Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008
July 14, 2008 by cd
Venezuela has just won its 5th Miss Universe crown courtesy of Dayana Mendoza. Complete results after the jump.
After the Top 5 finalists of Miss Universe 2008 were selected and competed in the question and answer portion, the final results were announced.
FINAL RESULTS:
Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza, VENEZUELA
1st Runner-up:
Taliana Vargas, COLOMBIA
2nd Runner-up:
Marianne Cruz, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3rd Runner-up:
Vera Krasova, RUSSIA
4th Runner-up:
Elisa Najera, MEXICO
TOP 10:
6. Kosovo – Zana Krasniqi
7. Spain – Claudia Moro
8. USA – Crystle Stewart
9. Italy – Claudia Ferraris
10. Australia – Laura Dundovic
TOP 15:
11. Czech Republic – EliÅ¡ka BuÄková
12. Hungary – Jazmin Dammak
13. South Africa – Tansey Coetzee
14. Japan – Hiroko Mima
15. Vietnam – Lam Thuy Nguyen
Special Awards:
Miss Congeniality: El Salvador
Best Nat’l Costume: Thailand
Check out how the Top 15 predictions of various websites fared (1 point per correct prediction):
Global Beauties: 6 points
Colombia, Panama, USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Ireland, Australia, Norway, India, Thailand, Serbia, Israel, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and Kosovo;
Bookmaker.com: 9 points
Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, USA, Colombia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, Dominican Republic, South Africa, Kosovo, Norway and Australia;
Canbet.com: 8 points
Venezuela, USA, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, India, Czech Republic, India, Albania, Ireland, Australia, Vietnam, Spain and Norway;
Chilean Charm: 7 points
Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Australia, Belgium, USA, India, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ukraine, Thailand, Brazil, Kosovo, South Africa, Korea;
Misossology.org: 8 points
Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, India, Panama, Spain, South Africa, USA, Brazil, Norway, Australia, Kosovo, Thailand, Belgium and Puerto Rico;
CriticalBeauty.com: 6 points
Antigua & Barbuda, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Venezuela;
Pageant Almanac: 9 points
Norway, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, USA, Puerto Rico, Czech Republic, Mexico, Panama, Israel, Colombia, South Africa, Uruguay, Slovak Republic, Australia, Japan;
Beauty School: 4 points
USA, India, Switzerland, Antigua & Barbuda, France, Jamaica, Norway, Ukraine, Tanzania, Hungary, Panama, Mexico, Thailand, Spain;
Starmometer: 7 points
Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil, Kosovo, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, Belgium, Norway, USA, India, Panama, Australia, Puerto Rico, South Africa;
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