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| photo = [[Berkas:Miss_Universe_2008,_Dayana_Mendoza2.jpg|160px]]
| date = [[14 Juli]] [[2008]]
| venue = Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, [[Vietnam]]
| presenters = Jerry Springer, [[Melanie Brown]]
| acts = [[Lady Gaga]]
| broadcaster = {{flagicon|United States of America}} [[NBC]], Telemundo {{br}}{{flagicon|Vietnam}} VTV{{br}}{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indosiar]]
| entrants = 80
| debuts = [[Kosovo]]
| withdraws = [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Bulgaria]] , [[Guyana]], [[Lebanon]], [[Saint Vincent dan Grenadines]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Kepulauan Virgin Amerika Serikat|Kep. Virgin AS]], [[Zambia]]
| returns = [[Belanda]], [[Britania Raya]], [[Kepulauan Cayman|Kep. Cayman]], [[Ghana]], [[Guam]], [[Republik Irlandia|Irlandia]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Trinidad dan Tobago]], [[Turki]], [[Vietnam]]
| winner = [[Dayana Mendoza]]
| represented = {{flagcountry|Venezuela}}
| congeniality = Rebeca Moreno
| congeniality represented = {{flagcountry|El Salvador}}
| best national costume = Gavintra Photijak
| best national costume represented = {{flagcountry|Thailand}}
| award1 = ''Queen of Vinpearl''
| award1 winner = Elisa Najera
| award1 represented = {{flagcountry|Meksiko}}
| award2 = ''Charming Áo Dài''
| award2 winner = [[Dayana Mendoza]]
| award2 represented = {{flagcountry|Venezuela}}
}}
'''Miss Universe 2008''' adalah kontes [[Miss Universe]] yang ke-57, diselenggarakan di Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, [[Vietnam]] pada tanggal [[14 Juli]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite news|date=2008-03-11|last=VCN|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/03/772864/|publisher=VietnamNet Bridge|title=Miss Universe 2008 gearing up in Vietnam|access-date=2008-05-14|archive-date=2009-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114080348/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/03/772864/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Acara ini dibawakan oleh Jerry Springer dan [[Melanie Brown]].<ref>{{cite website|publisher=Miss Universe Official Website|title=http://www.missuniverse.com|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/press/06.24.08.html|date=2008-06-24}}</ref> Sebanyak 80 peserta berkompetisi dalam acara ini untuk meneruskan tugas dari [[Riyo Mori]], [[Miss Universe 2007]] dari [[Jepang]] termasuk [[Putri Indonesia 2007]], [[Putri Raemawasti]], tetapi wakil dari Indonesia tersebut tidak berhasil menyabet satupun penghargaan.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Miss Universe Organization|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/press/11.27.07.html|date=2007-11-27|title=VIETNAM TO HOST THE 2008 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT LIVE ON NBC}}</ref> Acara ini ditayangkan oleh stasiun TV [[NBC]] dan Telemundo yang disiarkan di lebih dari 180 negara lain.
 
== Dewan juri ==
'''Miss Universe 2008'''<br />
* [[Jennifer Hawkins]] - [[Miss Universe 2004]]
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* Nadine Velazquez - International Covergirl
[[14 Juli]] [[2008]]
* Donald Trump, Jr. - Executive Vice President Trump Organization
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* Roberto Cavalli - Fashion Designer dan Pengusaha
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* Louis Licari - Bintang Acara Today Show
Lokasi: <br />
* Paula M. Shugart - President Miss Universe Organization
[[Vietnam]]
* John Nguyen - Vice Chairman Hoan Chau LTD Investment and Construction
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* Isha Koppikar - Aktris Bollywood
Pemenang: <br />
[[Berkas:Dayana Mendoza.jpg|thumb|[[Dayana Mendoza]] - [[Venezuela]].]]
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Miss Congeniality: <br />
Rebeca Moreno - [[El Salvador]]
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Best National Costume: <br />
Gavintra Photijak - [[Thailand]]
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Queen of Vinpearl: <br />
Elisa Najera - [[Mexico]]
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Debut: <br />
[[Kosovo]]
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Tidak Tampil: <br />
[[Austria]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Bulgaria]] , [[Chili]], [[Guyana]], [[Islandia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lebanon]], [[Namibia]], [[Kepulauan Mariana Utara]], [[Saint Vincent dan Grenadines]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Swedia]], [[Kepulauan Virgin Amerika Serikat]], [[Zambia]]
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Tampil Kembali: <br />
[[Guam]], [[Vietnam]], [[Kepulauan Cayman]], [[Ghana]], [[Irlandia]],[[Trinidad dan Tobago]], [[Turki]] dan [[Britania Raya]]
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'''Miss Universe 2008''' adalah kontes kecantikan yang diadakan untuk kelimapuluh tujuh kalinya yang berlokasi di Crown Convention Center, [[Nha Trang]], [[Vietnam]] pada tanggal [[14 Juli]] [[2008]]<ref>{{cite news|date=2008-03-11|last=VCN|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/03/772864/ |publisher=VietnamNet Bridge|title=Miss Universe 2008 gearing up in Vietnam}}</ref> dengan pembawa acara ialah [[Jerry Springer]] dan [[Melanie Brown]]<ref>{{cite website|publisher=Miss Universe Official Website|title=http://www.missuniverse.com|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/press/06.24.08.html|date=2008-06-24}}</ref>. Sebanyak 80 kontestan berkompetisi dalam acara ini untuk meneruskan tugas dari [[Riyo Mori]], [[Miss Universe 2007]] dari [[Jepang]] termasuk [[Indonesia]], [[Putri Raemawasti]], namun wakil dari Indonesia tersebut tidak berhasil menyabet salah satu penghargaan itu.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Miss Universe Organization|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/press/11.27.07.html|date=2007-11-27|title=VIETNAM TO HOST THE 2008 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT LIVE ON NBC}}</ref> dan ditayangkan oleh stasiun TV [[NBC]] dan [[Telemundo]] yang disiarkan dilebih dari 180 negara lain.
 
== Hasil ==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9;
[[Berkas:Miss Universe 2008 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Negara Yang Berpartisipasi & Hasil Miss Universe 2008.]]
|- align="center"
*Miss Universe 2008: [[Berkas:Flag of Venezuela.svg|25px]] [[Venezuela]] - [[Dayana Mendoza]]
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
*Runner-up I: [[Berkas:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] [[Kolombia]] - Taliana Vargas
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Utama
*Runner-up II: [[Berkas:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg|25px]] [[Republik Dominika]] - Marianne Cruz
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
*Runner-up III: [[Berkas:Flag of Russia.svg|25px]] [[Rusia]] - Vera Krasova
! Gelar
*Runner-up IV: [[Berkas:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] [[Meksiko]] - [[Elisa Najera]]
! Kontestan
|-
| '''Miss Universe 2008''' || {{VEN}} - [[Dayana Mendoza]]
|-
| '''Runner-up 1''' || {{COL}} - Taliana Vargas
|-
| '''Runner-up 2''' || {{DOM}} - Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
|-
| '''Runner-up 3''' || {{RUS}} - Vera Krasova
|-
| '''Runner-up 4''' || {{MEX}} - Elisa Najera
|-
| '''10 Besar''' ||
* {{USA}} - [[Crystle Stewart]]
* {{AUS}} - Laura Dundovic
* {{ITA}} - Claudia Ferarris
* {{flag|Kosovo}} - Zana Krasniqi
* {{ESP}} - Claudia Moro
|-
| '''15 Besar''' ||
* {{RSA}} - Tensey Cotzee
* {{HUN}} - Jasmine Dammak
* {{JPN}} - Hiroko Mima
* {{CZE}} - Eliska Buchkova
* {{VIE}} - Nguyen Thuy Lam
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Penghargaan khusus
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Gelar
! Kontestan
|-
| '''Best National Costume''' || {{flag|Thailand}} - Gavintra Photijak
|-
| '''Miss Congeniality''' || {{flag|El Salvador}} - Rebecca Moreno
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Penghargaan minor
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Gelar
! Kontestan
|-
| '''Best Bikini/Queen of Vinpearl''' || {{flag|Meksiko}} - Elisa Najera
|-
| '''Charming Ao Dai''' || {{flag|Venezuela}} - Dayana Mendoza
|}
 
== Peserta ==
*Top 10:
**[[Berkas:Flag of Kosovo.svg|25px]] [[Kosovo]] - Zana Krasniqi
**[[Berkas:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] [[Spanyol]] - Claudia Moro
**[[Berkas:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] [[Amerika Serikat]] - [[Crystle Stewart]]
**[[Berkas:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] [[Italia]] - Claudia Ferraris
**[[Berkas:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] [[Australia]] - Laura Dundovic
 
Sebanyak 80 peserta terpilih untuk mengikuti Miss Universe 2008.
*Top 15:
**[[Berkas:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]] [[Ceko]] - Eliška Bučková
**[[Berkas:Flag of Hungary.svg|25px]] [[Hungaria]] - Jázmin Dammak
**[[Berkas:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]] [[Afrika Selatan]] - Tanzey Coetzee
**[[Berkas:Flag of Japan.svg|25px]] [[Jepang]] - Hiroko Mima
**[[Berkas:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] [[Vietnam]] - Nguyễn Thùy Lâm
 
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=== Skor ===
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Negara !! Kontestan !! Usia !! Tinggi !! Kota asal
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| '''{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Miss Universe Albania|Albania]]''' || [[Matilda Mecini]] || 19 || {{nowrap|{{height|m=1.79}}}} || [[Tirana]]
! Negara!! Pakaian Renang (Swimsuits) !! Gaun Malam (Evening Gown)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Miss Angola|Angola]]''' || [[Lesliana Pereira]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Angola Press|title=Zaire Angola|url=http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia.asp?ID=581937|date=15 December 2007}}{{Pranala mati|date=Februari 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 20 || {{height|m=1.75}} || [[M'banza-Kongo]]
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"|[[Venezuela]]||style="background-color:#FADADD;"|9.327 (2)||style="background-color:#FADADD;"|9.697 (2)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|Antigua & Barbuda}} [[Miss Antigua & Barbuda|Antigua & Barbuda]]''' || [[Athina James]] || 18 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |[[St. John's]]
| style="background-color:#eadafd;" |[[Kolombia]]||style="background-color:#eadafd;" |9.433 (1)||style="background-color:#eadafd;" |9.829 (1)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miss Argentina|Argentina]]'''|| Maria Silvana Belli || 19 || {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Villa Krause]]
| style="background-color:#ccff99;"|[[Republik Dominika]]||style="background-color:#ccff99;"|8.983 (6)||style="background-color:#ccff99;"|9.036 (4)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|ARU}} [[Miss Aruba|Aruba]]''' || [[Tracey Nicolaas]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Government of Aruba|title=Tracey Nicolaas Is The New Miss Aruba 2007|url=http://www.aruba.com/news/happenings/tracey-nicolaas-is-the-new-miss-aruba-2007/|date=1 August 2007}}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]]
| style="background-color:#ffff99;"|[[Rusia]]||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |8.414 (7)||style="background-color:#ffff99;"|8.471 (5)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Miss Universe Australia|Australia]]''' || [[Laura Dundovic]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet Miss Universe Australia, Laura Dundovic|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23700925-5001021,00.html?from=public_rss|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=15 May 2008|first=Megan|last=McNaught}}|</ref> || 21 || {{height|m=1.81}} || [[Sydney]]
| style="background-color:#d9eefb;"|[[Meksiko]]||style="background-color:#d9eefb;" |9.071 (5)||style="background-color:#d9eefb;"|9.429 (3)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|BAH}} [[Miss Bahamas|Bahamas]]''' || Sacha Scott<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Universe Bahamas|url=http://www.missbahamas.org/m09.html|title=Official website of Miss Bahamas 2007/2008|date=17 March 2008}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]
| style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|[[Kosovo]]||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;" |8.120 (8)||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|8.264 (6)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Miss Belgium|Belgium]]''' || [[Alizée Poulicek]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vrtnieuws.net|title=Blondine Alizée Poulicek is Miss België|url=http://www.vrtnieuws.net/cm/vrtnieuws.net/cultuurmedia/media/071215MissBelgie|date=15 December 2007}}</ref> || 21 || {{height|m=1.76}} || [[Huy]]
| style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|[[Spanyol]]||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;" |9.150 (4)||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|8.200 (7)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Miss Bolivia|Bolivia]]''' || [[Kate David]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Eldeber|title=Katherine David. Miss Bolivia|url=http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2008/2008-01-06/vernotasociales.php?id=080105200709|date=22 February 2008|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2008-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218090104/http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2008/2008-01-06/vernotasociales.php?id=080105200709|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[San Ignacio de Velasco]]
| style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|[[Amerika Serikat]]||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;" |9.207 (3)||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|8.050 (8)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Miss Universo Brasil|Brazil]]''' || [[Natálya Anderle]]<ref name="vnn 16 april">{{cite web|publisher=VietNamNet Bridge|title=Brazil, Costa Rica and Jamaica announce Miss Universe representatives|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/04/778659/|date=16 April 2008|accessdate=27 May 2008|archive-date=2008-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523212812/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/04/778659/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 22 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul|Encantado]]
| style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|[[Italia]]||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;" |7.671 (10)||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|7.729 (9)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Miss Universe Canada|Canada]]''' || [[Samantha Tajik]]<ref>{{cite news|title=She's a real beauty, eh!/T.O.'s Samantha Tajik crowned Miss Universe Canada|url=http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/04/29/5416371-sun.html|publisher=Toronto Sun|date=29 April 2008|accessdate=29 April 2008|first=Tom|last=Godfry|archive-date=2008-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502162313/http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/04/29/5416371-sun.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 26 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]]
| style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|[[Australia]]||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;" |7.814 (9)||style="background-color:#ffdf9b;"|7.557 (10)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CAY}} [[Miss Cayman Islands|Cayman Islands]]''' || [[Rebecca Parchment]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Cayman Islands|title=Miss Cayman Islands 2007|url=http://www.misscaymanislands.ky/html/miss_cayman_2006.html|date=30 September 2007|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2007-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013175454/http://misscaymanislands.ky/html/miss_cayman_2006.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 26 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]]
| [[Republik Ceko]]|| 7.386 (11)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Miss Universe China|China]]'''|| [[Ziya Wei]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss China|title=Miss China 2007|url=http://news.163.com/07/0519/03/3EQUBC9C00011229.html|date=29 May 2007}}</ref> || 25 || {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Chongqing]]
| [[Hongaria]]|| 7.229 (12)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|COL}} [[Miss Colombia|Colombia]]'''|| [[Taliana Vargas]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=RCN|title=Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia|url=http://www.canalrcn.com/programas/concursoNacionalDeBelleza2007/|accessdate=12 November 2007}}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Santa Marta]]
| [[Afrika Selatan]]|| 7.133 (13)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Miss Costa Rica|Costa Rica]]''' || María Teresa Rodríguez<ref name="vnn 16 april"/> || 21 || {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Alajuela]]
| [[Jepang]]|| 7.100 (14)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Miss Universe Croatia|Croatia]]''' || Snježana Lončarević<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Index.hr|title=Atraktivna Zagrepčanka Snježana odnijela titulu Miss Universe Hrvatske|url=http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak.aspx?id=375729|date=24 February 2008|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2008-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407202346/http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak.aspx?id=375729|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 24 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Zagreb]]
| [[Vietnam]]|| 7.050 (15)
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CUR}} [[Miss Curaçao|Curaçao]]''' || Jenyfeer Mercelina<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Extra|title=Jennifer Mercelina Korona como Miss Universo Korsou|url=http://www.extra.an/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1195&Itemid=36|date=2 March 2008|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2008-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923172512/http://www.extra.an/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1195&Itemid=36|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Willemstad]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Miss Cyprus|Cyprus]]''' || Dimitra Sergiou<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Simerini|title=Simerini|url=http://www.simerini.com.cy|accessdate=13 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Star Cyprus|title=Star Cyprus News|url=http://www.starcyprus.com/newsen.html|date=21 August 2007|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2007-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927130935/http://www.starcyprus.com/newsen.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 23 || {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Limassol]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Miss|Czech Republic]]''' || [[Eliška Bučková]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Novinky|title=Českou Miss 2008 se stala Eliška Bučková|url=http://www.novinky.cz/clanek/132275-ceskou-miss-2008-se-stala-eliska-buckova.html|date=1 February 2008|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2008-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201054636/http://www.novinky.cz/clanek/132275-ceskou-miss-2008-se-stala-eliska-buckova.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 18 || {{height|m=1.79}} || [[Strážnice (Hodonín District)|Strážnice]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Miss Universe Denmark|Denmark]]''' || Marie-Sten Knudsen || 18 || {{height|m=1.82}} || [[Copenhagen]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Miss Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]''' || [[Marianne Cruz]] || 23 || {{height|m=1.82}} || [[Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal|Salcedo]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Miss Ecuador|Ecuador]]''' || [[Domenica Saporitti]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=El Universo|title=Doménica Saporitti al Miss Universo|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2008/03/14/0001/1065/D18A29E6C2FF4E0A861FE9D1B6E0F8C2.aspx|accessdate=14 March 2008|archive-date=2012-06-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629201751/http://www.eluniverso.com/2008/03/14/0001/1065/D18A29E6C2FF4E0A861FE9D1B6E0F8C2.aspx|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Guayaquil]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Miss Egypt|Egypt]]''' || Yara Naoum<ref>{{cite web|publisher=stranieriinitalia.it|title=Yara Naoum, l'astro nascente della bellezza egiziana|url=http://www.stranieriinitalia.it/miss_straniere-yara_naoum_l_astro_nascente_della_bellezza_egiziana_4182.html|date=29 May 2008|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2013-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702002702/http://www.stranieriinitalia.it/miss_straniere-yara_naoum_l_astro_nascente_della_bellezza_egiziana_4182.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=MyDiddle|title=Miss Egypt Universe 2008|url=http://mydiddle.com/2008/05/28/miss-egypt-universe-2008/|date=28 May 2008}}<br>{{cite web|publisher=P & G|title=Pantene Miss Egypt 2007 A Queen Crowned in a glamorous event|url=http://www.pg.com/en_EG/news/GlamorousEvent_news.jsp|date=23 April 2007}}</ref> || 20 || {{height|m=1.74}} || [[Cairo]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|ESA}} [[Nuestra Belleza El Salvador|El Salvador]]''' || [[Rebeca Moreno]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TCS Noticias|title=Rebeca Moreno se lleva el título de Nuestra Belleza 2008|url=http://esmitv.com/wfDetalleNoticia.aspx?noticia=15447|accessdate=2 May 2008|archive-date=2008-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506122753/http://www.esmitv.com/wfDetalleNoticia.aspx?noticia=15447|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 22 || {{height|m=1.60}} || [[San Salvador]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|EST}} [[Miss Estonia|Estonia]]''' || Julia Kovaljova || 22 || {{height|m=1.80}} || [[Tallinn]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Miss Finland|Finland]]''' || Satu Tuomisto<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat|title=Satu Tuomisto valittiin Miss Suomeksi!|url=http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/t/miss%20suomi/|accessdate=3 February 2008|archive-date=2008-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409222055/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/t/miss%20suomi/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Akaa]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Miss France|France]]''' || [[Laura Tanguy]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Pure People|title=Miss Pays de Loire représentera la France à l'élection de Miss Univers !|url=http://www.purepeople.com/2518-Miss-Pays-de-Loire-representera-la-France-a-l-election-de-Miss-Univers-.html|accessdate=1 July 2008|archive-date=2008-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511193926/http://www.purepeople.com/2518-Miss-Pays-de-Loire-representera-la-France-a-l-election-de-Miss-Univers-.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 20 || {{height|m=1.76}} || [[Angers]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Miss Georgia (country)|Georgia]]''' || Gvantsa Daraselia || 18 || {{height|m=1.74}} || [[Tbilisi]]
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| '''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Miss Universe Germany|Germany]]''' || Madina Taher<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Welt Online|title=Madina Taher ist die deutsche "Miss Universum|url=http://newsticker.welt.de/index.php?channel=new&module=dpa&id=16949062|accessdate=16 February 2008|archive-date=2008-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219020819/http://newsticker.welt.de/index.php?channel=new|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Elmshorn]]
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| '''{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Miss Universe Ghana|Ghana]]''' || Yvette Nsiah<ref name="ghana">{{cite news|publisher=Africa News|title=Ghana selects a queen for Miss Universe|url=http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/17840|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2008-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504103402/http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/17840|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Accra]]
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| '''{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Star Hellas|Greece]]''' || Dionissia Koukiou<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Antenna TV|title=Λαμπερός 19ος Διαγωνισμός Ομορφιάς |url=http://www.ant1online.gr/showbiz/News/Pages/20085/5f631485-372b-48ba-b40c-025bca305036.aspx|accessdate=27 May 2008}}</ref> || 22 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Athens]]
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| '''{{flagicon|GUM}} [[Miss Guam Universe|Guam]]''' || Siera Robertson<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Guam Pacific Daily News|title=Siera Robertson wins Miss Guam Universe|url=http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/NEWS01/80509029|accessdate=10 May 2008}}{{Pranala mati|date=April 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 18 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Yona, Guam|Yona]]
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| '''{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Miss Guatemala|Guatemala]]''' || Jennifer Chiong<ref>[http://www.sigloxxi.com/index.php?link=noticias&noticiaid=20674 Siglo XXI<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> || 25 || {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Quetzaltenango]]
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| '''{{flagicon|HON}} [[Miss Honduras|Honduras]]''' || Diana Gabriela Barrasa<ref>{{cite news|publisher=La Prensa|title=Olanchana, nueva Señorita Honduras Universo 2008|url=http://www.laprensahn.com/index.php/ediciones/2008/04/27/olanchana_nueva_senorita_honduras_universo|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2008-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506075758/http://laprensahn.com/index.php/ediciones/2008/04/27/olanchana_nueva_senorita_honduras_universo|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 22 || {{height|m=1.79}} || [[Tegucigalpa]]
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| '''{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Miss Universe Hungary|Hungary]]''' || [[Jázmin Dammak]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Daily Telegraph|title=Beauties Hungary to snare crowns|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23745489-5001026,00.html|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2008-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530011143/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23745489-5001026,00.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 24 || {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Budapest]]
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| '''{{flagicon|IND}} [[Femina Miss India|India]]''' || [[Simran Kaur Mundi]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=India Times|title=Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008|url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2928968.cms|accessdate=5 April 2008|archive-date=2012-03-22|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66M9AAwvJ?url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2928968.cms|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 22 || {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Mumbai]]
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| '''{{flagicon|INA}} [[Puteri Indonesia|Indonesia]]''' || [[Putri Raemawasti]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=China Economic Net|title=Putri Raemawasti crowned Miss Indonesia 2007|url=http://en.ce.cn/entertainment/fashion/pageant/200708/04/t20070804_12426825_1.shtml|accessdate=21 August 2007|archive-date=2019-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402105319/http://en.ce.cn/entertainment/fashion/pageant/200708/04/t20070804_12426825_1.shtml|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Blitar]]
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| '''{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Miss Universe Ireland|Ireland]]''' || [[Lynn Kelly]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Limerick Post|title=Celia's girl makes it to top five|url=http://www.limerickpost.ie/dailynews.elive?id=8888&category=Daily-Mon|accessdate=8 June 2008}}{{Pranala mati|date=Februari 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Dublin]]
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| '''{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Miss Israel|Israel]]''' || Shunit Faragi<ref>{{cite web|publisher=msn.co.il|title=שונית פרג'י לא מצליחה לבחור שמלה|url=http://www.msn.co.il/style/gallery.aspx?id=112#galleryTop|accessdate=30 May 2008}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Kiryat Tiv'on]]
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| '''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Miss Universo Italia|Italy]]''' || [[Claudia Ferraris]]<ref name="italy">{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazioneitaliani.it/index.php?option=com_content&id=4772&lang=en&task=view|title=Miss Universo Italia: ecco la splendida vincitrice|date=1 June 2008|accessdate=2 June 2008|archive-date=2011-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004061901/http://www.fondazioneitaliani.it/index.php?option=com_content&id=4772&lang=en&task=view|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{height|m=1.74}} || [[Bergamo]]
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| '''{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Miss Jamaica Universe|Jamaica]]''' || [[April Jackson]]<ref name="vnn 16 april"/> || 19 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Ocho Ríos]]
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| '''{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miss Universe Japan|Japan]]''' || [[Hiroko Mima]]<ref name="japan">{{cite news|publisher=GoldSea Asian American News|title=Miss Japan Hiroko Mima |url=http://goldsea.com/804/03pm-hiroko.html|accessdate=23 May 2008}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Tokushima]]
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| '''{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Miss Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]]''' || [[Alfina Nassyrova]]<ref>[http://misskazakhstan.kz/ Official site of Miss Kazakhstan]</ref> || 20 || {{height|m=1.78}} || [[Almaty]]
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| '''{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Miss Korea|Korea]]''' || [[Lee Ji-seon]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Korea Org.|title=Miss Korea|url=http://misskorea.hankooki.com/misskorea_2007/news_view.php?fname=/200707/ms2007072800325983010.htm|accessdate=27 July 2007}}{{Pranala mati|date=Februari 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 25 || {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Seoul]]
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| '''{{flagicon|KOS}} [[Miss Universe Kosovo|Kosovo]]''' || [[Zana Krasniqi]]<ref>[http://www.vietnamnet.vn/vanhoa/2008/06/788991/ VietnamNet – Chùm ảnh hoa hậu hoàn vũ các nước ở TP.HCM]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.missuniverse2008.com.vn/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=222&cntnt01returnid=34&hl=vn_VN |title=Miss Universe 2008 – Hình ảnh mới nhất của các Hoa hậu đến Việt Nam |access-date=2016-08-14 |archive-date=2012-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321185408/http://www.missuniverse2008.com.vn/index.php?mact=News%2Ccntnt01%2Cdetail%2C0&cntnt01articleid=222&cntnt01returnid=34&hl=vn_VN |dead-url=yes }}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Prishtina]]
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| '''{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Miss Malaysia|Malaysia]]''' || Levy Li Sun Lim<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/31/nation/21419428&sec=nation|title=Utar student crowned Miss Malaysia Universe|last=Yoke Teng|first=Yip|publisher=The Star Online|accessdate=20 June 2008}}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Terengganu]]
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| '''{{flagicon|MRI}} [[Miss Mauritius|Mauritius]]''' || [[Olivia Carey]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Servihoo|title=Olivia Carey sacrée Miss Mauritius 2007|url=http://www.servihoo.com/Loisirs/missmauritius2007/index.html|accessdate=1 October 2007|archive-date=2018-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127041742/https://www.myt.mu/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{height|m=1.70}} || [[Vacoas]]
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| '''{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Nuestra Belleza México|Mexico]]''' || [[Elisa Nájera]]<ref name="mexico">{{cite web|publisher=El Universal|title=Elisa Nájera, de Guanajuato, se coronó como Nuestra Belleza 2007|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/453384.html|accessdate=6 October 2007|archive-date=2007-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018050659/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/453384.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{height|m=1.85}} || [[Celaya]]
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| '''{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Miss Montenegro|Montenegro]]''' || [[Daša Živković]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Durmitor|title=Marija Ćirović zvanično najljepša Crnogorka|url=http://www.durmitorcg.com/opsirnije.php?id=13660|accessdate=30 August 2007|archive-date=2007-09-28|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070928005411/http://www.durmitorcg.com/opsirnije.php?id=13660|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{height|m=1.80}} || [[Nikšić]]
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| '''{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Miss Nederland|Netherlands]]''' || Charlotte Labee<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Universe Top Beauty Netherlands Official Website|title=Miss Universe Top Beauty Netherlands 2008|url=http://www.missuniversetopbeauty.nl/index.php|accessdate=31 May 2008|archive-date=2009-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204072555/http://missuniversetopbeauty.nl/index.php|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 22 || {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Den Haag]]
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| '''{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Miss Universe New Zealand|New Zealand]]''' || Samantha Powell<ref name="nz">{{cite news|title=Horowhenua beauty's bid for the universe |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4490861a23955.html|first=Tom|last=Fitzsimons|publisher=The Dominion Post|date=22 April 2008|accessdate=30 April 2008}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Paraparaumu]]
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| '''{{flagicon|NIC}} [[Miss Nicaragua|Nicaragua]]''' || [[Thelma Rodríguez]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Vanguard Online Edition|title=Life as a Queen – MBGN(Universe) |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7996&Itemid=0|accessdate=10 May 2008|date=10 May 2008}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Chinandega]]
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| '''{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria|Nigeria]]''' || Stephanie Oforka<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Modern Ghana|title=I will be the next Miss Universe – Stephanie Oforka|date=26 May 2008|url=http://www.modernghana.com/movie/2363/3/i-will-be-the-next-miss-universe-stephanie-oforka.html}}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Port Harcourt]]
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| '''{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Miss Norway|Norway]]''' || [[Mariann Birkedal]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Seher.no|title=Marinn er Norges vakreste!|url=http://www.kk.no/php/art.php?id=773322|accessdate=1 June 2008|archive-date=2012-09-04|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904070755/http://www.kk.no/php/art.php?id=773322|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Stavanger]]
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| '''{{flagicon|PAN}} [[Señorita Panamá|Panama]]''' || Carolina Dementiev Justavino<ref name="vnn 27 may"/> || 19 || {{height|m=1.75}} || [[Panama City]]
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| '''{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Miss Paraguay|Paraguay]]''' || [[Giannina Rufinelli]]<ref name="paraguay">{{cite web|publisher=ABC Digital|title=Anoche eligieron nuevas bellezas paraguayas 2008|url=http://www.abc.com.py/articulos.php?pid=404546&ABCDIGITAL=aaf45b023505d4d0365b5a4cdaf8101f|accessdate=6 April 2008}}{{Pranala mati|date=Desember 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 22 || {{height|m=1.71}} || [[Luque]]
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| '''{{flagicon|PER}} [[Miss Peru|Peru]]''' || [[Karol Castillo]] †<ref>{{cite web|publisher=El Comercio|title=Karol Castillo es la nueva Miss Perú Universo 2008|url=http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/ediciononline/html/2008-05-01/karol-castillo-nueva-miss-peru-universo-2008.html|accessdate=1 May 2008|archive-date=2008-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505050129/http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/ediciononline/HTML/2008-05-01/karol-castillo-nueva-miss-peru-universo-2008.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 18 || {{height|m=1.83}} || [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]]
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| '''{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Binibining Pilipinas|Philippines]]''' || [[Jennifer Barrientos|Jennifer Tarol Barrientos]]<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/83937/Jennifer-Barrientos-crowned-Bb-Pilipinas-Universe GMANews.TV – Jennifer Barrientos crowned Bb Pilipinas Universe – Entertainment – Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs – Latest Philippine News – BETA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> || 22 || {{height|m=1.73}} || [[San Mateo, Rizal|San Mateo]]
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| '''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Miss Polonia|Poland]]''' || Barbara Tatara<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Polonia|title=Miss Polonia 2007|url=http://www.misspolonia.com.pl/Miss,Polonia,2007,625.html|accessdate=18 September 2007|archive-date=2007-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013155115/http://www.misspolonia.com.pl/Miss%2CPolonia%2C2007%2C625.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 24 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Łódź]]
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| '''{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Miss Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]''' || [[Ingrid Marie Rivera]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Edmonton Journal|page=A18|title=Beauty wins pageant despite pepper-spraying |date=27 November 2007}}</ref> || 24 || {{height|m=1.78}} || [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]]
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| '''{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Miss Russia|Russia]]''' || [[Vera Krasova]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Russia Official Website|title=Miss Universe Russia 2008|url=http://miss-russia.ru/news/item/63|accessdate=22 May 2008|archive-date=2008-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922090559/http://miss-russia.ru/news/item/63|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 20 || {{height|m=1.78}} || [[Moscow]]
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| '''{{flagicon|SER}} [[Miss Serbia|Serbia]]''' || Bojana Borić || 21 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Sremska Mitrovica]]
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| '''{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Miss Singapore Universe|Singapore]]''' || Shenise Wong<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Straits Times|title=Forex broker is Miss Singapore Universe
|first=Frankie|last=Chee|date=21 May 2008}}</ref> || 26 || {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || Singapore
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| '''{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky|Slovak Republic]]''' || Sandra Manáková<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Aktuálne.sk|title=Novou Miss Universe sa stala Sandra Manáková|url=http://aktualne.centrum.sk/domov/zdravie-skolstvo-spolocnost/clanek.phtml?id=1153933|accessdate=9 March 2008}}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Bratislava]]
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| '''{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Miss Universe Slovenia|Slovenia]]''' || Anamarija Avbelj<ref>{{cite news|title=Anamarija Avbelj nova Miss Universe|publisher=E-Delo|url=http://www.delo.si/index.php?sv_path=41,790,297396|date=18 May 2008|accessdate=19 May 2008}}</ref> || 20 || {{height|m=1.78}} || [[Lukovica]]
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| '''{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Miss South Africa|South Africa]]''' || [[Tansey Coetzee]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Daily News|title=Shining Beauty|last=Mhlongo |first=Hanna|date=10 December 2007}}</ref> || 23 || {{height|m=1.75}} || [[Johannesburg]]
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| '''{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Miss Spain|Spain]]''' || [[Claudia Moro]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Spain|title=Miss Spain 2008|url=http://www.miss-espana.com/noticiaamp.asp?Cod_Actividad=0000000117|accessdate=11 March 2008|archive-date=2011-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723210022/http://www.miss-espana.com/noticiaamp.asp?Cod_Actividad=0000000117|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 22 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Madrid]]
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| '''{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Miss Universe Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]''' || [[Aruni Rajapaksha]] || 24 || {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Kandy]]
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| '''{{flagicon|SWI}} [[Miss Switzerland|Switzerland]]''' || Amanda Ammann<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Switzerland|title=Miss Switzerland 2007|url=http://www.missschweiz.ch/index.cfm?rub=96|accessdate=17 October 2007|archive-date=2011-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719133536/http://www.missschweiz.ch/index.cfm?rub=96|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{convert|1.71|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Gaiserwald|Abtwil]]
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| '''{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Miss Universe Tanzania|Tanzania]]''' || Amanda Ole Sulul<ref>{{cite web|publisher=mwananchi.co.tz|title=Miss Universe Tanzania 2008|url=http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/newsre.asp?id=5934|accessdate=30 May 2008}}</ref> || 21 || {{height|m=1.78}} || [[Arusha]]
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| '''{{flagicon|THA}} [[Miss Universe Thailand|Thailand]]''' || [[Gavintra Photijak]]<ref name="vnn 27 may">{{cite web|publisher=VietNamNet Bridge|title=Miss Universe: New faces from Singapore, Panama and Thailand|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/05/785137/|date=27 May 2008|accessdate=27 May 2008|archive-date=2008-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529225126/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/05/785137/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 21 || {{height|m=1.78}} || [[Nongkhai]]
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| '''{{flagicon|TTO}} [[Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe|Trinidad & Tobago]]''' || [[Anya Ayoung-Chee]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Miss Trinidad & Tobago|title=Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2008 |url=http://www.ctntworld.com|accessdate=24 February 2008}}</ref> || 26 || {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Maraval]]
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| '''{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Miss Turkey|Turkey]]''' || Sinem Sülün<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Günes|title=Miss Universe adayımız Nevşehir'de|url=http://www.harbiden.gen.tr/magazin/Miss_Universe_adayimiz_Nevsehirde-1939.html|accessdate=6 June 2008|archive-date=2009-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530213830/http://www.harbiden.gen.tr/magazin/Miss_Universe_adayimiz_Nevsehirde-1939.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Istanbul]]
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| '''{{flagicon|TCA}} [[Miss Turks and Caicos|Turks & Caicos]]''' || Angelica Lightbourne<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Tropical Imaging|title=Miss Turks & Caicos Universe 2007|url=http://www.tropicalimaging.com/blogs/index.php/main/2007/08/14/miss_turks_aamp_caicos_universe_2007|accessdate=14 August 2007|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122844/http://www.tropicalimaging.com/blogs/index.php/main/2007/08/14/miss_turks_aamp_caicos_universe_2007|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.67|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Providenciales]]
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| '''{{flagicon|UK}} [[Miss Universe Great Britain|UK]]''' || [[Lisa Lazarus]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Herts student named Miss Universe UK|publisher=Mercury|url=http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=313472|first=Dan|last=Phillips|date=9 May 2008|accessdate=10 May 2008|archive-date=2012-09-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906003559/http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=313472|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Swansea]]
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| '''{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Miss Ukraine Universe|Ukraine]]''' || [[Eleonora Masalab]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Mediaport|title=Kharkovian girl won Miss Ukraine Universe-2008 beauty contest|url=http://news.mediaport.info/eng/city/2008/3914.shtml|accessdate=21 February 2008|archive-date=2008-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309003006/http://news.mediaport.info/eng/city/2008/3914.shtml|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Kharkiv]]
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| '''{{flagicon|URU}} [[Miss Uruguay|Uruguay]]''' || [[Paula Díaz]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=El País|title=Eligieron a la uruguaya candidata a la más bella|url=http://www.elpais.com.uy/08/03/31/pciuda_338366.asp|accessdate=31 March 2008|archive-date=2008-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417172426/http://www.elpais.com.uy/08/03/31/pciuda_338366.asp|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 19 || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Ciudad de la Costa]]
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| '''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Miss USA|USA]]''' || [[Crystle Stewart]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=AP|title=26-year-old Texan crowned Miss USA|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080412/ap_en_tv/miss_usa_7}}</ref> || 26 || {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]]
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| '''{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Miss Venezuela|Venezuela]]''' || '''[[Dayana Mendoza]]'''<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Union Radio|title=Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada, del estado Amazonas, es la nueva Miss Venezuela|url=http://www.unionradio.com.ve/Noticias/Noticia.aspx?noticiaid=215587|accessdate=13 September 2007|archive-date=2009-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425181126/http://www.unionradio.com.ve/Noticias/Noticia.aspx?noticiaid=215587|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 22 || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Caracas]]
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| '''{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Miss Universe Vietnam|Vietnam]]''' || [[Nguyen Thuy Lam]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=VietNamNet|title=Thai Binh beauty wins pageant|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/06/786164/|date=2 June 2008|accessdate=2 June 2008|archive-date=2008-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709013110/http://www.english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/06/786164/|dead-url=yes}}<br>[http://universe.netlife.com.vn/en/contestant/29150/index.aspx N E T L I F E – phong cach song – song phong cach<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613132219/http://universe.netlife.com.vn/en/contestant/29150/index.aspx |date=2008-06-13 }}</ref> || 20 || {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || [[Thai Binh Province|Thái Bình]]
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=== SpecialHadiah Awards ===
[[Dayana Mendoza]] mendapatkan hadiah berupa kontrak 1 tahun di Organisasi Miss Universe, perjalanan dunia, sebuah apartemen di [[New York]], sepatu, gaun dan produk kecantikan, beasiswa US $100,000 di New York Film Academy selama 2 tahun. Mendoza juga akan berkeliling dunia untuk mempromosikan pendidikan yang berhubungan dengan [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/14/america/LA-Venezuela-Miss-Universe.php |title=iht.com, Venezuelans celebrate fifth Miss Universe win |access-date=2008-07-19 |archive-date=2008-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719095827/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/14/america/LA-Venezuela-Miss-Universe.php |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>[http://en.rian.ru/world/20080714/113884690.html en.rian.ru, Venezuelan beauty wins title Miss Universe 2008]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2008/07/793498/ |title=english.vietnamnet.vn, Miss Venezuela crowned Miss Universe 2008 |access-date=2008-08-01 |archive-date=2008-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717063633/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2008/07/793498/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
==== Malam Final ====
* Miss Congeniality: Rebeca Moreno ([[El Salvador]]).<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/mainevent/congeniality.html |Miss Congeniality Universe 2008]</ref>
* Best National Costume: Gavintra Photijak ([[Thailand]]).<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/mainevent/costume.html |Best National Costume 2008]</ref>
* Untuk Pertama kalinya penghargaan Miss Photogenic tidak diadakan.
 
==== Bikini Terbaik - Queen of Vinpearl ====
* Pemenang: Elisa Najera ([[Meksiko]])
* Top 5: Taliana Vargas ([[Kolombia]]), Simran Kaur ([[India]]), Claudia Moro ([[Spanyol]]), Crystle Stewart ([[Amerika Serikat]]).<ref>[http://www4.thanhnien.com.vn/Vanhoa/2008/7/3/248383.tno Thanh Nien Online - Hoa hậu Mexico đoạt danh hiệu Nữ hoàng Vinpearl]</ref>
 
==== Busana Nasional Vietnam Terbaik (Áo dài) ====
* Pemenang: Dayana Mendoza ([[Venezuela]])
* Runner-up: Simran Kaur ([[India]]), Nguyễn Thùy Lâm ([[Vietnam]]), Gavintra Photijak ([[Thailand]]), Alfina Nasyrova ([[Kazakhstan]]).<ref>[http://www4.thanhnien.com.vn/Vanhoa/2008/6/25/246908.tno Thanh Nien Online - Đêm tôn vinh áo dài Việt Nam: Hoa hậu Venezuela đoạt danh hiệu Duyên dáng áo dài]</ref><ref>[http://universe.netlife.com.vn/vn/hhhv-tintuc/30516/index.aspx NetLife - Các hoa hậu duyên dáng trong tà áo dài]</ref>
 
==== Best National Costume (Versi Vietnam) ====
* Top 10 : [[Matilda Mecini]] ([[Albania]]), Taliana Vargas ([[Kolombia]]), Marianne Cruz ([[Dominican Republic]]), Simran Kaur ([[India]]), Zana Krasniqi ([[Kosovo]]), Elisa Najera ([[Meksiko]]), Karol Castillo ([[Peru]]), Tansey Coetzee ([[Afrika Selatan]]), [[Dayana Mendoza]] ([[Venezuela]]), Nguyễn Thùy Lâm ([[Vietnam]]).<ref>[http://www.vietnamnet.vn/vanhoa/2008/06/789860/ VietNamNet - HHHV 2008: Lộng lẫy những trang phục dân tộc đẹp nhất]</ref>
 
== Juri ==
*[[Jennifer Hawkins]] - [[Miss Universe 2004]]
*[[Nadine Velazquez]] - International Covergirl
*[[Donald Trump, Jr.]] - Executive Vice President [[Trump Organization]]
*[[Roberto Cavalli]] - Fashion Designer dan Pengusaha
*[[Louis Licari]] - Bintang Acara Today Show
*[[Paula M. Shugart]] - President [[Miss Universe Organization]]
*[[John Nguyen]] - Vice Chairman Hoan Chau LTD Investment and Construction
*[[Isha Koppikar]] - Aktris Bollywood
 
== Kontestan ==
Sebanyak 80 kontestan terpilih untuk mengikuti Miss Universe 2008
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*[[Berkas:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]] [[Afrika Selatan]] - Tansey Coetzee
*[[Berkas:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] [[Albania]] - [[Matilda Mecini]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] [[Amerika Serikat]] - [[Crystle Stewart]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Angola.svg|25px]] [[Angola]] - Lesliana Pereira
*[[Berkas:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] [[Argentina]] - María Beatriz Vallejos
*[[Berkas:Flag of Aruba.svg|25px]] [[Aruba]] - Tracey Nicolaas
*[[Berkas:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] [[Australia]] - Laura Dundovic
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]] [[Bahamas]] - Sacha Scott
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]] [[Belanda]] - Charlotte Labee
*[[Berkas:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] [[Belgia]] - Alizée Poulicek
*[[Berkas:Flag of Bolivia (state).svg|25px]] [[Bolivia]] - Katherine David Céspedes
*[[Berkas:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] [[Brasil]] - Natália Anderle
*[[Berkas:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px]] [[Britania Raya]] - Lisa Lazarus
*[[Berkas:Flag of Curaçao.svg|25px]] [[Antillen Belanda|Curaçao]] - Jenyfeer Mercelina
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]] [[Ceko]] - Eliška Bučková
*[[Berkas:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] [[Ekuador]] - Doménica Saporitti
*[[Berkas:Flag of El Salvador.svg|25px]] [[El Salvador]] - Rebeca Moreno
*[[Berkas:Flag of Estonia.svg|25px]] [[Estonia]] - Kadri Nõgu
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Philippines.svg|25px]] [[Filipina]] - Jennifer Barrientos
*[[Berkas:Flag of Finland.svg|25px]] [[Finlandia]] - Satu Tuomisto
*[[Berkas:Flag of Georgia.svg|25px]] [[Georgia (negara)|Georgia]] - Gvantsa Daraselia
*[[Berkas:Flag of Ghana.svg|25px]] [[Ghana]] - Yvette Nsiah
*[[Berkas:Flag of Guam.svg|25px]] [[Guam]] - Siera Robertson
*[[Berkas:Flag of Honduras.svg|25px]] [[Honduras]] - Diana Barraza
*[[Berkas:Flag of Hungary.svg|25px]] [[Hongaria]] - Jázmin Dammak
*[[Berkas:Flag of India.svg|25px]] [[India]] - Simran Kaur Mundi
*[[Berkas:Flag of Indonesia.svg|25px]] [[Indonesia]] - [[Putri Raemawasti]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Ireland.svg|25px]] [[Irlandia]] - Lynn Kelly
*[[Berkas:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] [[Israel]] - Shunit Faragi
*[[Berkas:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] [[Italia]] - Claudia Ferraris
*[[Berkas:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]] [[Jamaika]] - April Jackson
*[[Berkas:Flag of Japan.svg|25px]] [[Jepang]]''' - Hiroko Mima
*[[Berkas:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] [[Jerman]] - Madina Taher
*[[Berkas:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] [[Kanada]] - Samantha Tajik
*[[Berkas:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|25px]] [[Kazakhstan]] - Alfina Nasyrova
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg|25px]] [[Kepulauan Cayman]] - Rebecca Parchment
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|25px]] [[Kepulauan Turks dan Caicos]] - Angelica Lightbourne
*[[Berkas:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] [[Kolombia]] - Taliana Vargas
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*[[Berkas:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px]] [[Korea Selatan|Korea]] - Sun Lee
*[[Berkas:Flag of Kosovo.svg|25px]] [[Kosovo]] - Zana Krasniqi
*[[Berkas:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]] [[Kosta Rika]] - María Teresa Rodríguez
*[[Berkas:Flag of Croatia.svg|25px]] [[Kroasia]] - Snježana Lončarević
*[[Berkas:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] [[Malaysia]] - Levy Li
*[[Berkas:Flag of Mauritius.svg|25px]] [[Mauritius]] - Marie-Anne Olivia Carey
*[[Berkas:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] [[Meksiko]] - Elisa Nájera
*[[Berkas:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] [[Montenegro]] - Daša Živković
*[[Berkas:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|25px]] [[Nikaragua]] - Thelma Rodríguez
*[[Berkas:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] [[Nigeria]] - Stephanie Oforka
*[[Berkas:Flag of Norway.svg|25px]] [[Norwegia]] - Mariann Birkedal
*[[Berkas:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] [[Panama]] - Carolina Dementiev
*[[Berkas:Flag of Paraguay.svg|25px]] [[Paraguay]] - Giannina Rufinelli
*[[Berkas:Flag of France.svg|25px]] [[Perancis]] - Laura Tanguy
*[[Berkas:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] [[Peru]] - Karol Castillo
*[[Berkas:Flag of Poland.svg|25px]] [[Polandia]] - Barbara Tatara
*[[Berkas:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|25px]] [[Puerto Riko]] - Ingrid Rivera
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg|25px]] [[Republik Dominika]] - Marianne Cruz
*[[Berkas:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|25px]] [[Republik Rakyat Tiongkok]] - Ziya Wei
*[[Berkas:Flag of Russia.svg|25px]] [[Rusia]] - Vera Krasova
*[[Berkas:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25px]] [[Selandia Baru]] - Samantha Powell
*[[Berkas:Flag of Serbia.svg|25px]] [[Serbia]] - Zorana Tasovac
*[[Berkas:Flag of Singapore.svg|25px]] [[Singapura]] - Shenise Wong
*[[Berkas:Flag of Cyprus.svg|25px]] [[Siprus]] - Demitra Sergiou
*[[Berkas:Flag of Slovakia.svg|25px]] [[Slowakia]] - Sandra Manáková
*[[Berkas:Flag of Slovenia.svg|25px]] [[Slovenia]] - Anamarija Avbelj
*[[Berkas:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] [[Spanyol]] - Claudia Moro
*[[Berkas:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg|25px]] [[Sri Lanka]] - Aruni Rajapakse
*[[Berkas:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px]] [[Swiss]] - Amanda Ammann
*[[Berkas:Flag of Tanzania.svg|25px]] [[Tanzania]] - Amanda Sululu
*[[Berkas:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] [[Thailand]] - Gawintra Phothijakra
*[[Berkas:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg|25px]] [[Trinidad dan Tobago]] - Anya Ayoung-Chee
*[[Berkas:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] [[Turki]] - Begüm Kiziltuğ
*[[Berkas:Flag of Ukraine.svg|25px]] [[Ukraina]] - Eleonora Masalab
*[[Berkas:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] [[Uruguay]] - Paula Andrea Díaz
*[[Berkas:Flag of Venezuela.svg|25px]] [[Venezuela]] - Dayana Mendoza
*[[Berkas:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] [[Vietnam]] - Nguyen Thuy Lam
*[[Berkas:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] [[Yunani]] - Dionisia Koukiou
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==Hadiah==
[[Dayana Mendoza]] mendapatkan hadiah berupa kontrak 1 tahun di [[Organisasi Miss Universe]], perjalanan dunia, sebuah apartemen di [[New York]], sepatu, gaun dan produk kecantikan, beasiswa US $100,000 di New York Film Academy selama 2 tahun. Mendoza juga akan berkeliling dunia untuk mempromosikan pendidikan yang berhubungan dengan [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/14/america/LA-Venezuela-Miss-Universe.php iht.com, Venezuelans celebrate fifth Miss Universe win]</ref><ref>[http://en.rian.ru/world/20080714/113884690.html en.rian.ru, Venezuelan beauty wins title Miss Universe 2008]</ref><ref>[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2008/07/793498/ english.vietnamnet.vn, Miss Venezuela crowned Miss Universe 2008]</ref>
 
=== Mahkota ===
Mahkota ntukuntuk Miss Universe 2008 ini agak berbeda dari tahun sebelumnya. Mahkota seharga $120 ribu dolar [[Dolar Amerika Serikat|Dolar AS]], terbuat dari Emas Putih dan Kuning 18 karat.<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/press/06.20.08.html Miss Universe Organization - CAO FINE JEWELRY WILL CREATE THIS YEAR'S COVETED MISS UNIVERSE® CROWN: World Renowned Vietnamese Brand PNJ to Unveil Unique Crown for the 2008 Miss Universe® Competition]</ref><ref>[http://vnexpress.net/GL/Van-hoa/Hoa-hau/2008/06/3BA039D4/ VnExpress - Vương miện Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ giá 120.000 USD]</ref>
 
== Catatan Negara Peserta ==
* Venezuela, untuk kelima kalinya memenangkan kontes ini setelah terakhir kalinya pada tahun 1996 Alichia Machado menang dalam kontes ini.
===Debut===
* Colombia, terakhir menjadi semifinalist tahun 2006 dengan hanya sampai pada tahap Top 10 finalist, dan tahun ini berhasil meraih Runner Up 1.
* [[Kosovo]] mengirimkan wakilnya untuk pertama kali di tahun ini.
* Dominican Republic, tahun ini kembali menjadi finalist dengan menduduki posisi Runner Up 2, sejak Renata Sone masuk sebagai finalist Top 5 diajang yang sama pada tahun 2005 dengan menduduki posisi yang sama.
* Russia, terakhir mendapatkan tempat tahun 2006 sebagai Top 20 semifinalist.
* Mexico, masuk sebagai semifinalist untuk ke 5 kalinya sejak 2004 sampai sekarang, dan tahun ini menduduki posisi sebagai Runner Up 4.
* Kosovo, debut pertamanya membawa negara ini masuk sebagai salah satu finalist diajang ini dan menduduki posisi ke 6th.
* Spain, terakhir menjadi finalist diajang ini pada tahun 2001.
* U S A, tahun ini menduduki tempat ke 8th, setelah 6 kali masuk sebagai semifinalist diera 2000an.
* Italy, terakhir masuk sebagai semifinalist tahun 1997.
* Australia, terakhir mendapatkan tempat pada tahun 2004 sejak kemenangan diraih Jeniffer Hawkins pada tahun tersebut dalam ajang yang sama.
* Czech Republic, dua tahun berturut-turut masuk sebagai semifinalist dan tahun ini menduduki posisi 11th.
* Hungary, terakhir mendapatkan tempat sebagai semifinalist tahun 2006.
* South Africa, tahun 2005 adalah tahun terakhir dimana negara ini masuk sebagai semifinalist, dan tahun ini kembali masuk sebagai semifinalist dengan menduduki tempat ke 13th.
* Japan, kembali menjadi semifinalist setelah pada tahun 2007 kemarin Riyo Mori berhasil memenangkan kontes ini untuk negaranya.
* Vietnam, untuk pertama kalinya masuk sebagai semifinalist dan menjadi tuan rumah penyelenggaraan kontes Miss Universe 2008 sejak debut pertamanya pada tahun 2004.
* Penyelenggaraan tahun ini berlangsung di kota Nha Trang, Vietnam.
* Miss USA, untuk kedua kalinya harus menuai malu karena terjatuh saat peragaan kompetisi gaun malam, ini juga pernah terjadi pada wakil USA diajang Miss Universe 2007 Rachel Smith pada babak kompetisi yang sama, tetapi Miss USA, Crystle Stewart gagal masuk sebagai finalist Top 5 dan menduduki peringkat 8th.
* El Salvador, memenangkan Miss Congeniality tahun ini
* Best National Costume diraih wakil dari Thailand dan merupakan kemenangan negara ini untuk keempat kalinya.
* Miss Mexico, terpilih menjadi the Best Bikini untuk tahun ini.
* Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza selain meraih kemenangan diapun terpilih sebagai Charming Ao Dai pilihan warga Vietnam.
* Miss Italy, Claudia Ferarris merupakan keluarga dari pemilik perusahaan mobil Ferrari di Italy.
* Miss South Africa, Tensey Cootze berkompetisi diajang Miss World 2008 yang berlangsung dinegaranya dan berhasil menjadi Top 5 finalist.
* Beredar isu bahwa pemilihan kali ini ditentukan 5 finalist hasil pilihan MUO, 5 finalist hasil polling internet dan 5 finalist lagi hasil dari preliminary competition.
* Tahun ini pemilihan Miss Photogenic tidak diadakan
* Miss Puerto Rico, Inggrid Rivera mengikuti kompetisi Miss World 2005 dan menduduki posisi Runner Up 2
* Untuk pertama kalinya Melanie Brown dan Jerry Springer membawakan acara diajang Miss Universe.
* Miss Bulgaria tidak tampil dalam Miss Universe tahun ini dikarenakan sang pemenang sedang mengikuti sebuah reality show di negaranya. Dan sebagai gantinya, ia akan tampil di [[Miss World]] [[Miss World 2008|2008]] dan Runner-up I akan tampil pada [[Miss Universe 2009]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.whatelseisnews.eu/nieuws.php?id=54|title=Miss Bulgaria 2008 Turns into Reality Show|publisher=What Else is News|date=2008-04-10|accessdate=2008-05-10}}{{Pranala mati|date=April 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Organisasi Miss Chili]] tidak mengirim wakilnya pada tahun ini dan berikutnya akan mewakili negaranya pada acara [[Miss World 2008]], [[Miss Earth 2008]], [[Miss International]] [[Miss International 2008|2008]], dan [[Miss Universe 2009]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.missesdelmundo.cl/08news/02feb02.htm |title=New Miss Chile contest to take place later in 2008 |access-date=2008-05-14 |archive-date=2008-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614221121/http://www.missesdelmundo.cl/08news/02feb02.htm |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
* [[Miss Lebanon]] tidak tampil dikarenakan konflik politik dinegaranya.
* Peserta dari Prancis yang tampil dalam Miss Universe kali ini adalah Runner-up II [[Miss Prancis]], karena sang pemenang, [[Valérie Bègue]], sedang tertimpa kasus fotonya yang menghebohkan media massa.
* [[Daša Živković]] (Montenegro) menempati posisi Runner-up III pada kontes [[Miss Tourism Queen International]] [[Miss Tourism Queen International 2008|2008]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Silva Is Miss Tourism Queen|publisher=Graphic Online|url=http://www.graphicghana.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=100&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=2906&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2364&hn=graphicghana&he=.com|accessdate=2008-05-10}}</ref>
* Pada bulan Februari 2008, Presiden Organisasi Miss Universe, [[Paula Shugart]], menyatakan [[Miss Kosovo]] akan berkompetisi di Miss Universe 2008 yang berlangsung di Vietnam.<ref>[http://www.zeriyt.com/bota-e-misseve/nje-vend-edhe-per-kosoven-ne-miss-universi-2008-t42061.0.html Kosovën në “Miss Universi 2008”]</ref> [[Montenegro]] dan [[Serbia]] siap untuk memboikot acara ini jika Kosovo tetap tampil. Hal ini dikarenakan hubungan diplomatik antara Vietnam dan Kosovo sedang tidak baik.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.intellasia.net/news/articles/governance/111240231.shtml |title=Vietnam opposes Kosovo independence |access-date=2008-08-01 |archive-date=2009-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826211440/http://www.intellasia.net/news/articles/governance/111240231.shtml |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Dan diakhir acara, Kosovo, Serbia, dan Montenegro berkompetisi tanpa insiden apapun. Bahkan Kosovo berhasil menembus final dan menempati posisi keenam.
* [[Ingrid Rivera]] (Puerto Riko) berkompetisi di ajang [[Miss World 2005]] dan menempati posisi Runner-up II. Sebelumnya ia juga berkompetisi di [[Miss Global Queen]] [[Miss Global Queen 2003|2003]].
* [[Marianne Cruz]] (Rep. Dominika) berkompetisi di [[Miss Continente Americano]] [[Miss Continente Americano 2007|2007]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120630083615/actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/miss_continente_americano_1683651.htm Marianne cruz es miss Conitnente Americano]</ref>
* [[Sacha Scott]] (Bahama) adalah anak dari [[Miss Bahama]] [[Miss Bahama 1982|1982]], [[Christina Thompson-Scott]], yang berkompetisi di [[Miss Universe 1983]]
* [[Dayana Mendoza]] (Venezuela) adalah finalis [[Elite Model Look]] [[Elite Model Look 2001|2001]] di [[Nice]], [[Prancis]] dan terpilih sebagai Miss Universe 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maximamoda.com/news.php?language=es&page=206 |title=Maxima Moda - Noticias |access-date=2008-05-14 |archive-date=2009-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318062216/http://www.maximamoda.com/news.php?language=es |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
* [[Samantha Tajik]] (Kanada) sebelumnya berkompetisi di [[International Model of the Year]] [[International Model of the Year 2007|2007]] dan juga terpilih menjadi Runner-up II dalam kontes [[Miss Global Beauty Queen]] [[Miss Global Beauty Queen 2007|2007]].
* [[Shenise Wong]], [[Miss Singapore Universe 2008]], sebelumnya berkompetisi di [[Miss Asia Pacific International]] [[Miss Asia Pacific International 1999|1999]], [[Miss International 2002]], dan [[Miss World 2005]].<ref name="vnn 27 may"/>
* [[Barbara Tatara]] ([[Polandia]]) sebelumnya berkompetisi di [[Miss Earth 2007]] namun tidak menempati posisi apapun.
* [[Aruni Madusha Rajapakse]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) menempati posisi semifinalis pada [[Miss International 2007]].
* [[Rebecca Parchment]] (Kep. Cayman) sebelumnya berkompetisi di ajang [[Miss World 2007]], tetapi tidak menempati posisi apapun.
* [[Miss USA]], [[Crystle Stewart]] terpeleset dan jatuh pada babak 10 besar (Babak Evening Gown). Suatu kejadian yang juga menimpa Miss USA 2007 [[Rachel Smith]] di [[Miss Universe 2007]]. Kejadian ini menyebabkan Crystle Stewart tidak mampu melaju ke babak 5 besar.<ref>{{cite website|publisher=BBC News (Video)|title=Miss USA takes a tumble|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7505077.stm|date=2008-07-14|access-date=2008-08-01|archive-date=2018-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009172248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7505077.stm|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
 
== Galeri ==
===Negara yang kembali berkompetisi===
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* [[Guam]], terakhir berkompetisi pada [[Miss Universe 2000]].<ref>{{cite news|title=GVB defends $76K donation to pageant |first=Mar-Vic|last=Cagurangan |url=http://www.mvariety.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=11741&format=html|date=2008-05-20|accessdate=2008-05-21|publisher=Marianas Variety}}</ref>
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* [[Belanda]] dan [[Vietnam]] terakhir berkompetisi pada [[Miss Universe 2005]].
Berkas:Miss Universe 2008, top 5.JPG|<center>'''Top 5 MU 2008'''</center>
* [[Kepulauan Cayman]], [[Ghana]], [[Irlandia]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Trinidad dan Tobago]], [[Turki]] dan [[Britania Raya]] terakhir berkompetisi pada [[Miss Universe 2006]].
Berkas:Miss Universe 2008 Map.PNG|<center>'''Negara Yang Berpartisipasi & Hasil MU 2008'''</center>
 
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=== Negara yang tidak tampil ===
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*[[Austria]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|20px]] [[Bulgaria]] - Miss Bulgaria tidak tampil dalam [[Miss Universe]] tahun ini dikarenakan sang pemenang sedang mengikuti sebuah [[relity show]] dinegaranya. Dan sebagai gantinya, ia akan tampil di [[Miss World 2008]] dan Runner-up I akan tampil pada [[Miss Universe 2009]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.whatelseisnews.eu/nieuws.php?id=54|title=Miss Bulgaria 2008 Turns into Reality Show|publisher=What Else is News|date=2008-04-10|accessdate=2008-05-10}}</ref>
*[[Berkas:Flag of Chile.svg|20px]] [[Chili]] - Organisasi Miss Chili tidak mengirim wakilnya pada tahun ini dan berikutnya akan mewakili negaranya pada acara Miss World 2008, Miss Earth 2008, Miss International 2008, and Miss Universe 2009.<ref>[http://www.missesdelmundo.cl/08news/02feb02.htm New Miss Chile contest to take place later in 2008]</ref>
*[[Berkas:Flag of Guyana.svg|20px]] [[Guyana]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Iceland.svg|20px]] [[Islandia]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Latvia.svg|20px]] [[Latvia]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Lebanon.svg|20px]] [[Lebanon]] - Miss Lebanon tidak tampil dikarenakan konflik politik dinegaranya.
*[[Berkas:Flag of Namibia.svg|20px]] [[Namibia]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg|20px]] [[Kepulauan Mariana Utara]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg|20px]] [[Saint Lucia]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px]] [[Swedia]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|20px]] [[Kepulauan Virgin Amerika Serikat]]
*[[Berkas:Flag of Zambia.svg|20px]] [[Zambia]]
 
=== Catatan Lain ===
*[[Berkas:Flag of France.svg|20px]] [[Perancis]] - Kontestan dari Perancis yang tampil dalam Miss Universe kali ini adalah Runner-up II dalam kontes Miss Perancis, sebab sang pemenang, Valérie Bègue, sedang tertimpa kasus fotonya yang menghebohkan media massa.
 
== Catatan Kontestan ==
*'''Daša Živković''' (Montenegro) menempati posisi Runner-up III pada kontes [[Miss Tourism Queen International]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Silva Is Miss Tourism Queen|publisher=Graphic Online|url=http://www.graphicghana.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=100&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=2906&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2364&hn=graphicghana&he=.com|accessdate=2008-05-10}}</ref>
* Pada bulan Februari 2008, Presiden Organisasi Miss Universe, Paula Shugart, menyatakan Miss Kosovo akan berkompetisi di Miss Universe 2008 yang berlangsung di Vietnam.<ref>[http://www.zeriyt.com/bota-e-misseve/nje-vend-edhe-per-kosoven-ne-miss-universi-2008-t42061.0.html Kosovën në “Miss Universi 2008”]</ref>, [[Montenegro]] dan [[Serbia]] siap untuk memboikot acara ini jika Kosovo tetap tampil.
Hal ini dikarenakan hubungan diplomatik antara Vietnam dan Kosovo sedang tidak baik.<ref>[http://www.intellasia.net/news/articles/governance/111240231.shtml Vietnam opposes Kosovo independence]</ref> Dan diakhir acara, Kosovo, Serbia, dan Montenegro berkompetisi tanpa insiden apapun.Bahkan Kosovo berhasil menembus final dan menempati posisi keenam.
*'''Ingrid Rivera''' (Puerto Riko) berkompetisi di ajang Miss World 2005 dan menempati posisi Runner-up II . Setelah sebelumnya berkompetisi di Miss Global Queen 2003.
*'''Marianne Cruz''' (Republik Dominika) berkompetisi di Miss Continente Americano 2007.<ref>[http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/miss_continente_americano_1683651.htm Marianne cruz es miss Conitnente Americano]</ref>
*'''Sacha Scott''' (Bahamas) adalah anak dari Miss Bahamas 1982, Christina Thompson-Scott, yang berkompetisi di [[Miss Universe 1983]]
*[[Dayana Mendoza]] (Venezuela) adalah finalis [[Elite Model Look]] [[2001]] di, [[Nice]], [[Perancis]] dan terpilih sebagai Miss Universe 2008.<ref>[http://www.maximamoda.com/news.php?language=es&page=206 Maxima Moda - Noticias]</ref>
*'''Samantha Tajik''' (Kanada) sebelumnya berkompetisi di International Model Of The Year 2007 dan juga terpilih menjadi runner-up II dalam kontes Miss Global Beauty Queen 2007.
* Shenise Wong, [[Miss Singapore Universe]] 2008, sebelumnya berkompetisi di Miss Asia-Pacific 1999, Miss International 2002, dan Miss World 2005.<ref name="vnn 27 may" />
* Barbara Tatara ([[Polandia]]) sebelumnya berkompetisi di [[Miss Earth]] [[2007]] namun tidak menempati posisi apapun.
* Aruni Madusha Rajapakse ([[Sri Lanka]]) menempati posisi Semi-Finalis pada [[Miss International 2007]].
* Rebecca Parchment ([[Kepulauan Cayman]]) sebelumnya berkompetisi di ajang [[Miss World 2007]], namun tidak menempati posisi apapun.
 
== Miss USA terjatuh lagi di Miss Universe 2008 ==
* '''Miss Amerika Serikat''', [[Crystle Stewart]] terpeleset dan jatuh pada babak 10 besar (Babak Evening Gown). Suatu kejadian yang juga menimpa '''Miss AS''' [[Rachel Smith]] di [[Miss Universe 2007]]. Kejadian ini menyebabkan Crystle Stewart tidak mampu melaju ke babak 5 besar.<ref>{{cite website|publisher=BBC News (Video)|title=Miss USA takes a tumble|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7505077.stm|date=2008-07-14}}</ref>
 
== Pranala luar ==
* [http://www.missuniverse.com/ Situs Resmiweb resmi Miss Universe]
* [http://www.missuniverse2008.com/Default.aspx?lang=2 Situs Resmiweb resmi Miss Universe 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509085203/http://www.missuniverse2008.com/ |date=2008-05-09 }}
* [http://www.unicorp.vn/default.aspx?language=2 Situs Resmiweb resmi Vietnam Miss Universe 2008 Pageant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517065026/http://www.unicorp.vn/default.aspx?language=2 |date=2008-05-17 }}
* [http://www.globalbeauties.com GlobalBeauties]
 
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