2008 Miss Universe Pageant Crown Convention Center Nha Trang, Vietnam July 13 Hosts: Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown Winner: VENEZUELA - Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada 1st Runner-up: COLOMBIA - Taliana María Vargas Carrillo 2nd Runner-up: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Marianne Elizabeth Cruz Gonzales 3rd Runner-up: RUSSIA - Vera Krasova 4th Runner-up: MEXICO - Elisa Nájera Gualito ( Listed in the order they were called ) FINAL 5: COLOMBIA - Taliana Vargas VENEZUELA - Dayana Mendoza DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Marianne Cruz MEXICO - Elisa Nájera RUSSIA - Vera Krasova TOP 10: KOSOVO - Zana Krasniqi AUSTRALIA - Laura Dundovic SPAIN - Claudia Moro MEXICO - Elisa Nájera COLOMBIA - Taliana Vargas USA - Crystle Stewart DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Marianne Cruz RUSSIA - Vera Krasova ITALY - Claudia Ferraris VENEZUELA - Dayana Mendoza 15 SEMI-FINALISTS: VENEZUELA - Dayana Mendoza KOSOVO - Zana Krasniqi MEXICO - Elisa Nájera VIETNAM - Nguyen Thuy Lam SOUTH AFRICA - Tansey Coetzee AUSTRALIA - Laura Dundovic JAPAN - Mima Hiroko DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Marianne Cruz ITALY - Claudia Ferraris COLOMBIA - Taliana Vargas RUSSIA - Vera Krasova HUNGARY - Jazmin Dammak CZECH REPUBLIC - Eliska Buckova USA - Crystle Stewart SPAIN - Claudia Moro AWARDS: Best in Ao Dai Winner ( June 20 ): VENEZUELA - Dayana Mendoza 5 Finalists: 1. INDIA - Simran Kaur Mundi 2. KAZAKHSTAN - Alfina Nasyrova 3. THAILAND - Gavintra Photijak 4. VENEZUELA - Dayana Mendoza 5. VIETNAM - Nguyen Thuy Lam National Costume Presentation voted on by Vietnamese Judges( June 22 ): 10 Winners: 1. ALBANIA - Matilda Mcini 2. COLOMBIA - Taliana Vargas 3. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Marianne Cruz 4. INDIA - Simran Kaur Mundi 5. KOSOVO - Zana Krasniqi 6. MEXICO - Elisa Nájera 7. NICARAGUA - Thelma Rodriguez 8. SOUTH AFRICA - Tansey Coetzee 9. VENEZUELA - Dayana Mendoza 10. VIETNAM - Nguyen Thuy Lam Best in Swimwear Vinpearl Queen Winner ( July 2 ): MEXICO - Elisa Nájera 5 Finalists: 1. COLOMBIA - Taliana Vargas 2. INDIA - Simran Kaur Mundi 3. MEXICO - Elisa Nájera 4. SPAIN - Claudia Moro 5. USA - Crystle Stewart Miss Congeniality ( July 13 ): EL SALVADOR - Rebeca Moreno Miss Photogenic: NONE AWARDED Best in National Costume Winner Internet Voting ( July 13 ): THAILAND - Gavintra Photijak 2007 <<< >>> 2009 All rights reserved. Copyright © 2004-2010, pageants@veestarz This page hosted by Veestarz.com