Nominees and winners from different categories - from gowns to costumes, and from faces to dresses - are my own personal choices.
These, in my opinion, are the people and events that have defined beauty pageants of 2008 at its best.
The Big4 Pageants deserve applause for bringing the best and the greatest in beauty pageants year after year..
The Philippines has always been a perfect venue for beauty pageants simply because the Filipinos love everything about beauty pageants. If you've seen the last part of the pageant telecast of Miss Earth 2008, you've seen the beautiful smiles, the dances and the joys that reflects among the candidates.
Runners Up:
Silver Award: South Africa – Miss World & Vietnam – Miss Universe
Bronze Award: Japan/Macau – Miss International
Nominees:
1. Vietnam – Miss Universe
2. Japan/Macau – Miss International
3. Philippines – Miss Earth
4. South Africa – Miss World
Miss Universe's overall production in 2008 was commendable. Miss Earth needs to be more polished. Miss International was better and original. The disappointment was with Miss World, it was dull and boring.
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Miss Earth & Miss International
Bronze Award: Miss World
Nominees:
1. Miss Universe
2. Miss International
3. Miss Earth
4. Miss World
Lady Gaga's Just Dance was lively and indeed perfect for a swimsuit round in Miss Universe. In Miss World, McFly's number was better than that of Alesha.
Runners Up:
Silver Award: McFly (Miss World)
Bronze: Alesha Dixon (Miss World)
Nominees:
1. Lady GaGa, "Just Dance" (Miss Universe)
2. McFly "Lies" (Miss World)
3. Alesha Dixon "The Boy Does Nothing" (Miss World)
Miss Universe's stage design is always a reflection of the colorful culture of its host country. Miss Earth was predictable..it deserves better stage design, something that is worthy for international audience. Miss World's stage design in Johannesburg was simple, the designs in 2005-2008 were better. On the other hand, Miss International has produced an standout and unique stage design in Macau, something worthy for this award.
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Miss Universe
Bronze Award: Miss Earth & Miss World
Nominees:
1. Miss Universe
2. Miss International
3. Miss Earth
4. Miss World
Jerry Springer & Melanie Brown have the energy and liveliness needed for a pageant's exciting finale. I still want to see them in Miss Universe 2009.
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Angela Chow & Tumisho Masha (Miss World)
Bronze Award: Billy Crawford, Priscilla Meirelles & Riza Santos (Miss Earth) & Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng & Astrid Chan (Miss International)
Nominees:
1. Jerry Springer & Melanie Brown (Miss Universe)
2. Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng & Astrid Chan (Miss International)
3. Billy Crawford, Priscilla Meirelles & Riza Santos (Miss Earth)
4. Angela Chow & Tumisho Masha (Miss World)
Miss World has attracted the most number of standout beauties in 2008 but the pageant telecast was quite boring for me. Miss International's final telecast was better compared to its previous telecasts, but the pageant should give us more excitement when it comes to pre-final activities. Miss Earth is already up there in terms of quality, but the pageant can still be better. Miss Universe may not be perfect, but it's the pageant of 2008 that gave me the most excitement: the national costume competition, the swimsuit competition, the presentation show, the interviews in the official website and the finals night.
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Miss World, Miss Earth & Miss International
Bronze Award: **
Nominees:
1. Miss Universe
2. Miss International
3. Miss Earth
4. Miss World
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Danielle Castano, Philippines
Bronze Award: Ria Antoniou, Greece
Nominees:
1. Athina James, Antigua & Barbuda (Miss Universe)
2. Alizee Poulicek, Belgium (Miss Universe/Miss World)
3. Carolina Dementiev, Panama (Miss Universe)
4. Danielle Castano, Philippines (Miss World)
5. Zuzana Jandova, Czech Republic (Miss World)
6. Ria Antoniou, Greece (Miss Earth)
7. Martina Thothova, Slovak Republic (Miss Earth)
8. Elena Semikina, Canada (Miss International)
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Tamara Almeida Silva, Brazil
Bronze Award: Patricia Rodríguez, Spain
Nominees:
1. Eliška Bučková, Czech Republic (Miss Universe)
2. Tamara Almeida Silva, Brazil (Miss World)
3. Patricia Rodríguez, Spain (Miss World)
4. Anagabriela Espinoza, Mexico (Miss World)
5. Irina Zhuravskaya, Ukraine (Miss World)
6. Ruxandra Popa, Romania (Miss Earth)
7. Hannelly Quintero, Venezuela (Miss World)
8. Dayana Colmenares, Venezuela (Miss International)
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Crystle Stewart, USA
Bronze Award: Adriana Reverón, Spain
Nominees:
1. Zana Krasniqi, Kosovo (Miss Universe)
2. Crystle Stewart, USA (Miss Universe)
3. Brigith dos Santos, Angola (Miss World)
4. Tansey Coetzee, South Africa (Miss World)
5. Adriana Reverón, Spain (Miss Earth)
6. Mariana Rodriguez, Colombia (Miss Earth)
7. Claudia Moro, Spain (Miss Universe)
8. Laura Dundovic, Australia (Miss Universe)
Runners Up:
Silver Award: María Cristina Díaz-Granados, Colombia
Bronze Award: Miriam Odemba, Tanzania
Nominees:
1. Taliana Vargas, Colombia (Miss Universe)
2. Marianne Cruz, Dominican Republic (Miss Universe)
3. Elisa Nájera, Mexico (Miss Universe)
4. Parvathy Omanakuttan, India (Miss World)
5. Gabrielle Walcott, Trinidad & Tobago (Miss World)
6. Miriam Odemba, Tanzania (Miss Earth)
7. Tatiane Alves, Brazil (Miss Earth)
8. María Cristina Díaz-Granados, Colombia (Miss International)
9. Anna Tarnowska, Poland (Miss International)
Runners Up:
Silver Award: Ksenia Sukhinova, Russia
Bronze Award: Karla Paula Henry, Philippines & Alejandra Andreu, Spain
Nominees:
1. Dayana Mendoza, Venezuela (Miss Universe 08)
2. Alejandra Andreu, Spain (Miss International 08)
3. Karla Paula Henry, Philippines (Miss Earth 08)
4. Ksenia Sukhinova, Russia (Miss World 08)
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