# Mutya ng Pilipinas 2008

Mutya ng Pilipinas 2008, the 40th edition of Mutya ng Pilipinas, Inc., was held on Dec. 7th, 2008 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Jonavi Raisa Quiray, the winner of Mutya ng Pilipinas International 2008 and Jam Charish Libatog named as Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism Puerto Princesa 2008.

## Results
### Placements
#### Color keys

| Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
| Mutya ng Pilipinas International 2008 | Palawan – Jonavi Raisa Quiray (Appointed – Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International 2009) | Unplaced |
| Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International 2008 | Cebu City – Jam Charish Pardillo Libatog | Top 15 – Miss Tourism International 2008 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Quezon City – Katrina Grace Rigets |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Southern Leyte – Queency Bernalez |
| Top 10 | Albay – Maria Rochelle Ruth Rebet  Albay – Sarah Syed  Bulacan – Laica Joy Jimenez  California – Loren Andre Burgos Naga – Lizl Camille Rosoles  Sorsogon – Kathleen Jebulan |

### Special Titles

| Title | Contestant |
| Mutya ng Pilipinas Overseas Communities 2008 | #2 California – Loren Andre Burgos |

### Special Awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best in Talent | #5 Palawan – Cresta Faye Medez |
| Miss Friendship | #13 Southern Leyte – Queency Bernalez |
| Miss Luminous Mary Kay Beauty | #2 California – Loren Andre Burgos |
| Miss Metashine | #1 Quezon City – Katrina Grace Rigets |
| Best in Swimsuit | #2 California – Loren Andre Burgos |
| Best in Terno | #3 Quezon City – Riza Arriane Selva |
| Best Designer Award | # 2 California – Loren Andre Burgos |
| OPMB Web Choice Award | #16 Palawan – Jonavi Raisa Quiray |
| Miss Photogenic | #2 California – Loren Andre Burgos |
| Best in Long Gown | #23 Batangas – Nerissa Dimaculangan |

## Contestants

23 contestants competed for the two titles.
| No. | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| 1 | Katrina Grace Rigets | 23 | Quezon City |
| 2 | Loren Andre Burgos | 21 | California |
| 3 | Riza Arriane Selva | 19 | Quezon City |
| 4 | Karen Gale Sharlene O'Hara | 22 | Antipolo |
| 5 | Cresta Faye Medez | 19 | Palawan |
| 6 | Jessica Karina Paciente | 17 | Quezon City |
| 7 | Pia Noelle Burgos | 19 | Norway |
| 8 | Arline Nicolas | 22 | Laguna |
| 9 | Lizl Camille Rosoles | 18 | Naga |
| 10 | Angelica Damian | 22 | Bulacan |
| 11 | Rhea Niones | 23 | South Cotabato |
| 12 | Ellaine Paola Esteban | 21 | Marikina |
| 13 | Queency Bernalez | 18 | Southern Leyte |
| 14 | Sarah Syed | 19 | Albay |
| 15 | Venice Michelle Acuña | 18 | Bulacan |
| 16 | Jonavi Raisa Quiray | 21 | Palawan |
| 17 | Kathleen Jebulan | 23 | Sorsogon City |
| 18 | Frances Anne Victoria Urrutia | 19 | Quezon City |
| 19 | Jamie Jean dela Rosa | 23 | Tarlac |
| 20 | Laica Joy Jimenez | 19 | Bulacan |
| 21 | Jam Charish Libatog | 21 | Cebu City |
| 22 | Maria Rochelle Ruth Rebeta | 18 | Albay |
| 23 | Nerissa Dimaculangan | 20 | Batangas |

### Withdrawals

| No. | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Status |
| 24 | Nadia Holloway | 20 | Australia | Withdrew |
| 25 | Sarah Ilanora Polverini | – | Manila | Withdrew |

## Crossovers from Major National Pageants prior to this date

* Mutya #1 Katrina Grace Rigets was Miss Philippines Earth 2006 Miss Water / 2nd runner-up

## Post-Pageant Notes

* Mutya ng Pilipinas International (Intercontinental), Jonavi Raisa Quiray was unable to compete at Miss Intercontinental 2008 pageant but was sent the following year at the Miss Tourism International 2009 pageant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia but was unplaced
* Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism, Jam Charish Libatog competed at Miss Tourism International 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and placed in Top 15