Saturday 12 July 2008

15 Contestants Selected For Miss Universe 2008 Final

Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant at Vietnam is fast gearing up for the finale on July 14. Judges have short listed 15 contestants out of the total 80 during the preliminary or semi-final round that was held on July 8. Their names will be announced during the main event and one of them will go on to win this year’s Miss Universe title. The preliminary round was co-hosted by Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori along with Nguyen Khac Nguyen of Vietnam and it had all 80 contestants trying their mighty best to impress the judges with their beauty and charm to make it to the final 15.

The preliminary round witnessed the 80 contestants participate in the swimwear and evening gowns rounds. Apart from the Miss Vietnam, other contestants like Miss Venezuela, Miss South Korea and Miss Colombia also received avid support from the public. Everything was managed very efficiently by the organizers of the 2008 Miss Universe Contest and it was the first time the largest and most modern theatre in Vietnam, the Crown Convention Centre was opened to the people. The media was allowed to take picture of the beauty pageant contestants in swimwear for just five minutes.

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