight and Height and Hometown:

Country: Albania
Name: Matilda Mecini
Age: 19
Date of Birth: July 10, 1988
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Shkodra

Country: Angola
Name: Lesliana Pereira
Age: 20
Height: 172 5'8"
Hometown: Mbanza-Kongo

Country: Aruba
Name: Tracey Nicolaas
Age: 20
Weight and Height: 170 5'7"
Hometown: Holland Town

Country: Australia
Name: Laura Dundovic
Age: 21
Weight and Height: 180 5'11"
Hometown: Sydney


Country: Bahamas
Name: Sacha Scott
Age: 19
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Nassau

Country: Belgium
Name: Alizée Poulicek
Age: 21
Height: 174 5'8"
Hometown: Huy

Country: Bolivia
Name: Katherine David Céspedes
Age: 19
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: San Ignacio de Velasco

Country: Brazil
Name: Natália Anderle
Age: 21
Height: 180 5'9"
Hometown: Encantado

Country: Canada
Name: Samantha Tajik
Age: 25
Height: 178 5'10"
Hometown: Toronto

Country: Cayman Islands
Name: Rebecca Parchment
Age: 25
Height: 177 5'10"
Hometown: West Bay

Country: China
Name: Ziya Wei
Age: 25
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Chongqing

Country: Colombia
Name: Taliana Vargas
Age: 20
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Santa Marta

Country: Costa Rica
Name: María Teresa Rodríguez
Age: 21
Height: 168 5'6"
Hometown: Alajuela

Country: Croatia
Name: Snježana Lončarević
Age: 24
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Zagreb

Country: Curaçao J
Name: Jenyfeer Mercelina
Age: 19
Height: 168 5'6"
Hometown: Willemstad

Country: Cyprus
Name: Demitra Sergiou
Age: 23
Height: 183 6'0"
Hometown: Limassol

Country: Czech Republic
Eliška Bučková
18 179 5'11"
Strážnice

Country: Dominican Republic
Name: Marianne Cruz
AgeL: 23
Height: 181 5'11"
Hometown: Salcedo

Country: Ecuador Doménica
Name: Saporitti
19
173 5'8"
Guayaquil

Country: Egypt
Name: Yara Naoum
Age: 20
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Cairo

Country: El Salvador
Name: Rebeca Moreno
Age: 22
Height: 160 5'3"
Hometown: San Salvador

Country: Estonia
Name: Kadri Nõgu
Age: 21
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Saaremaa

Country: Finland
Name: Satu Tuomisto
Age: 21
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Akaa

Country: France
Name: Laura Tanguy
Age: 20
Height: 179 5'11"
Hometown: Angers

Country: Germany
Name: Madina Taher
Age: 21
Height: 172 5'8"
Hometown: Elmshorn

Country: Ghana
Name: Yvette Nsiah
Age: 20
Height: 170 5'7"
Hometown: Accra

Country: Greece
Name: Dionysia Koukiou
Age: 22
Height: 178 5'10"
Hometown: Athens

Country: Guam
Name: Siera Robertson
Age: 18
Height: 173 5'8"
Hometown: Yona

Country: Guatemala
Name: Jennifer Chiong
Age: 24
Height: 168 5'6"
Hometown: Quetzaltenango

Country: Honduras
Name: Diana Barraza
Age: 21
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Tegucigalpa

Country: Hungary
Name: Jazmin Dammak
Age: 24
Height: 174 5'8"
Hometown: Budapest

Country: India
Name: Simran Kaur Mundi
Age: 22
Height: 177 5'10"
Hometown: Mumbai

Country: Indonesia
Name: Putri Raemawasti
Age: 21
Height: 171 5'7"
Hometown: Blitar

Country: Ireland
Name: Lynn Kelly
Age: 20
Height: 173cm 5'8"
Hometown: Dublin

Country: Israel
Name: Shunit Faragi
Age: 21
Height: 173 5'8"
Hometown: Kiryat Tiv'on

Country: Italy
Name: Claudia Ferraris
Age19
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Bergamo

Country: Jamaica
Name: April Jackson
Age: 18
Height: 183 6'0"
Hometown: Ocho Ríos

Country: Japan
Name: Hiroko Mima
Age: 21
Weight and Height: 173 5'8"
Hometown: Tokushima

Country: Kazakhstan
Name: Alfina Nasyrova
Age: 20
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Almaty

Country: Korea
Name: Lee Ji Sun
Age: 25
Weight and Height: 170 5'7"
Hometown: Seoul

Country: Kosovo
Name: Zana Krasniqi
Age: 18
Height: 171 5'7"
Hometown: Pristina

Country: Malaysia
Name: Levy Li Su Lin
Age: 20
Height: 170 5'7
Hometown: Terengganu

Country: Mauritius
Name: Marie-Anne Olivia Care
Age: 19
Height: 169 5'6"
Hometown: Vacoas

Country: Mexico
Name: Elisa Nájera
Age: 21
Height; 184 6'1"
Hometown: Celaya

Country: Montenegro
Name: Daša Živković
Age: 19
Height: 179 5'11"
Hometown: Nikšić

Country: Netherlands
Name: Charlotte Labee
Age: 22
Height: 180 5'11"
Hometown: Den Haag

Country: New Zealand
Name: Samantha Powell
Age: 20
Height: 178 5'10"
Hometown: Paraparaumu

Country: Nicaragua
Name: Thelma Rodríguez
Age: 19
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Chinandega

Country: Nigeria
Name: Stephanie Oforka
Age: 19
Height: 180 5'11"
Hometown: Port Harcourt

Country: Norway
Name: Mariann Birkedal
Age: 21
Height: 73 5'8"
Hometown: Stavanger

Country: Panama
Name: Carolina Dementiev
Age: 19
Height: 173 5'8"
Hometown: Panama City

Country: Paraguay
Name: Giannina Rufinelli
Age: 21
Height: 172 5'8"
Hometown: Luque

Country: Peru
Name: Karol Castillo
Age: 18
Height: 182 6'0"
Hometown: Trujillo

Country: Philippines
Name: Jennifer Barrientos
Place of Birth: San Mateo Rizal
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Age: 22
Country: 173 5'8"
Hometown: San Mateo

Country: Poland
Name: Barbara Tatara
Age: 24
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Lodz

Country: Puerto Rico
Name: Ingrid Rivera
Age: 24
Height: 174 5'8"
Hometown: Dorado

Country: Russia
Name: Vera Krasova
Age: 20
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Moscow

Country: Serbia
Name: Zorana Tasovac
Age: 19
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Kikinda


Country: Singapore
Name: Shenise Wong
Age: 26
Height: 173 5'8"
Hometown: Singapore

Country: Slovakia
Name: Sandra Manáková
Age: 19
Height: 180 5'11"
Hometown: Bratislava

Country: Slovenia
Name: Anamarija Avbelj
Age: 20
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Lukovica

Country: South Africa
Name: Tansey Coetzee
Age: 23
Height: 174 5'8"
Hometown: Johannesburg

Country: Spain
Name: Claudia Moro
Age: 22
Height: 180 5'11"
Hometown: Madrid

Country: Sri Lanka
Name: Faith Landers
Age: 22
Height: 168 5'6"
Hometown: Colombo

Country: Switzerland
Name: Amanda Ammann
Age: 21
Height: 168 5'6"
Hometown: Abtwil

Country: Tanzania
Name: Amanda Sululu
Age: 21
Height: 174 5'8"
Hometown: Arusha

Country: Thailand
Name: Kawintra Phothichak
Age: 22
Weight and Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Chonburi

Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Name: Anya Ayoung-Chee
Age: 26
Height: 173 5'8"
Hometown: Maraval

Country: Turkey
Name: Sinem Sülün
Age: 19
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Istanbul

Country: Turks & Caicos
Name: Angelica Lightbourne
Age: 20
Height: 170 5'7"
Hometown: Providenciales

Country: Ukraine
Name: Eleonora Masalab
Age: 19
Height: 178 5'10"
Hometown: Kharkiv

Country: United Kingdom
Name: Lisa Lazarus
Age: 20
Height: 177 5'10"
Hometown: Swansea

Country: Uruguay
Name: Paula Andrea Díaz
Age: 19
Height: 176 5'9"
Hometown: Ciudad de la Costa

Country: USA Crystle Stewart
Age: 26
Height: 175 5'9"
Hometown: Missouri City

Country: Venezuela
Name: Dayana Mendoza
Age: 22
176 5'9"
Hometown: Caracas

Country: Vietnam
Name: Nguyen Thuy Lam
Age: 21
Weight and Height: 50.6kg and 170cm 5'7"
Body measurement: 85-62-89

Thank you and credits to all sources for the information and pictures of Miss Universe 2008.

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