Miss Venezuela 2008

Miss Venezuela 2008 was the 55th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 10, 2008, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Stefanía Fernández, Miss Trujillo.

Miss Venezuela 2008
DateSeptember 10, 2008
PresentersDaniel Sarcos
Maite Delgado
EntertainmentDavid Bisbal, Oscar D'León, Wisin & Yandel[1]
VenuePoliedro de Caracas, Caracas
BroadcasterVenevisión
Entrants28[2]
WinnerStefanía Fernández
Trujillo
CongenialityAdahisa Peña
Apure
PhotogenicNatasha Domínguez
Sucre

The pageant was broadcast live on Venevisión from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Dayana Mendoza (Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008) crowned Stefania Fernández of Trujillo as the new Miss Venezuela.[3]

The contest, whose winner will attempt to become the first woman to win a Miss Universe title for her country in consecutive years, was marked by the elimination of the titles of Costa Oriental and Peninsula Goajira (now represented solely by Zulia state) and the consequent reduction to 28 delegates.[4] On July 29, Osmel Sousa assumed further control of the selection process by directly appointing the 28 final contestants from a pool of 73 candidates. Although winners of regional and state contests have never been guaranteed participation in the final Miss Venezuela pageant, this direct selection resulted in the unprecedented elimination of the representatives of Falcón, Lara, Sucre, Vargas and Nueva Esparta. In addition to the two aforementioned titleholders from Zulia, a total of seven state winners were consequently stripped of their titles, which will be carried in the final pageant by other candidates.[5]

Schedule of events
  • August 13: "Best Smile" and "Miss Beauty" event in the Quinta La Esmeralda, in Caracas. Miss Táchira, Jennipher Bortolas and Miss Sucre, Natasha Domínguez, won the titles respectively.
  • August 19: "Best Face" award competition in the Radisson Plaza Eurobuilding Hotel, in Caracas. Stefanía Fernández, Miss Trujillo, won the title.
  • August 30: The Beauty Gala (Gala de la Belleza), live on Venevisión.
  • September 2: The 28 delegates visit the Ebel Corporation, in Guatire.
  • September 10: The finals was held in the Poliedro de Caracas.
  • September 11: The official Breakfast with Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss World Venezuela 2008 in the Radisson Plaza Eurobuilding Hotel, in Caracas.

Results
Final ResultsContestant
Miss Venezuela Universo 2008
Miss Venezuela Mundo 2008
Miss Venezuela International 2008
1st Runner-Up
  • Sucre – Natasha Domínguez Boscán
2nd Runner-Up
Top 10

Special awards

Official delegates

[2]

StateContestantAgeHeightHometown
AmazonasElia Karina Rivero Molnár22176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)Valera
AnzoáteguiMaría Milagros Véliz Pinto22178 cm (5 ft 10 in)Guacara
ApureAdahisa Peña Arteaga25176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)Valencia
AraguaLigia Elena Hernández Frías23177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)Maracay
BarinasYoselis María (Yosy) Meléndez Medina22180 cm (5 ft 11 in)Guatire
BolívarKenia Barreto González19174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Ciudad Guayana
CanaimaEstefanía de los Angeles Guzmán Cuenca18176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)Cabimas
CaraboboGabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán18180 cm (5 ft 11 in)Puerto Cabello
CojedesJorelys Gabriela Quintana Pozo20176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)San Cristóbal
Delta AmacuroNathaly Andreína Navas Pérez21173 cm (5 ft 8 in)Caracas
Dependencias FederalesDayana Andreína Borges Mora18181 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)Cagua
Distrito CapitalMaría Lourdes Caldera Méndez25172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)Caracas
FalcónFanny Domingues Da Assuncao19185 cm (6 ft 1 in)Caracas
GuáricoHildaly Dellanira Domínguez Núñez21174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Caracas
LaraNusat del Valle Durán Pérez20177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)Tovar
MéridaAlejandra Suan Sánchez Guerrero19178 cm (5 ft 10 in)Mérida
MirandaViviana Lisbeth Ramos Puma18172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)Guanare
MonagasLaksmi Rodríguez de la Sierra Solórzano22178 cm (5 ft 10 in)San Cristóbal
Nueva EspartaNatascha Alexandra Brandt Rodríguez19176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)Caracas
Península de ArayaCharyl Marlyz Chacón Ramírez23175 cm (5 ft 9 in)Maracay
Península de ParaguanáMaría Alessandra Villegas Azpúrua21174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Caracas
PortuguesaVerónica Susana Arcay Andrade20171 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)Valencia
SucreNatasha Alexandra Domínguez Boscán18173 cm (5 ft 8 in)Caracas
TáchiraJennipher Katherine Bortolas Vargas17175 cm (5 ft 9 in)San Cristóbal
TrujilloStefanía Fernández Krupij18182 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)Mérida
VargasMarielis del Valle Ontiveros González20181 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)Caracas
YaracuyTiffany Denise Andrade Roche19178 cm (5 ft 10 in)Caracas
ZuliaGabriela Alexandra Fernández Ocanto22174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Maracaibo

Notes

References
  1. Archived June 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2011-07-18. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  3. "Miss Trujillo Stefanía Fernández fue electa Miss Venezuela 2008". El Universal. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  4. "Mundo Miss". Mundomiss.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  5. "Eligen las candidatas al Miss Venezuela". Panorama.com.ve. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
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