# Miss International 2008

Miss International 2008 was the 48th Miss International pageant, held at The Venetian Macao in Macau, on November 8, 2008.
63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 48 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous of 61 during last year pageant. The contestants also paid a visit to Hong Kong, Tokyo. Miss International 2007, Priscila Perales of Mexico, crowned her successor Alejandra Andreu of Spain as the new Miss International.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 2008 | Spain – Alejandra Andreu |
| 1st Runner-Up | Colombia – Cristina Díaz-Granados |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Poland – Anna Tarnowska |
| 3rd Runner-Up | China – Changwen Liu |
| 4th Runner-Up | Czech Republic – Zuzana Putnářová |
| Top 12 | Ecuador – Jennifer Pazmiño  Japan – Kyoko Sugiyama  Lebanon – Jessica Kahawaty  Philippines – Patricia Fernandez  Puerto Rico – Miriam Pabón  Turkey – Gülsün Uslu  Venezuela – Dayana Colmenares |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best National Costume | Aruba – Nuraisa Lispier |
| Miss Friendship | El Salvador – Georgina Cisneros |
| Miss Photogenic | Spain – Alejandra Andreu |
| Natural Beauty | Belarus – Tatiana Ryneiskaya |

## Contestants

| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Yésica Di Vincenzo | 20 | Mar del Plata |
| Aruba | Nuraisa Lispier | 23 | San Nicolaas |
| Australia | Kristal Hammond | 22 | Waroona |
| Bahamas | Amy Knowles | 22 | San Salvador Island |
| Belarus | Tatiana Ryneiskaya | 21 | Minsk |
| Belgium | Charlotte Van De Vijver | 24 | East Flanders |
| Bolivia | Paula Andrea Peñarrieta | 19 | Cochabamba |
| Brazil | Vanessa Lima Vidal | 24 | Fortaleza |
| Canada | Elena Semikina | 25 | Toronto |
| China | Chang Wen Liu | 21 | Beijing |
| Colombia | Cristina Díaz-Granados | 22 | Valledupar |
| Czech Republic | Zuzana Putnářová | 21 | Ostrava |
| Dominican Republic | Claudia Peña | 19 | Bonao |
| Ecuador | Jennifer Pazmiño | 20 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Georgina Cisneros | 20 | San Salvador |
| Ethiopia | Nardos Desta | 20 | Addis Ababa |
| Finland | Jaana Taanila | 18 | Haukipudas |
| France | Vicky Michaud | 21 | Paray Le Monial |
| Germany | Katja Bondarenko | 21 | Niedersachsen |
| Greece | Sofia Roditi | 24 | Athens |
| Guadeloupe | Nancy Fleurival | 24 | Abymes |
| Guatemala | Wendy Albizurez | 19 | Chimaltenango Department |
| Hawaii | Serena Karnagy | 18 | Honolulu |
| Hong Kong | Sire Ma | 20 | Chongqing |
| India | Radha Bhrahmbhatt | 19 | Northwood |
| Indonesia | Duma Riris Silalahi | 24 | Balige |
| Italy | Luna Voce | 20 | Crotone |
| Japan | Kyoko Sugiyama | 23 | Kanagawa |
| South Korea | Kim Min-jeong | 19 | Daegu |
| Latvia | Kristīne Djadenko | 24 | Riga |
| Lebanon | Jessica Kahawaty | 20 | Sydney |
| Liberia | Telena Casell | 24 | Monrovia |
| Macau | Florence Loi | 23 | Macau |
| Malaysia | Zi Wei Tham | 23 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Mexico | Lorenza Bernot | 19 | Cuernavaca |
| Mongolia | Ochgerel Khulangoo | 20 | Ulaanbaatar |
| New Zealand | Rhonda Grant | 23 | Napier |
| Norway | Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge | 20 | Molde |
| Panama | Alejandra Arias | 20 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Rossana Galeano | 19 | Eusebio Ayala |
| Peru | Massiel Vidal | 22 | Lima |
| Philippines | Patricia Fernandez | 22 | Quezon City |
| Poland | Anna Tarnowska | 23 | Szczecin |
| Puerto Rico | Miriam Pabón | 23 | Las Piedras |
| Republic of the Congo | Blanda Eboundit | 22 | Brazzaville |
| Russia | Ekaterina Grushanina | 22 | Chelyabinsk |
| Serbia | Sanja Radinovic | 19 | Belgrade |
| Singapore | Tok Wee Ee | 18 | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Lenka Sýkorová | 21 | Bratislava |
| Spain | Alejandra Andreu | 19 | Zaragoza |
| Sri Lanka | Faith Landers | 22 | Colombo |
| Suriname | Mireille Nederbiel | 24 | Paramaribo |
| Sweden | Jenny Jansson | 21 | Nässjö |
| Taiwan | Ting Yen Yu | 24 | Taipei |
| Tanzania | Jamillah Nyangasa | 23 | Kilimanjaro |
| Thailand | Panasrom Kumkit | 19 | Hat Yai |
| Turkey | Gülsün Uslu | 21 | İzmir |
| Ukraine | Yulia Galichenko | 23 | Mariupol' |
| United Kingdom | Nieve Jennings | 21 | Bishopbriggs |
| United States | Kelly Best | 22 | Troy |
| Venezuela | Dayana Colmenares | 23 | Maracay |
| Vietnam | Cao Thùy Dương | 20 | Yên Bái |
| Zambia | Chipo Mulubisha | 20 | Lusaka |