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Miss World 2008 was the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 13 December 2008. Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as her successor at the end of the event.
Parvathy Omanakuttan is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2008 and represented India at Miss World 2008 where she was crowned as Miss World 2008 Runner Up. She was also awarded the titles of Miss World Asia & Oceania at the competition. [1]
The 2008 pageant was originally to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, but was relocated to South Africa after a diplomatic crisis between Russia and Georgia. Three countries have achieved back-to-back wins: Sweden in 1951 and 1952, United Kingdom in 1964 and 1965, and India in 1999 and 2000.
Janina Miller San Miguel (born November 14, 1990) is a Filipino beauty queen who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World at the Binibining Pilipinas 2008 beauty pageant. San Miguel resigned from her title in September 2008, three months before the scheduled Miss World pageant, citing personal reasons including the death of her grandfather.
^ 2: Miss World 2008 was originally going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine but because of the ongoing 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis in neighboring South Ossetia, t. The Miss World Organization decided to move the pageant to South Africa.
Dora Mwima, also Dorah Mwima is a Ugandan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Uganda 2008 at the age of 18. [1] She represented Uganda in Miss World 2008 in South Africa . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Miss World is the oldest existing major international beauty pageant. [28] [29] It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951.[30] [31] Since Morley's death in 2000, his widow, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.
Only in 1957 the pageant has awarded a Top 7 with the Miss World, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th runner-up being awarded. and In 2018 and 2023 the pageant has awarded a Top 2 with the Miss World and 1st runner-up being awarded. Since 1959 top Each runner-up was given a tiara.