The Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant will be held at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008, where outgoing titleholder Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori will crown her successor. The 80 contestants are expected to compete in the event which will be broadcast via NBC to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The final presentation show is on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13 and the live telecast on July 14.

Here are the lists of the 2008 Miss Universe beauty pageant contest:

Australia - Laura Dundovic
Bahamas - Sacha Scott
Belgium - Alizee Poulicek
Bolivia - Kate David
Brazil - Natalia Anderle
Canada - Samatha Tajik
Cayman Islands - Rebecca Parchment
China - Ziya Wei
Colombia - Taliana Vargas
Costa Rica - Maria Teresa Rodriguez
Croatia - Snjezana Loncarevic
Curacao - Jenyfer Natividad Mercelina
Cyprus - Dimitra Sergiou
Czech Republic - Eliska Buckova

Denmark - Maria Sten Knudsen
Dominican Republic - Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
Ecuador - Domenica Saporiti
Egypt - Yara Naoum
El Salvador - Rebeca Moreno
Estonia - Julia Kovaljova
Finland - Satu Tuomisto
France - Laura Tanguy
Georgia - Gvantsa Daraselia
Germany - Madina Taher
Ghana - Yvette Nsiah
Greece - Dionysia Koukiou
Guam - Siera Robertson
Guatemala - Jennifer Chiong
Honduras - Diana Gabriela Barrasa
Hungary - Jazmin Dammak
India - Simran Kaur Mundi
Indonesia - Putri Raemawasti
Ireland - Lynn Kelly
Israel - Shunit Faragi
Italy - Claudia Ferraris
Jamaica - April Jackson
Japan - Hiroko Mima
Kazakhstan - Alfina Nassuriva
Korea - Sun Lee
Kosovo - Zana Krasniqi
Malaysia - Levy Li Su Lin
Mauritius - Olivia Carey
Mexico - Elisa Najera
Montenegro - Dasa Zivkovic
Netherlands - Charlotte Labee
New Zealand - Samantha Powell
Nicaragua - Thelma Rodriguez
Nigeria - Stephanie Oforka
Norway - Mariann Birkedal
Panama - Carolina Dementiev Justavino
Paraguay - Giannina Ruffinelli
Peru - Karol Castillo
Philippines - Jennifer Barrientos
Poland - Barbara Tatara
Puerto Rico - Ingrid Rivera
Russia - Vera Krasova
Serbia - Bojana Boric
Singapore - Shenise Wong
Slovak Republic - Sandra Manakova
Slovenia - Anamarija Avbelj
South Africa - Tansey Coetzee
Spain - Clausia Moro
Sri Lanka - Aruni Rajapaksha
Switzerland - Amanda Ammann
Tanzania - Amanda Ole Sulul
Thailand - Gavintra Photijak
Trinidad & Tobago - Anya Ayoung-Chee
Turkey - Sinem Sulun
Turks & Caicos - Angelica Lightbourne
UK - Lisa Lazarus
Ukraine - Eleonora Masalab
Uruguay - Paula Diaz Galione
USA - Crystle Stewart
Venezula - Dayana Mendoza
Vietnam - Lam Thuy Nguyen

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