- Miss Continente Americano 2008
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Miss Continente Americano 2008 Date September 6, 2008 Presenters Roberto Rodríguez, Cynthia Plaza Venue Centro de Convenciones Simón Bolívar, Guayaquil, Ecuador Broadcaster Gamavision Entrants 20 Placements 6 Withdraws Aruba, United States Winner Lupita González
MexicoMiss 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.[1]
Contents
Results
Placements
Final results Contestant Miss Continente Americano 2008 - Mexico - Lupita González
1st Runner-up 
Puerto Rico - Kristina Ruisánchez
2nd Runner-up Top 6 Special awards
Award Contestant Miss Photogenic - Mexico - Lupita González
Miss Congeniality Miss Yanbal Face - Mexico - Lupita González
Best National Costume 
Peru - Karol Castillo
Contestants
Country Contestant Age Height
(cm)Height
(ft)Hometown 
ArgentinaAgustina Quinteros 17 177 5'10" La Pampa 
BoliviaNicole Áñez Terrazas 22 175 5'9" Santa Cruz de la Sierra 
BrazilCinthia Oliveira 25 180 5'11" Goiania 
CanadaSamantha Tajik 26 178 5'10" Toronto 
ChileMarie Ann Salas Gorboi 25 178 5'10" Santiago 
ColombiaCatalina Giraldo Flórez 22 179 5'10" Cali 
Costa RicaWendy del Carmen Cordero Sánchez 20 175 5'9" Cartago 
Dominican RepublicMariel Isabel Sabogal Cruz 23 172 5'7" La Romana 
EcuadorDoménica Saporitti Hinojosa 20 172 5'7" Guayaquil 
El SalvadorRebeca Moreno 22 160 5'3" San Salvador 
GuatemalaJennifer Chiong 25 168 5'6" Xelajú 
HondurasBélgica Nataly Suárez González 22 178 5'10" Tegucigalpa MexicoMaría Guadalupe González Gallegos 20 177 5'10" Tepatitlan 
NicaraguaThelma Guisselle Rodríguez Flores 19 175 5'9" Chinandega 
PanamaKarina Pinilla Corro 23 174 5'8" Panama City 
ParaguayGiselle Elizabeth Riveros Diarte 18 170 5'7" Ciudad del Este PeruKarol Stephanie Castillo Pinillos 18 182 5'11" Trujillo Puerto RicoKristina Ruisánchez 22 177 5'9" Trujillo Alto 
UruguayPaula Andrea Díaz Galione 19 177 5'9" Montevideo 
VenezuelaAndrea Valentina Matthies Bornhorst 21 174 5'8" Caracas Notes
- Honduras - Bélgica Suárez failed to place in the Top 6 this year, but entered the same pageant a year later. She placed in the Top 6 in Miss Continente Americano 2009.
Crossovers
- Contestants who also competed in Miss International 2007:
- 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 2008:
- Canada - Samantha Tajik
- Ecuador - Doménica Saporitti
- El Salvador - Rebeca Moreno
- Guatemala - Jennifer Chiong
- Nicaragua - Thelma Rodríguez
- Peru - Karol Castillo
- Uruguay - Paula Díaz
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2008:
- Argentina - Agustina Quinteros
- Dominican Republic - Mariel Sabogal
- Uruguay - Paula Díaz (3rd Runner-up)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss World 2008:
- Argentina - Agustina Quinteros
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Earth 2008:
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Atlantico Internacional 2009:
- Panama - Karina Pinilla (2nd Runner-up)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Universe 2009:
- Honduras - Bélgica Suárez
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2009:
- Peru - Karol Castillo
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Supranational 2010:
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2010:
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2011:
References
- ^ "Lupita González fue electa Miss Continente Americano 2008". Miss Continente Americano. http://www.missamericancontinent.com/home/content/view/173/1/.
External links
Miss Continente Americano Titleholders • Awards Winners • CountriesCategories:- Miss Continente Americano
- 2008 beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in Ecuador
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