Alejandra Andreu

 

Alejandra Andreu
Birth name : Alejandra Andreu Santamarta, she was born in February 25, 1990 in Zaragoza, Spain, Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in).. Alejandra Andreu is a Spanish beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Spain International 2008 and representing Spain at the Miss International 2008 beauty pageant was held on November 8, 2008 in Macau, China where she was crowned Miss International 2008.

Miss International 2008

Miss International 2008

Miss International 2008, the 48th Miss International pageant was held at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, 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. Miss International 2007, Priscila Perales of Mexico crowned her successor Alejandra Andreu of Spain as the new Miss International.

Final results Contestant

Miss International 2008             Spain - Alejandra Andreu
1st runner-up                            Colombia - María Cristina Díaz-Granados
2nd runner-up                           Poland - Anna Tarnowska
3rd runner-up                           China - Changwen Liu
4th runner-up                            Czech Republic - Zuzana Putnářová

Semi-finalists
* Ecuador - Jennifer Pazmiño
* Japan - Kyoko Sugiyama
* Lebanon - Jessica Michelle Kahawaty
* Philippines - Patricia Fernandez
* Puerto Rico - Miriam Pabón
* Turkey - Gülsün Uslu
* Venezuela - Dayana Colmenares

Contestants
Country Contestant Age Height(cm) Hometown

                                       Argentina  Yésica Di Vincenzo 20  5'8" Mar del Plata


Aruba Nuraisa Lispier 23 5'8" San Nicolaas

                                         Australia   Kristal Hammond  22 5'10" Waroona

                         Bahamas   Amy Knowles    22 5'7" San Salvador Island

Belarus Tatiana Ryneiskaya 21 5'9" Minsk
Belgium Charlotte Van De Vijver 24 5'9" Oost-Vlaanderen

                             Bolivia  Paula Andrea Peñarrieta  19 5'10" Cochabamba

                                                   Brazil Vanessa Vidal 24 5'10" Fortaleza

                                                    Canada Elena Semikina 25 6'1" Toronto

                                            China Chang Wen Liu 21 5'9" Beijing

                                         Chinese Taipei Ting Yen Yu 24 5'7" Taipei

                   Colombia   María Cristina Díaz-Granados    22  5'8" Valledupar

Czech Republic  Zuzana Putnářová 21 5'11" Ostrava

Dominican Republic Claudia Peña19 5'11" Bonao

                                              Ecuador   Jennifer Pazmiño 20 5'11" Guayaquil

                           El Salvador  Georgina Cisneros   20 5'7" San Salvador

Ethiopia Nardos Desta 20 5'9" Addis Ababa
Finland Jaana Taanila 18 5'10" Haukipudas
France Vicky Michaud[8] 21 5'6" Paray Le Monial

                                           Germany   Katja Bondarenko 21 5'9" Niedersachsen


Greece Sofia Roditi  24 5'9" Athens
Guadeloupe Nancy Karen Fleurival  24 6'2" Abymes
Guatemala Wendy Alvizurez 19 5'6" Chimaltenango
Hawaii Serena Karnagy 18 5'5" Honolulu

Hong Kong  Sire Ma  20 5'3½"  Chongqing

India Radha Bhrahmbhatt 19 5'11" Northwood

                                               Indonesia   Duma Riris  Silalahi  24 5'7"  Medan

Italy Luna Voce 20 5'9" Crotone
Japan Kyoko Sugiyama 23 5'9" Kanagawa

                                                   Korea Min-jeong Kim 19 5'7" Daegu

Latvia Kristina Djadenko 24 5'8" Riga

                                 Lebanon   Jessica Michelle Kahawaty  20 5'9" Sydney

Liberia Telena Casell 24 5'7" Monrovia

Macau Florence Loi[ 23 5'5" Macau

                                             Malaysia   Zi Wei Tham   23 5'9" Kuala Lumpur

Mexico Lorenza Bernot 19 5'9" Cuernavaca
Mongolia Ochgerel Khulangoo 20 5'9" Ulan Bataar
New Zealand Rhonda Grant 23 5'10" Napier

                                         Norway  Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge  20 5'10" Molde
Panama Alejandra Arias 20 5'9" Panama City
Paraguay Rossana Galeano[15] 19 5'7" Eusebio Ayala
Peru Massiel Vidal 22 5'7" Lima

                                        Philippines  Patricia Fernandez  22  5'6"  Quezon City

Poland  Anna Tarnowska  23   5'10"  Szczecin

                                            Puerto Rico  Miriam Pabón  23 5'7" Las Piedras

Republic of the Congo Blanda Eboundit 22 5'10" Brazzaville

                                            Russia Ekaterina Grushanina 22 5'10" Chelyabinsk

Serbia Sanja Radinovic 19 5'9" Belgrade
Singapore Tok Wee Ee 18 5'5" Singapore

                                                 Slovakia  Lenka Sýkorová 21 5'8" Bratislava

                                       Spain Alejandra Andreu Santamarta  19 yo  5'8"  Zaragoza
                                                      Miss International 2008 (winner)

Sri Lanka Faith Landers[21] 22 5'5" Colombo
Suriname Mireille Nederbiel 24 5'9" Paramaribo
Sweden Jenny Jansson[22] 21 5'6" Nässjö
Tanzania Jamillah Nyangasa 23 5'11" Kilimanjaro
Thailand Panasrom Kumkit 19 5'9" Hat Yai
Turkey Gülsün Uslu 21 5'10" Izmir
Ukraine Yulia Galichenko[23] 23 5'10" Mariupol'

                                        United Kingdom Nieve Jennings 21 5'9" Bishopbriggs

                                                         USA Kelly Best 22 5'9" Troy

                                        Venezuela Dayana Colmenares  23 5'9" Maracay
Vietnam Cao Thùy Dương 20 5'7" Hanoi
Zambia Chipo Mulubisha 20 5'6" Lusaka


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Rafaela Zanella

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Birth name               Rafaela Köhler Zanella
Birth date                August 9, 1986
Birth place              Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Occupations            Student and  Model

Biography
Rafaela Köhler Zanella  is Brazilian beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant.

She is a medical student who represented her country in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant. She was elected Miss Brasil Universe on April 8, 2006, representing her state, Rio Grande do Sul. The pageant was marked by many controversies, especially the exclusion of some favourites from the Top 10. Zanella's first words as Miss Brazil Universe 2006 were: "I'd like to thank all of those who helped me and I promise you that I will do my best to bring back the Miss Universe crown to Brazil".

Miss Universe Brazil 2006
Zanella was elected Miss Brasil Universe on April 8, 2006, representing her state, Rio Grande do Sul.

Miss Universe 2006
In the Miss Universe 2006 pageant, which took place on July 23, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Zanella placed in the semifinals, among the Top 20.

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Natália Anderle

Natália Anderle

Natália Anderle, natural from Roca Sales, Rio Grande do Sul, is Miss Brazil 2008, representing her state. She was crowned Miss Brazil 2008 at the Sunday night, April 13 on Citibank Hall, in São Paulo.  Natália was crowned (with piece created by Ricardo Vieira) by Miss Brazil 2007, Natália Guimarães.

The winner of the beauty contest received the biggest prize offered since 1954: R$ 250,000, one car and a china porcelain watch. Miss Brazil 2008 represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2008, on July 15, Nha Trang, Vietnam. She failed to place in the competition.

Natália represented Encantado at the contest of her state, and she was crowned Miss Rio Grande do Sul on October 16, 2007.  When she was asked of what she intended to do with the money, she said that will help her family; her parents are agriculturists on Rio Grande.

Natália, 1.75m, worked as steticist and babysitter in Encantado. Her soccer team is Grêmio. She is graduated in Cosmetology and her favourite film is Tropa de Elite.