Miss Continente Americano 2008
Miss Continente Americano 2008, was held on September 6, 2008 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The winner was Miss Mexico (Lupita González); the first runner up, Miss Puerto Rico (Kristina Ruisánchez) and the second runner up, Miss Ecuador (Doménica Saporitti). The six finalists was, in no particular order: Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Brazil.
Results
Miss Continente Americano 2008: Mexico - Lupita González
- 1st Runner-up: Puerto Rico - Kristina Ruisánchez
- 2nd Runner-up: Ecuador - Doménica Saporitti
Top 6 Finalists:
- Brazil - Cinthia Oliveira
- Peru - Karol Castillo
- Venezuela - Andrea Matthies
Special awards
- Miss Photogenic - Mexico
- Miss Congeniality - Canada
- Miss Yanbal Face - Mexico
- Best National Costume - Peru
Contestants
Country |
Contestant |
Age |
Height (Cm) |
Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agustina Quinteros |
17 |
177 |
La Pampa |
|
Nicole Añez Terrazas |
22 |
175 |
Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
|
Cinthia Oliveira |
25 |
180 |
Goiania |
|
Samantha Tajik |
26 |
178 |
Toronto |
|
Marie Ann Salas |
25 |
178 |
Santiago |
|
Catalina Giraldo Flórez |
22 |
179 |
Cali |
|
Wendy Cordero Sánchez |
20 |
175 |
Cartago |
|
Dominican Republic |
Mariel Isabel Sabogal Cruz |
23 |
172 |
La Romana |
Doménica Saporiti |
20 |
172 |
Guayaquil |
|
Rebeca Moreno |
22 |
160 |
San Salvador |
|
Jennifer Chiong |
25 |
168 |
Xelajú |
|
Bélgica Suárez |
22 |
178 |
Tegucigalpa |
|
Lupita González |
20 |
177 |
Guadalajara |
|
Thelma Rodríguez |
19 |
175 |
Chinandega |
|
Karina Pinilla |
23 |
174 |
Panama City |
|
Giselle Riveros |
18 |
170 |
Asunción |
|
Karol Castillo |
18 |
182 |
Trujillo |
|
Kristina Ruisánchez |
22 |
177 |
Trujillo Alto |
|
Paula Diaz Galione |
19 |
177 |
Montevideo |
|
Andrea Matthies |
21 |
174 |
Caracas |
Notes
- Marie Ann Salas (Chile), placed as a Semi-finalist at the Miss International 2007 pageant and as a finalist (7th place) in Miss Tourism Queen International 2008. While Marie is the only contestant to have placed as a finalist in an International pageant, many of these contestants have already competed in the major pageants, such as Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International. Others have been finalist and runners-up at their countries' national pageant.
- Samatha Tajik (Canada), Domenica Saporiti (Ecuador), Rebeca Moreno (El Salvador), Jenifer Chiong (Guatemala), Thelma Rodríguez (Nicaragua), Karol Castillo (Peru) and Paula Díaz (Uruguay) competed in Miss Universe 2008 but unplaced.