Miss World 2008

The final big 4 pageants - Miss World 2008 is won by Miss Russia - the beautiful Kseniya Sukhinova who beat out 108 other contestants.. beside that she also won the Top Model Award and 2nd Runner Up in Beach Beauty Award.. she is a hot pick for all the pageant experts and pageant websites.. Kseniya is 21 years old student and she is 1.78m tall..

The 1st Runner up is Miss India and 2nd Runner Up is Miss Trinidad & Tobago.. As usual, the Continental Queens of Beauty of Miss World 2008 were announced during the Coronation Ball held right after the telecast.

EUROPE: Russia (Ksenia is now the 2nd russian woman to win Miss World, being the 1st Julia Kourochkina in 1992)
ASIA PACIFIC: India (First continental award for India since Priyanka Chopra won in 2000)
CARIBBEAN: Trinidad & Tobago, for the 2nd year in a row
AFRICA: Angola (for the 3rd year in a row)
AMERICAS: Venezuela (the last time Venezuela won this award was in 1999, with Martina Thorogood)

Miss Earth 2008

MISS EARTH 2008: PHILIPPINES, Karla Henry

Miss Earth Air: TANZANIA, Miriam Odemba

Miss Earth Water: MEXICO, Abigail Elizalde

Miss Earth Fire: BRAZIL, Tatiane Alves

Top 8 Finalists
COLOMBIA

SPAIN

SWITZERLAND

VENEZUELA

Top 16 Semi Finalists
CZECH REPUBLIC, KOREA, NIGERIA, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, THAILAND, USA

Special Awards
Miss Photogenic - Miss Philippines

Best in National Costume - Miss Panama

Best in Swimsuit - Miss Mexico

Miss Talent - Miss Australia

Best in Long Gown - Miss Venezuela

Miss Friendship - Ecuador

Miss International 2008

WINNER: SPAIN, Alejandra Andreu

1st Runner Up: COLOMBIA, Maria Cristina Diaz Granados

2nd Runner Up: POLAND, Anna Tarnowska

3rd Runner Up: CHINA, Chang Wen Liu

4th Runner Up: CZECH REPUBLIC, Zuzana Putnarova

SEMI FINALISTS:
ECUADOR

JAPAN

LEBANON

PHILIPPINES

PUERTO RICO

TURKEY

VENEZUELA

SPECIAL AWARDS:
MISS PHOTOGENIC: Spain
BEST NATIONAL COSTUME: Aruba
MISS NATURAL BEAUTY: Belarus
MISS FRIENDSHIP: El Salvador

Lady GaGa - Just Dance (Miss Universe 2008 swimsuit)

The first time I heard this song 'Just Dance' was in the Miss Universe 2008 swimsuit competition.. honestly the performance of Lady GaGa on the stage not really impressed me much.. maybe I am too busy looking at the top15 in swimsuits.. haha!! sorry Lady GaGa..

Lately I heard the song 'Just Dance' again in radio.. the rhythm and beat of the song really impressed me so much.. I really like the electrical feel of the song when the music get started.. the feeling of the song is very 'clubbing' and really make me feel like just wanna dance with the music.. I have recommended this song to friends and they seem like it so much even one of my friend said the song gave him the feeling like walking in the runway.. haha!! really full of imagination ha!!

I have found a few video of this song in youtube.. but I decided to pose this video where Lady GaGa performed on the stage with top 15 Miss Universe in swimsuits.. hope you guys will enjoy the song and the bikinis.. haha!!

Wow!! Jen is so Lovable..

The lovely Jennifer Howkins (Miss Universe 2004 from Australia) wowed the crowd recently in the "Hot in the City" fashion show during the Sydney Fashion Festival Parade.. Just look at her.. she is so sexy and charming on the stage..

Miss HK 2008 VS Mr HK 2008

Edelweiss Cheung, 22 has won Miss Hong Kong 2008 recently.. This 5'10" tall lady is the tallest Miss Hong Kong in history.. Since winning the title, further reports that have broken that Edelweiss is good friends with the elder sister of Mr Ronnie Wong JP, who was a member of the contest's judging panel, fuelling the rumours that the results were fixed..

I have watched of the vedio of Miss Hong Kong 2008, and honestly Edelweiss performance is not outstanding on that night and there are few other contestants (No.4 and No.7) who performed much better then her and I am sure either one of them are a much better choice then Edelweiss..

Michael Tsu has been selected as Mr. Hong Kong 2008 recently.. The 23-year-old winner had not caught the eye of the media as a potential winner, but he seemed to adopt an additional sparkle in his glance on the night and led in the mature group from the beginning, eventually taking top spot with a total score of 574 points.. To me, Michael is the most charming Mr. Hong Kong winner so far with his sunny boy look and he looks damn cute with the smile and sexy eyes..

Miss World Malaysia 2008

Soo Wincci won the title of Miss World Malaysia 2008. First runner-up was Cindy Chen; second runner-up was Shereen Kaur.

It was a night to savour for Soo Wincci, who was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2008.
She stood tall even in a grand ballroom filled with celebrities and famous personalities at the impressive Palace of the Golden Horses, for the event aptly themed “A Night to Die For.”

The 23-year-old Selangor lass who is 170cm tall and 53kg in weight outshone 19 other finalists with her beauty, captivating grace, and modesty.

“It is unbelievable. I gave my best and expected the worst so I would not be disappointed. When my name was announced, I was stunned,” said the contestant, a law graduate from the University of Reading in England who is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administration.

First runner-up was student Cindy Chen, 24, while model Shereen Kaur, 20, took third spot.
Soo won RM10,000, a one-year Celebrity Fitness membership, and a RM800 Schwarzenbach gift voucher.

She was also appointed the advocate for START Foundation, a charity organisation in aid of underprivileged children.

Soo was also crowned Miss Talented, the newly-added subsidiary title at this year’s pageant, for being able to sing in five languages.

Miss Universe 2008 - Venezuela

Yeah! Yeah! I make it..!! I have predicted Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza to be the Miss Universe 2008 and in real she make it.. she has crowned Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam yesterday.. Dayana Mendoza has became a Miss Universe favorite during the competition and a lot of pageant websites has selected her as a front runner with USA, Mexico and Colombia, so its not really a surprise that she won.. Congratulation!!

The highlight of the competition is Miss USA falls down 'again' in her evening gown competition and I used 'again' because the same incident happened on last year Miss Universe evening gown competition where Miss USA falls down.. wondering what is wrong? is it the design of the gown or their walking skill? or they have been cursed.. haha!!

The 1st runner up is Colombia (another huge favorite), 2nd runner up is Dominican Republic, 3rd runner up is Russia (a bit surprise) and 4th runner up is Mexico (another huge favorite to crown Miss Universe).. 4 of the Top 5 are Latinos, that's mean the beauty of Latino really rock the universe..

Talking about my Top 5 prediction I got Venezuela and Mexico, not bad ha.. 2 out of 5.. a bit surprise that India and Puerto Rico didn't make it as Top 15..

Miss Universe 2008 : My TOP 5

The new Miss Universe 2008 will be chosen on 14th July, 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam.. after viewing the contestants in the various pageant websites.. I have selected my very own TOP 5 and my Miss Universe 2008 is... Jeng! Jeng!.. Miss Venezuela - Dayana Mendoza.. Let's see how many of them in my Top 5 can really make it into the Top 5 at the final night.. 3 more days to go... Good luck!!

MISS UNIVERSE 2008 - MISS VENEZUELA

FIRST RUNNER UP - MISS BELGIUM

SECOND RUNNER UP - MISS MEXICO

THIRD RUNNER UP - MISS SPAIN

FOURTH RUNNER UP - MISS INDIA

Miss Universe 2008 : My Top 10

Here is my TOP 10 :-

- Belgium *

- Colombia

- Czech Republic

- India *

- Kosovo

- Mexico *

- Panama

- Spain *

- USA

- Venezuela *

(L) Belgium (R) Colombia

(L) India (R) Czech Republic

(L) Mexico (R) Kosovo

(L) Panama (R) Spain

(L) Venezuela (R) USA

Miss Universe 2008 - My Top 15

Here is my TOP 15 :-
- Australia
- Belgium *
- Colombia *
- Czech Republic *
- Greece
- India *
- Israel
- Kosovo *
- Mexico *
- Panama *
- Puerto Rico
- Spain *
- Thailand
- USA *
- Venezuela *

(L) Colombia - Taliana Vargas, 20, 5'11" (C) Belgium- Alizee Poulicek, 20, 5'9" (R) Australia -Laura Dundovic, 21, 5'11"

(L) India - Simran Kaur Mundi,22, 5'9" (C) Greece - Dionisia Koukiou,22, 5'11" (R) Czech Republic - Eliska Buckova, 18, 5'9"

(L) Mexico - Elisa Najera, 21, 6' (C) Kosovo - Zana Krasniqi, 19, 5'7" (R) Israel - Shunit Faragi, 21, 5'8"

(L) Spain - Claudia Moro, 22, 5'11" (C) Puerto Rico - Ingrid Rivera, 24, 5'9" (R) Panama - Carolina Dementiev, 19, 5'9"

(L) Thailand - Gavintra Photijak, 21, 5'10" (C) USA - Crystle Stewart, 26, 5'9" (R) Venezuela - Dayana Mendoza, 22, 5'10"

For the video of contestant in swimsuit and gown in the preliminary event, visit the official website http://www.missuniverse.com/

Miss Universe 2008 - Top 10 in portrait

My selection of 'Top 10 in portrait' is based on the official portrait of the contestants.. basially the portrait is the closed-up or face photo of the contestants and to me it is similar to select the most photogenic contestant from the photo.. here is my 'Top 10 in portrait' by particular order..

#1. MISS BELGIUM
#2. MISS GHANA

#3. MISS AUSTRALIA

#4. MISS MEXICO

#5. MISS CZECH REPUBLIC

#6. MISS VENEZUELA

#7. MISS KOSOVO

#8. MISS GREECE

#9. MISS ALBANIA

#10. MISS ISRAEL

Miss Universe 2008 - Top 10 in gown

After the 'Top 10 in swimsuit'.. we move from the bikini to gown.. basically the selction of the 'Top 10 in gown' is not just based on the design and color of the gown, it is also judged by the result of the photo taken.. here is my own list of 'Top 10 in gown' by particular order..

#1. MISS GUAM
#2. MISS PUERTO RICO

#3. MISS USA

#4. MISS NORWAY

#5. MISS DOMONICAN REPUBLIC

#6. MISS SOUTH AFRICA

#7. MISS VENEZUELA

#8. MISS MEXICO

#9. MISS COLOMBIA

#10. MISS PHILIPPINE