Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 by outgoing titleholder Riyo Mori of Japan.
Eighty contestants competed in the event which was broadcasted and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The pageant was watched by a live audience of 7,500 and nearly a billion television viewers worldwide.
This is the first major USA-based television production to take place in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. This is also the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. And this pageant was held in a contemporary Communist state for the first time.
The final presentation show was on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13 and the live telecast on July 14. Most activities were held successively in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Sai Gon), Ha Noi, Da Nang, Hoi An, Ha Long and finally Nha Trang.
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Participating Nations and Results
Miss Universe 2008: Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela)
The runners-up were:
1st runner-up: Taliana Vargas (Colombia)
2nd runner-up: Marianne Cruz (Dominican Republic)
3rd runner-up: Vera Krasova (Russia)
4th runner-up: Elisa Nájera (Mexico)
The following contestants placed in the top ten and competed in both swimsuit and evening gown (in order of placement):
Zana Krasniqi (Kosovo),
Claudia Moro (Spain),
Crystle Stewart (USA),
Claudia Ferraris (Italy),
Laura Dundovic (Australia)
The following contestants placed in the top fifteen and competed in the swimsuit competition (in order of placement):
Eliška Bučková (Czech Republic),
Jázmin Dammak (Hungary),
Tansey Coetzee (South Africa),
Hiroko Mima (Japan),
Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Vietnam)
Special Awards:
Miss Congeniality: Rebeca Moreno (El Salvador)
Best National Costume: Gavintra Photijak (Thailand)
Charming Áo Dài: Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela)
Best in Bikini (Queen of Vinpearl): Elisa Nájera (Mexico)
For the first time since the award's inception, no Miss Photogenic Award was given.
Final Competition Scores:
Evening Gown
1)Colombia - 9.829
2)Venezuela - 9.697
3)Mexico - 9.429
4)Dom.Rep. - 9.036
5)Russia - 8.471
6)Kosovo - 8.264
7)Spain - 8.200
8)USA - 8.050
9)Italy - 7.729
10)Australia - 7.557
Swimsuit
Venezuela - 9.327
Colombia - 9.433
Dominican Republic - 8.983
Russia - 8.414 Mexico - 9.071
Kosovo - 8.120 Spain - 9.150
USA - 9.207 Italy - 7.671
Australia - 7.814
Czech Republic - 7.386
Hungary - 7.229
South Africa - 7.133
Japan - 7.100
Vietnam - 7.050
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant
The Secret of True love
Before we can discuss the secret to true love, you must understand that true love is a gift that has to be valued and nourished. It's not something that you find one day like a beautiful seashell on a beach and put it up somewhere to be admired. True love is a part of life that has a life of its own. Value and nourish it, and it will grow and become deeper and more valuable. Find it, give it no value and forget to nourish it, and it will die. Simple as that.
The first secret to true love is knowing when you have found the love of your life, your other half, the one who is more important to you than even yourself, the one your entire being tells you is the one for you. That may happen one day when you look across a room and meet the eyes of her or him, your eyes lock and your heart jumps, and the eyes you are looking into tell you that the same is happening on the other side of that gaze. It could also happen when you are out with someone that you have dated casually for months, but never really felt much of anything for. Suddenly, one night, your heart could leap as your eyes meet or your lips touch. Knowing you have found true love might be just a quiet knowing that the person is the one for you. It happens differently for different people.
After meeting your true love, the secret to keeping the love alive is to unselfishly put the other person before yourself and communicate with that person in a positive and open manner. Many great relationships have lost their pizazz due to mistakes of one or both becoming selfish and not communicating with the other. Even those who have found their true loves have lost them because of the hurt and disappointment caused when the love of your life's actions and words say "you don't matter," "I'm for me first," and similar things.
When two people find true love and each puts the other's hopes, dreams, desires, and feelings above their own and communicates in such a way as to build the other up and share their innermost thoughts, beautiful things happen! The true love that was found grows into something more beautiful than a rose, deeper than the deepest ocean, and stronger than anything imaginable. Anything less than being unselfish, putting the other before yourself, and great communication and it's tough for even true love to survive.
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