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Miss América Latina 2008 was the twenty-second international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twenty-fourth overall. The final event was held on June 28, 2008 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. At the conclusion of the pageant, Daniele Sampaio of Italy was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Heidi Garcia of Guatemala[1].
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Results
Final Results Contestant Miss América Latina 2008 - Italy - Daniele Sampaio
1st runner-up - Dominican Republic - Carolyne Aquino
2nd runner-up - Catalonia - Patricia Ruiz
3rd runner-up - Peru - Veronica Navarrete
4th runner-up - Brazil - Michely Resende
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)
- Panama - Gishlana González
- Colombia - Vanessa Ramirez
- Guatemala - Gabriela Monzón
- Nicaragua - Alejandra Borge
- Costa Rica - Amalia Matamoros
- Mexico - Yadira Patiño
- El Salvador - Mayteé Iraheta
Contestants[2]
- Belize - Jessie Medina
- Bolivia - Yohana Vaca
- Brazil - Michely Resende
- Canada - Karelya Medialdea
- Canary Islands - Amanda Capote
- Catalonia - Patricia Ruiz
- Colombia - Vanessa Ramirez
- Costa Rica - Amalia Matamoros
- Dominican Republic - Carolyne Aquino
- Ecuador - Juliana Jubert
- El Salvador - Mayteé Iraheta
- French Catalonia - Sophie Prats
Trivia
- Canada, Colombia and Italy last participated in 2005. Belize, Bolivia, Catalonia and Portugal last participated in 2006.
- Despite participating in 2007, Argentina, Holland, Puerto Rico and Uruguay failed to participate this year.
- Italy placed for the first time.
- Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama also placed in 2007.
- Colombia last placed in 2003, and El Salvador last placed in 2004. Brazil, Catalonia, Mexico and Nicaragua all last placed in 2006.
- Italy became the first European and non-American nation to win the title.
References
- ^ www.missamericalatina.com, Results, 2008.
- ^ www.missamericalatina.com, Results, 2008.
Categories:- Miss América Latina
- 2008 beauty pageants
- 2008 in the Dominican Republic
- Beauty pageants in the Dominican Republic
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