Miss Continente Americano 2008
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Miss Continente Americano 2008, the 3rd Miss Continente Americano
pageant, was held in Guayaquil
, Ecuador
on September 6, 2008. Marianne Cruz
, Miss Continente Americano 2007
from the Dominican Republic
, crowned Lupita González
from Mexico
as the brand new Miss Continente Americano.
Miss Continente Americano
Miss Continente Americano, also known in English as Miss American Continent, is an international beauty contest held annually, held for the first time in 2006...
pageant, was held in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
on September 6, 2008. Marianne Cruz
Marianne Cruz
Marianne Cruz González is the 2008 Miss Dominican Republic and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe 2008. She was born in Salcedo, Dominican Republic.- Personal life :...
, Miss Continente Americano 2007
Miss Continente Americano 2007
Miss Continente Americano 2007, the 2nd Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on June 30, 2007. Mía Taveras, Miss Continente Americano 2006 from the Dominican Republic, crowned Marianne Cruz, also from the Dominican Republic, as the brand new Miss Continente...
from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, crowned Lupita González
Lupita González
Maria Guadalupe González Gallegos is a Mexican beauty pageant contestant. She was born in Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco...
from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
as the brand new Miss Continente Americano.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Continente Americano 2008 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
Domenica Saporitti Domenica Saporitti Hinojosa is a fashion model and TV host in Ecuador, and she is also the winner of Miss Ecuador 2008. She represented her country in the Miss Universe 2008 competition. - Biography :... |
| Top 6 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Congeniality |
 Canada - Samantha TajikSamantha Tajik Samantha Tajik is a Canadian-Iranian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008.She competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2008 pageant, and on April 28, 2008 was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Inga Skaya.... |
| Miss Yanbal Face |
 Mexico - Lupita GonzálezLupita González Maria Guadalupe González Gallegos is a Mexican beauty pageant contestant. She was born in Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco... |
| Best National Costume |
 Peru - Karol Castillo |
Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) |
Height (ft) |
Hometown |
| Agustina Quinteros Agustina Quinteros Agustina Quinteros is a beauty queen who represented Argentina in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She crowned Miss Tourism Ibero-America 2009 , in the city of Las Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina.-Career:... |
17 | 177 | 5'10" | La Pampa | |
| Nicole Áñez Terrazas | 22 | 175 | 5'9" | Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country... |
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| Cinthia Oliveira | 25 | 180 | 5'11" | Goiania Goiânia -Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm.... |
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| Samantha Tajik Samantha Tajik Samantha Tajik is a Canadian-Iranian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008.She competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2008 pageant, and on April 28, 2008 was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Inga Skaya.... |
26 | 178 | 5'10" | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
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| Marie Ann Salas Gorboi | 25 | 178 | 5'10" | Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
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| Catalina Giraldo Flórez | 22 | 179 | 5'10" | Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... |
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| Wendy del Carmen Cordero Sánchez | 20 | 175 | 5'9" | Cartago Cartago Cartago is the name of at least three different places:* Cartago Province, Costa Rica* Cartago, Costa Rica, capital of the province of Cartago* Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia* Cartago, California, United States-See also:*Special:Allpages/Cartago... |
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| Mariel Isabel Sabogal Cruz | 23 | 172 | 5'7" | La Romana | |
| Doménica Saporitti Hinojosa Domenica Saporitti Domenica Saporitti Hinojosa is a fashion model and TV host in Ecuador, and she is also the winner of Miss Ecuador 2008. She represented her country in the Miss Universe 2008 competition. - Biography :... |
20 | 172 | 5'7" | Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port... |
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| Rebeca Moreno Rebeca Moreno Rebeca Moreno is a Salvadoran beauty queen who won the Nuestra Belleza Universo El Salvador pageant in 2008.She is studying for her bachelors in Mathematics. She was born June 17, 1982. Her hobbies include dance, listening to music, going to the cinema and going out with her cousins and friends... |
22 | 160 | 5'3" | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... |
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| Jennifer Chiong | 25 | 168 | 5'6" | Xelajú | |
| Bélgica Nataly Suárez González | 22 | 178 | 5'10" | Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... |
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| María Guadalupe González Gallegos Lupita González Maria Guadalupe González Gallegos is a Mexican beauty pageant contestant. She was born in Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco... |
20 | 177 | 5'10" | Tepatitlan | |
| Thelma Guisselle Rodríguez Flores Thelma Rodríguez Thelma Guisselle Rodríguez Flores is a beauty queen from Chinandega, Nicaragua. Rodríguez was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2008, which was held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua and was crowned by the former Miss Nicaragua, Xiomara Blandino. She represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe... |
19 | 175 | 5'9" | Chinandega Chinandega Chinandega is a town and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city has a population of 121,793 inhabitants with 151,000 in the municipality... |
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| Karina Pinilla Corro Karina Pinilla Karina Pinilla Corro, is a Panamanian model, beauty pageant contestant and Miss Supranational 2010.Pinilla who is tall, competed in the international beauty pageant Miss Supranational 2010, on August 28, 2010 in Plock, Poland... |
23 | 174 | 5'8" | Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... |
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| Giselle Elizabeth Riveros Diarte | 18 | 170 | 5'7" | Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este is the second largest city in Paraguay and capital of Alto Paraná department, located at the Rio Paraná.... |
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| Karol Stephanie Castillo Pinillos | 18 | 182 | 5'11" | Trujillo Trujillo, Peru Trujillo, in northwestern Peru, is the capital of the La Libertad Region, and the third largest city in Peru. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru... |
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| Kristina Ruisánchez Kristina Ruisánchez Kristina Ruisánchez Torreszayas is a beauty pageant titleholder from Puerto Rico. Kristina placed 2nd Runner-up at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008 pageant where she competed as Miss Trujillo Alto. She placed 1st Runner-up at the Miss Continente Americano 2008 pageant.-References:... |
22 | 177 | 5'9" | Trujillo Alto Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico -Barrios :*Carraízo*Las Cuevas*Dos Bocas*La Gloria*Quebrada Grande*Quebrada Negrito*Saint Just*Trujillo Alto Pueblo*Cooperativa Jardines de Trujillo Alto-Geo/Topography:*Carraízo dam... |
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| Paula Andrea Díaz Galione Paula Díaz Paula Andrea Díaz is a Uruguayan beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss Universe Uruguay 2008. Díaz represented Uruguay in Miss Universe 2008.... |
19 | 177 | 5'9" | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| Andrea Valentina Matthies Bornhorst | 21 | 174 | 5'8" | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
Crossovers
- Contestants who also competed in Miss International 2007Miss International 2007Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant was held at The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2007. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageants 47 year history. That record was held until...
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Chile - Marie Ann Salas (Top 15)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Tourism Queen International 2008:
- Chile - Marie Ann Salas (Top 20)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Universe 2008Miss Universe 2008Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...
:- Canada - Samantha TajikSamantha TajikSamantha Tajik is a Canadian-Iranian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008.She competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2008 pageant, and on April 28, 2008 was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Inga Skaya....
Ecuador - Doménica SaporittiDomenica SaporittiDomenica Saporitti Hinojosa is a fashion model and TV host in Ecuador, and she is also the winner of Miss Ecuador 2008. She represented her country in the Miss Universe 2008 competition. - Biography :...
El Salvador - Rebeca MorenoRebeca MorenoRebeca Moreno is a Salvadoran beauty queen who won the Nuestra Belleza Universo El Salvador pageant in 2008.She is studying for her bachelors in Mathematics. She was born June 17, 1982. Her hobbies include dance, listening to music, going to the cinema and going out with her cousins and friends...
Guatemala - Jennifer Chiong
Nicaragua - Thelma RodríguezThelma RodríguezThelma Guisselle Rodríguez Flores is a beauty queen from Chinandega, Nicaragua. Rodríguez was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2008, which was held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua and was crowned by the former Miss Nicaragua, Xiomara Blandino. She represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe...- Peru - Karol Castillo
Uruguay - Paula DíazPaula DíazPaula Andrea Díaz is a Uruguayan beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss Universe Uruguay 2008. Díaz represented Uruguay in Miss Universe 2008....
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2008Reina Hispanoamericana 2008Reina Hispanoamericana 2008, the 18th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held at the Manzana Uno, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 30, 2008. 19 contestants competed in the event. Massiel Taveras from Dominican Republic crowned her successor at the final night...
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Argentina - Agustina QuinterosAgustina QuinterosAgustina Quinteros is a beauty queen who represented Argentina in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She crowned Miss Tourism Ibero-America 2009 , in the city of Las Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina.-Career:...
Dominican Republic - Mariel Sabogal- Uruguay - Paula DíazPaula DíazPaula Andrea Díaz is a Uruguayan beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss Universe Uruguay 2008. Díaz represented Uruguay in Miss Universe 2008....
(3rd Runner-up)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss World 2008Miss World 2008Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...
:- Argentina - Agustina QuinterosAgustina QuinterosAgustina Quinteros is a beauty queen who represented Argentina in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She crowned Miss Tourism Ibero-America 2009 , in the city of Las Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina.-Career:...
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Earth 2008Miss Earth 2008Miss Earth 2008, the 8th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines...
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Costa Rica - Wendy Cordero
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Atlantico Internacional 2009Miss Atlántico Internacional 2009Miss Atlántico Internacional 2009 , the 23rd edition of the Miss Atlantic International beauty pageant, was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay on Saturday, January 24, from 22:00 hours and will be delivered by Teledoce Televisora color, live and direct satellite Television and Latin America, are now...
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Panama - Karina PinillaKarina PinillaKarina Pinilla Corro, is a Panamanian model, beauty pageant contestant and Miss Supranational 2010.Pinilla who is tall, competed in the international beauty pageant Miss Supranational 2010, on August 28, 2010 in Plock, Poland...
(2nd Runner-up)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
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Honduras - Bélgica Suárez
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2009Reina Hispanoamericana 2009Reina Hispanoamericana 2009, The 19th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held in Parque Urbano, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 29, 2009. 21 contestants was competed in the event. Adriana Vasini, Miss Venezuela, won the title .-Placements:...
:- Peru - Karol Castillo
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Supranational 2010Miss Supranational 2010Miss Supranational 2010, the 2nd edition of the Miss Supranational pageant, was held in Płock, Poland on August 28, 2010. Karina Pinilla of Panama was crowned Miss Supranational 2009 by Oksana Moria of Ukraine at the end of the event.-Results:-Placements:...
:- Guatemala - Jennifer Chiong
- Panama - Karina PinillaKarina PinillaKarina Pinilla Corro, is a Panamanian model, beauty pageant contestant and Miss Supranational 2010.Pinilla who is tall, competed in the international beauty pageant Miss Supranational 2010, on August 28, 2010 in Plock, Poland...
(Winner)
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2010Reina Hispanoamericana 2010Reina Hispanoamericana 2010, the 20th Reina Hispanoamericana beauty pageant, was held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on November 24, 2010. Twenty-two delegates from the Americas and the Iberian peninsula competed for the title....
:- Chile - Marie Ann Salas
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2011Reina Hispanoamericana 2011Reina Hispanoamericana 2011, the 21th Reina Hispanoamericana beauty pageant, will be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 27, 2011. Twenty-two delegates from the Americas and the Iberian peninsula will compete for the title....
:- Costa Rica - Wendy Cordero