# Nuestra Belleza México 2008

Nuestra Belleza México 2008, the 15th annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Arena Monterrey of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico on September 20, 2008. Thirty-three contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Karla Carrillo from Jalisco, who later competed in Miss Universe 2009 in The Bahamas. Carrillo was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Elisa Nájera. She was the second Jalisciense to win this Title.
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Perla Beltrán from Sinaloa, who later competed in Miss World 2009 in South Africa where she was the 1st Runner-up. Beltrán was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Anagabriela Espinoza. She was the second Sinaloense to win this Title.
As the Suplente/1st Runner-up the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2009 title was won by Laura Zúñiga from Sinaloa, and she would compete in Miss International 2009 in China, but was dethroned on December 25, 2008. She was the second Sinaloense to win this T.
This year was the 15th anniversary of Nuestra Belleza México Organization, and on the final night thirteen ex-Queens were invited to the event. The Recognition "Corona al Mérito 2008" was for Priscila Perales, Nuestra Belleza México 2005, Semifinalist in Miss Universe 2006 and Miss International 2007.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Nuestra Belleza México 2008 | Jalisco – Karla Carrillo |
| Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2008 | Sinaloa – Perla Beltrán |
| 1st Runner-Up (Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2009) | Sinaloa – Laura Zúñiga (Dethroned) |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Sonora – Cecilia Montaño |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Baja California – Paulina Hernández |
| Top 10 | Baja California Sur – Estrella Navarro  Chiapas – Marliese Edelmann  Guanajuato – Andrea Martínez  Nuevo León – Mariana González  Querétaro – Ana Catherina Castrejón |
| Top 15 | Aguascalientes - Kimberley Herrera  Baja California – Nadia Ramos  Oaxaca – Ángeles Aguilar  San Luis Potosí – Lenny Meade de León  Tabasco – Priscila Martínez |

### Preliminary Competition

The Preliminary Competition was held at the Arena Monterrey of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico a few days before to Final Competition. Prior to the final telecast, all contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown as part of the selection for the others top 10 finalists who were revealed during the beginning of the two-hour live telecast of the Nuestra Belleza México 2008 Pageant live on Televisa on September 20.
The Preliminary Competition was hosted by Silvia Salgado and Patricio Cabezut.

### Special Awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Top Model | Sinaloa - Perla Beltrán |
| Contestants' Choice | Sinaloa - Laura Zuñiga |
| Miss Talent | Nuevo León - Mariana González |
| Miss Sports | Baja California - Nadia Ramos |
| Academic Award | Querétaro - Ana Catherina Castrejón |
| Personality Fraiche | Jalisco - Karla Carrillo |
| Best Hair Optims | Sinaloa - Perla Beltrán |
| Best Skin Optims | Querétaro - Ana Catherina Castrejón |
| Steps to Fame | Nuevo León - Mariana González |

## National Costume Competition

In this competition the contestants are not evaluated, only the costumes. It is a competition showing the country's wealth embodied in the colorful and fascinating costumes made by Mexican designers combining the past and present of Mexico.
For the Nuestra Belleza México Organization this event is very important because it discloses the creative work of the great Mexican designers and also elects the costume to represent Mexico in Miss Universe the next year. Also, some costumes are elected to represent Mexico in other beauty contests.
The winning costume designer receives the "Aguja Diamante Award".
| Final Results | Contestant |
| Winner | Sinaloa - "Charrería Mexicana" |
| Finalists | Campeche - "Tierra Azteca"  Jalisco - "Raíces"  Sinaloa - "Tehuana Dorada"  Yucatán - "Alegoria Maya" |

## Judges
### Preliminary Competition

* Priscila Perales - Nuestra Belleza México 2005 & Miss International 2007
* Alberto Santos - Businessman
* Blanca Soto - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997, Miss Verano Viña del Mar 1997, International Top Model
* Norberto Núñez - TV Director & Producer
* Carolina Morán - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2006
* Francisco Contreras - Fashion Coordinator
* Rebecca Solano - TV Producer
* Juan José Origel - Journalist & Show Host

### Final Competition

* Alberto Santos - Businessman
* Blanca Soto - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997, Miss Verano Viña del Mar 1997, International Top Model
* Carla Estrada- TV Producer
* Carolina Morán - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2006
* Gabriel Soto - El Modelo México 1996 & Actor
* Juan José Origel - Journalist & Show Host
* Norberto Núñez - TV Director & Producer
* Priscila Perales - Nuestra Belleza México 2005 & Miss International 2007
* Salvador Mejía - TV Producer

## Background music

* Opening Number: "Medley of the host State" by Contestants
* Swimsuit Competition: "Un Gancho al Corazón", "Tu Voz" by Playa Limbo
* Evening Gown Competition: "Zenith" by Telefunka
* Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

## Titleholders celebration

As part of the pageant 15th Anniversary, 16 Nuestra Belleza México titleholders from the first pageant in 1994 to the outgoing and current titleholders were in attendance.
* Alejandra Quintero - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1995
* Katty Fuentes - Nuestra Belleza México 1997
* Blanca Soto - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997
* Vilma Zamora - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1998
* Jacqueline Bracamontes - Nuestra Belleza México 2000 (as presenter)
* Rosalva Luna - Nuestra Belleza México 2003
* Dafne Molina - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004
* Priscila Perales - Nuestra Belleza México 2005
* Karla Jiménez - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2005
* Carolina Morán - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2006
* Elisa Nájera - Nuestra Belleza México 2007 (as outgoing titleholder)
* Anagabriela Espinoza - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2007 (as outgoing titleholder)
* Lorenza Bernot - Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2008 (as outgoing titleholder)
* Karla Carrillo - Nuestra Belleza México 2008 (as current titleholder)
* Perla Beltrán - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2008 (as current titleholder)
* Laura Zúñiga - Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2009 (as current titleholder)

## Contestants

| State | Contestant | Age | Height (m) | Hometown |
| Aguascalientes | Kimberley Herrera García | 22 | 1.78 | Aguascalientes |
| Baja California | Nadia Ramos Robles$^1$ | 23 | 1.71 | Tijuana |
| Baja California | Paulina Hernández Calderón | 20 | 1.72 | Mexicali |
| Baja California Sur | Estrella Navarro Holm | 22 | 1.76 | La Paz |
| Campeche | Nazli Gantús Bernés | 21 | 1.71 | Campeche |
| Chiapas | Marliese Edelmann Ayala | 19 | 1.76 | Tapachula |
| Chihuahua | Nadia Hazel Renpenning Carrasco | 19 | 1.78 | Cd. Juárez |
| Coahuila | Amanda Terry Mondragón | 19 | 1.72 | Piedras Negras |
| Colima | Roxana Espinoza Morentin | 19 | 1.77 | Villa de Álvarez |
| Distrito Federal | Fernanda Maldonado Cañas | 18 | 1.70 | Mexico City |
| Durango | Margarita Favela Fragoso | 23 | 1.80 | Santiago Papasquiaro |
| Durango | Patricia Castañeda González | 20 | 1.79 | Durango |
| Guanajuato | Andrea Martínez de Velasco Martínez | 20 | 1.72 | Celaya |
| Guerrero | Natali Bastidas García | 18 | 1.70 | Acapulco |
| Hidalgo | Karla Solano Armenta | 23 | 1.73 | Tulancingo |
| Jalisco | Karla María Carrillo González | 20 | 1.76 | Guadalajara |
| Michoacán | Alexis Navarro Gutiérrez | 20 | 1.70 | Morelia |
| Morelos | Ana Karen Mascott Carrasco | 18 | 1.72 | Cuernavaca |
| Nayarit | Araceli Félix Partida | 18 | 1.74 | Tepic |
| Nuevo León | Mariana González Elizondo | 23 | 1.73 | Monterrey |
| Oaxaca | Ángeles Aguilar del Puerto | 22 | 1.76 | Oaxaca |
| Puebla | Stephanie Suter Morán | 23 | 1.72 | Puebla |
| Querétaro | Ana Catherina Castrejón y Pérez | 21 | 1.81 | Querétaro |
| San Luis Potosí | Lenny Meade de León | 22 | 1.75 | San Luis Potosí |
| Sinaloa | Laura Elena Zúñiga Huizar | 23 | 1.74 | Culiacán |
| Sinaloa | Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta | 21 | 1.78 | Guamúchil |
| Sonora | Stephanie Díaz Castro | 19 | 1.78 | Cananea |
| Sonora | Blanca Cecilia Montaño Moreno | 21 | 1.84 | Hermosillo |
| Tabasco | Priscila Martínez Andrade | 18 | 1.73 | Villahermosa |
| Tamaulipas | Alejandra Silva Hernández | 20 | 1.72 | Cd. Madero |
| Veracruz | Fabiola Anitúa Valdovinos | 19 | 1.73 | Veracruz |
| Yucatán | María Esther Magadán Alonzo | 23 | 1.70 | Progreso |
| Zacatecas | Sandra González de Santiago | 19 | 1.73 | Jerez |
$^1$ Nadia Ramos was going to compete in 2007 but had to leave the competition due to a family emergency and given the opportunity to participate this year.

## Designates

* Baja California - Nadia Ramos
* Durango - Patricia Castañeda
* Sinaloa - Perla Beltrán
* Sonora - Stephanie Díaz

## Withdrawals

* Estado de México
* Quintana Roo

## Significance

* Jalisco won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the second time (before 2000).
* This year the crown of Nuestra Belleza México suffers his fifth change, this new model would continue until 2009.
* Sinaloa won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the second time (before 2000), the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title also for the second time (before 1999) and Suplente/1st Runner-up for the third time (before 1999 and 2000)
* This year marks 15 years of the contest and so it was invited thirteen ex-beauty queens who modeled in private gateway.
* It was the first mentioned the name of the winner of Nuestra Belleza Internacional México.
* For the first time a Titleholder was dethroned to the title (Laura Zúñiga, Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2009).
* Perla Beltran's crown fell to the ground after she congratulated her colleagues on stage, suffering major damage.
* For the fourth time an Afro-Mexican compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant (Ángeles Aguilar from Oaxaca, before 1999, 2001 and 2005).
* Guerrero return to competition after two years (2006), Hidalgo and Tabasco after three years (2005) and Oaxaca after nine years (1999).
* Jalisco was placed for fifth consecutive year in the Top 5.
* Jalisco and Nuevo León placed for sixth consecutive year.
* Sonora placed for third consecutive year.
* Chiapas and Guanajuato placed for second consecutive year.
* Oaxaca returned to making calls to the semifinals after twelve years (1996), Baja California Sur after eight years (2000), Querétaro and Tabasco after six years (2002), San Luis Potosí after four years (2004), Aguascalientes after three years (2005) and Baja California and Sonora after two years (2006).
* States that were called to the semifinals last year and this year failed to qualify were Colima, Chihuahua, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Tamaulipa, Veracruz and Yucatán.
* For the second time Alfredo Adame hosted Nuestra Belleza México, with Jacqueline Bracamontes who was her fourth time.
* Sinaloa won Miss Top Model and Contestants' Choice for the first time and Best Hair for the second time (before 1994).
* Nuevo León won Miss Talent for the first time.
* Baja California won Miss Sports for the second time (before 2005).
* Querétaro won the Academic Award and Best National Costume for the first time.
* Jalisco won Fuller Beauty Queen for the first time.
* The host delegate, Mariana González from Nuevo León, placed to finalists.
* Sonora (Cecilia Montaño) is the higher delegate in this edition (1.84 m).
* Campeche (Nazli Gantús), Distrito Federal (Fernanda Maldonado), Guerrero (Natali Bastidas), Michoacán (Alexis Navarro) and Yucatán (María Esther Magadán) are the lower delegates in this edition (1.70 m).