Miss World 2008 postponed; Pageant moved from Ukraine to South Africa
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Parvathy Omanakuttan will represent India in the 2008 Miss World.
Due to the fear that Russian military force will shift its attention from Georgia to Ukraine, the 58th Miss World pageant, which was supposed to be held in Kiev, Ukraine from September 04, 2008, has been moved to Johannesburg, South Africa this November.
Contestants arrival starts on November 16th and the finals night for the Miss World 2008 beauty pageant is now slated on December 12, 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
As of this writing, 105 delegates are expected to compete for the Miss World 2008 crown.
Even if the pageant is three months away from now, there are already a number of favorites and they are Miss Earth 2005 finalist Nataly Chilet from Chile, Miss Universe 2008 semi-finalist Tansey Coetzee of South Africa, Miss Belgium Alizee Poulicek, Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 2nd Runner Up Tamara Almeida from Brazil, Miss Kazakhstan Alfina Nassyrova, Miss Dominican Republic Nathali Montes de Oca, Miss Kosovo Yllka Berisha, Miss Mexico Anagabriela Espinoza, Miss Puerto Rico Ivonne Orsini and Miss Venezuela Hannely Quintero.
Here's the partial list of candidates for Miss World 2008, as of August 25, 2008:
ALBANIA, Egla Harxhi
ANGOLA, Brigith dos Santos
ARUBA, Christina Trejo
AUSTRALIA, Katie Richardson
AUSTRIA, Kathrin Krafuss
BAHAMAS, Tinnyse Johnson
BARBADOS, Natalie Griffith
BELARUS, Olga Hijenkova
BELGIUM, Alizee Poulicek
BELIZE, Charmaine Chinapen
BOLIVIA, Jackelin Arias
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Tanja Vujičić
BOTSWANA, Itseng Kgomotso
BRAZIL, Tamara Almeida
BULGARIA, Julia Jurevich
CANADA, Leah Ryerse
CHILE, Nataly Chilet
CHINA PR, Yan Ling Mei
CHINESE TAIPEI, Lin Jie Ming
COLOMBIA, Katherine Medina
CONGO DR, Christelle Ndila
COSTA RICA, Amalia Matamoros
CROATIA, Josipa Kusic
CURACAO, Norayla Francisco
CYPRUS, Josefina Sekki
CZECH REPUBLIC, Zuzana Jandova
DENMARK, Lisa Lents
DOMINICAN REP., Nathali Montes de Oca
ECUADOR, Marjorie Cevallos
EL SALVADOR, Gabriela Gavidia
ENGLAND, Laura Coleman
FINLAND, Linda Wikstedt
FRANCE, Laura Tanguy
GEORGIA, Kathuna Skhirtladze
GERMANY, Anne Katrin Walter
GHANA, Frances Takyi-Mensah
GIBRALTAR, Krystle Robba
GREECE, Angeliki Kalaitzi
GUADELOUPE, Frederika Charpentier
GUATEMALA, Maribel Arana
GUYANA, Christa Simmons
HONDURAS, Gabriela Zavala
HONG KONG CHINA, Edelweiss Cheung
HUNGARY, Szilvia Freire
ICELAND, Alexandra Ívarsdóttir
INDIA, Parvathy Omanakuttan
INDONESIA, Sandra Angelia
IRELAND, Sinead Noonan
ISRAEL, Tamar Ziskind
ITALY, Claudia Russo
JAMAICA, Brittany Lyons
JAPAN, Mizuki Kubodera
KAZAKHSTAN, Alfina Nassyrova
KENYA, Ruth Kinuthia
KOREA, Bo-in Choi
KOSOVO, Yllka Berisha
LATVIA, Ina Avlasevica
LEBANON, Rosarita Tawil
LIBERIA, Bendu Parker
LITHUANIA, Gabriele Martirosianaite
MALAYSIA, Soo Wincci
MALTA, Martha Fenech
MAURITIUS, Olivia Carey
MEXICO, Anagabriela Espinoza
MOLDOVA, Iana Varnacova
MONGOLIA, Anun Chinbat
MONTENEGRO, Mariana Mihajlović
NAMIBIA, Marelize Robberts
NETHERLANDS, Carmen Kool
NEW ZEALAND, Kahurangi Taylor
NIGERIA, Adaeze Igwe
NORTHERN IRELAND, Judith Wilson
NORWAY, Lene Egeli
PANAMA, Kathya Saldaña
PARAGUAY, Gabriela Rejala
PERU, Annmarie Dehainaut
PHILIPPINES, Janina San Miguel
POLAND, Klaudia Ungerman
PORTUGAL, Andreia Rodrigues
PUERTO RICO, Ivonne Orsini
RUSSIA, Ksenia Sukhinova
SCOTLAND, Stephanie Willemse
SERBIA, Nevena Lipovac
SIERRA LEONE, Tyrilla Gouldson
SINGAPORE, Faraliza Tan
SLOVAKIA, Edita Kresakova
SOUTH AFRICA, Tansey Coetzee
SPAIN, Patricia Rodriguez
SRI LANKA, Rochelle Correa
ST. LUCIA, Joy-Ann Biscette
SURINAME, Mireille Nederbiel
SWAZILAND, Tiffany Simelane
SWEDEN, Amanda Ulfdotter
TANZANIA, Nasreem Ndiye
THAILAND, Ummarapas Julkasian
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Gabrielle Walcott
TURKEY, Leyla Tugutlu
UGANDA, Dora Mwima
UKRAINE, Irina Zhuravskaya
VENEZUELA, Hannely Quintero
WALES, Chloe Morgan
ZAMBIA, Winfridah Mofu
ZIMBABWE, Cynthia Muvirimi
Contestants arrival starts on November 16th and the finals night for the Miss World 2008 beauty pageant is now slated on December 12, 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
As of this writing, 105 delegates are expected to compete for the Miss World 2008 crown.
Even if the pageant is three months away from now, there are already a number of favorites and they are Miss Earth 2005 finalist Nataly Chilet from Chile, Miss Universe 2008 semi-finalist Tansey Coetzee of South Africa, Miss Belgium Alizee Poulicek, Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 2nd Runner Up Tamara Almeida from Brazil, Miss Kazakhstan Alfina Nassyrova, Miss Dominican Republic Nathali Montes de Oca, Miss Kosovo Yllka Berisha, Miss Mexico Anagabriela Espinoza, Miss Puerto Rico Ivonne Orsini and Miss Venezuela Hannely Quintero.
Here's the partial list of candidates for Miss World 2008, as of August 25, 2008:
ALBANIA, Egla Harxhi
ANGOLA, Brigith dos Santos
ARUBA, Christina Trejo
AUSTRALIA, Katie Richardson
AUSTRIA, Kathrin Krafuss
BAHAMAS, Tinnyse Johnson
BARBADOS, Natalie Griffith
BELARUS, Olga Hijenkova
BELGIUM, Alizee Poulicek
BELIZE, Charmaine Chinapen
BOLIVIA, Jackelin Arias
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Tanja Vujičić
BOTSWANA, Itseng Kgomotso
BRAZIL, Tamara Almeida
BULGARIA, Julia Jurevich
CANADA, Leah Ryerse
CHILE, Nataly Chilet
CHINA PR, Yan Ling Mei
CHINESE TAIPEI, Lin Jie Ming
COLOMBIA, Katherine Medina
CONGO DR, Christelle Ndila
COSTA RICA, Amalia Matamoros
CROATIA, Josipa Kusic
CURACAO, Norayla Francisco
CYPRUS, Josefina Sekki
CZECH REPUBLIC, Zuzana Jandova
DENMARK, Lisa Lents
DOMINICAN REP., Nathali Montes de Oca
ECUADOR, Marjorie Cevallos
EL SALVADOR, Gabriela Gavidia
ENGLAND, Laura Coleman
FINLAND, Linda Wikstedt
FRANCE, Laura Tanguy
GEORGIA, Kathuna Skhirtladze
GERMANY, Anne Katrin Walter
GHANA, Frances Takyi-Mensah
GIBRALTAR, Krystle Robba
GREECE, Angeliki Kalaitzi
GUADELOUPE, Frederika Charpentier
GUATEMALA, Maribel Arana
GUYANA, Christa Simmons
HONDURAS, Gabriela Zavala
HONG KONG CHINA, Edelweiss Cheung
HUNGARY, Szilvia Freire
ICELAND, Alexandra Ívarsdóttir
INDIA, Parvathy Omanakuttan
INDONESIA, Sandra Angelia
IRELAND, Sinead Noonan
ISRAEL, Tamar Ziskind
ITALY, Claudia Russo
JAMAICA, Brittany Lyons
JAPAN, Mizuki Kubodera
KAZAKHSTAN, Alfina Nassyrova
KENYA, Ruth Kinuthia
KOREA, Bo-in Choi
KOSOVO, Yllka Berisha
LATVIA, Ina Avlasevica
LEBANON, Rosarita Tawil
LIBERIA, Bendu Parker
LITHUANIA, Gabriele Martirosianaite
MALAYSIA, Soo Wincci
MALTA, Martha Fenech
MAURITIUS, Olivia Carey
MEXICO, Anagabriela Espinoza
MOLDOVA, Iana Varnacova
MONGOLIA, Anun Chinbat
MONTENEGRO, Mariana Mihajlović
NAMIBIA, Marelize Robberts
NETHERLANDS, Carmen Kool
NEW ZEALAND, Kahurangi Taylor
NIGERIA, Adaeze Igwe
NORTHERN IRELAND, Judith Wilson
NORWAY, Lene Egeli
PANAMA, Kathya Saldaña
PARAGUAY, Gabriela Rejala
PERU, Annmarie Dehainaut
PHILIPPINES, Janina San Miguel
POLAND, Klaudia Ungerman
PORTUGAL, Andreia Rodrigues
PUERTO RICO, Ivonne Orsini
RUSSIA, Ksenia Sukhinova
SCOTLAND, Stephanie Willemse
SERBIA, Nevena Lipovac
SIERRA LEONE, Tyrilla Gouldson
SINGAPORE, Faraliza Tan
SLOVAKIA, Edita Kresakova
SOUTH AFRICA, Tansey Coetzee
SPAIN, Patricia Rodriguez
SRI LANKA, Rochelle Correa
ST. LUCIA, Joy-Ann Biscette
SURINAME, Mireille Nederbiel
SWAZILAND, Tiffany Simelane
SWEDEN, Amanda Ulfdotter
TANZANIA, Nasreem Ndiye
THAILAND, Ummarapas Julkasian
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Gabrielle Walcott
TURKEY, Leyla Tugutlu
UGANDA, Dora Mwima
UKRAINE, Irina Zhuravskaya
VENEZUELA, Hannely Quintero
WALES, Chloe Morgan
ZAMBIA, Winfridah Mofu
ZIMBABWE, Cynthia Muvirimi
This pageant is not about brains but only about beauty.
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