- Nuestra Belleza México 2008
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Nuestra Belleza México 2008 Date September 20, 2008 Presenters Alfredo Adame, Jacqueline Bracamontes Entertainment Playa Limbo, Telefunka Venue Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Broadcaster Televisa Entrants 33 Placements 15 Withdraws Estado de México, Quintana Roo Returns Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Tabasco Winner Karla Carrillo[1]
JaliscoThe 15th annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Arena Monterrey of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico on September 20, 2008. Thirty-three contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Karla Carrillo of Jalisco, who later competed in Miss Universe 2009. Carrillo was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Elisa Nájera. She is the second Jalisciense to win the Nuestra Belleza México Title.
The Title of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México was won by Perla Beltrán of Sinaloa, who later competed in Miss World 2009 where she was 1st Runner-up. Beltrán was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Anagabriela Espinoza. She is the second Sinaloense to win the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México Title.
The Title of Nuestra Belleza Internacional México was won by Laura Zúñiga of Sinaloa, giving the right to represent the country in Miss International 2009. She was dethroned on December 25, 2008.
This year was a year of surprises, the 15th anniversary of the organization Nuestra Belleza México, and on the final night thirteen Ex-Queens were invited to the event. The Recognition "Corona al Mérito 2008" was for Priscila Perales, Nuestra Belleza México 2005, Top 10 in Miss Universe 2006 and Miss International 2007.
Contents
Results
Placements
Final Results Contestant Nuestra Belleza México 2008 Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2008 Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2009 Suplente / 1st Runner-up
- Sinaloa - Laura Zúñiga (Dethroned)
2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up Top 10 - Baja California Sur - Estrella Navarro
- Chiapas - Marliese Edelmann
- Guanajuato - Andrea Martínez
- Nuevo León - Mariana González
- Querétaro - Ana Catherina Castrejón
Top 15 - Aguascalientes - Kimberley Herrera
- Baja California - Nadia Ramos
- Oaxaca - Ángeles Aguilar
- San Luis Potosí - Lenny Meade de León
- Tabasco - Priscila Martínez
Special Awards
Award Contestant Miss Top Model Miss Congeniality Miss Talent - Nuevo León - Mariana González
Miss Sports - Baja California - Nadia Ramos
Academic Award - Querétaro - Ana Catherina Castrejón
Fuller Beauty Queen Best Hair Optims Best National Costume - Querétaro - Ana Catherina Castrejón
- "Charrería Mexicana"
Judges
- Alberto Santos - Businessman
- Blanca Soto - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997, Miss Verano Viña del Mar 1997 & Professional Model
- Carla Estrada- TV Producer
- Carolina Morán - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2006
- Gabriel Soto - El Modelo México 1996 & Actor
- Juan José Origel - Journalist & Show Host
- Norberto Núñez - TV Director & Producer
- Priscila Perales - Nuestra Belleza México 2005 & Miss International 2007
- Salvador Mejía - TV Producer
Background Music
- Playa Limbo
- Telefunka
Former Queens Invited
- Alejandra Quintero - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1995
- Katty Fuentes - Nuestra Belleza México 1997
- Blanca Soto - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997
- Vilma Zamora - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1998
- Jacqueline Bracamontes - Nuestra Belleza México 2000
- Rosalva Luna - Nuestra Belleza México 2003
- Dafne Molina - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004
- Priscila Perales - Nuestra Belleza México 2005 & Miss International 2007
- Karla Jiménez - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2005
- Carolina Morán - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2006
- Elisa Nájera - Nuestra Belleza México 2007
- Anagabriela Espinoza - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2007 & Miss International 2009
- Lorenza Bernot - Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2008
Contestants
State Contestant Age Height
(m)Hometown Aguascalientes Kimberley Herrera García 22 1.78 Aguascalientes Baja California Nadia Ramos Robles1 23 1.71 Tijuana Baja California Paulina Hernández Calderón 20 1.72 Mexicali Baja California Sur Estrella Navarro Holm 22 1.76 La Paz Campeche Nazli Gantús Bernés 21 1.70 Campeche Chiapas Marliese Edelmann Ayala 19 1.76 Tapachula Chihuahua Hazel Renpenning Carrasco 19 1.78 Cd. Juárez Coahuila Amanda Terry Mondragón 19 1.72 Piedras Negras Colima Roxana Espinoza Morentin 19 1.77 Villa de Álvarez Distrito Federal Fernanda Maldonado Cañas 18 1.70 Mexico City Durango Margarita Favela Fragoso 23 1.80 Santiago Papasquiaro Durango Patricia Castañeda González 20 1.78 Durango Guanajuato Andrea Martínez de Velasco Martínez 20 1.72 Celaya Guerrero Natali Bastidas García 18 1.70 Acapulco Hidalgo Karla Solano Armenta 23 1.71 Tulancingo Jalisco Karla María Carrillo González 20 1.76 Guadalajara Michoacán Alexis Navarro Gutiérrez 20 1.70 Morelia Morelos Ana Karen Mascott Carrasco 18 1.72 Cuernavaca Nayarit Araceli Félix Partida 18 1.74 Tepic Nuevo León Mariana González Elizondo 23 1.73 Monterrey Oaxaca Ángeles Aguilar del Puerto 22 1.76 Oaxaca Puebla Stephanie Suter Morán 23 1.72 Puebla Querétaro Ana Catherina Castrejón y Pérez 21 1.81 Querétaro San Luis Potosí Lenny Meade de León 22 1.75 San Luis Potosí Sinaloa Laura Elena Zúñiga Huizar 23 1.74 Culiacán Sinaloa Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta 21 1.78 Culiacán Sonora Stephanie Diaz Castro 19 1.78 Cananea Sonora Blanca Cecilia Montaño Moreno 21 1.84 Hermosillo Tabasco Priscila Martínez Andrade 18 1.73 Villahermosa Tamaulipas Alejandra Silva Hernández 20 1.72 Cd. Madero Veracruz Fabiola Anitúa Valdovinos 19 1.73 Veracruz Yucatán María Esther Magadán Alonzo 23 1.70 Progreso Zacatecas Sandra González de Santiago 19 1.73 Jerez 1 Nadia Ramos originally she was going to compete in 2007 but had to leave the competition due to a family emergency and given the opportunity to participate this year.
Designates
- Baja California - Nadia Ramos
- Durango - Patricia Castañeda
- Sinaloa - Perla Beltrán
- Sonora - Stephanie Díaz
Returning States
Withdrawals
- Estado de México
- Quintana Roo
Historical Significance
- Jalisco won the Title of Nuestra Belleza México for second time (before 2000).
- Sinaloa won the Title of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México for second time (before 2000) and the Title of Nuestra Belleza Internacional México for the firs time.
- This year marks 15 years of the contest and so it was invited thirteen Ex-Beauty Queens who modeled in private gateway.
- It was the first mentioned the name of the winner of Nuestra Belleza Internacional México.
- For the first time a beauty queen was dethroned (Laura Zuñiga, Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2008).
- Perla Beltran's crown fell to the ground after she congratulated her colleagues on stage, suffering major damage.
- Guerrero return to competition after two years (2006), Hidalgo and Tabasco after three years (2005) and Oaxaca after nine years (1999).
- Jalisco and Nuevo León placed for sixth consecutive year.
- Sonora placed for third consecutive year.
- Chiapas and Guanajuato placed for second consecutive year.
- Oaxaca returned to making calls to the semifinals after twelve years (1996), Baja California Sur after eight years (2000), Querétaro and Tabasco after six years (2002), San Luis Potosí after four years (2004), Aguascalientes after three years (2005) and Baja California and Sonora after two years (2006).
- States that were called to the semifinals last year and this year failed to qualify were Colima, Chihuahua, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Tamaulipa, Veracruz and Yucatán.
- For second time Alfredo Adame hosted Nuestra Belleza México, with Jacqueline Bracamontes who was her fourth time.
- Sinaloa won Miss Top Model and Miss Congeniality for the first time and Best Hair por second time (before 1994).
- Nuevo León won Miss Talent for the first time.
- Baja California won Miss Sports for the first time.
- Querétaro won the Academic Award and Best National Costume for the first time.
- Jalisco won Fuller Beauty Queen for the first time.
- The host delegate, Mariana González Elizondo of Nuevo León, placed to semifinals.
- Sonora (Cecilia Montaño) is the higher delegate in this edition (1.84 m).
- Campeche, Distrito Federal, Guerrero, Michoacán and Yucatán are the lower delegates in this edition (1.70 m).
Contestants Notes
- Aguascalientes - Kimberly Herrera previously was Reina Nacional de la Feria de San Marcos 2008 in Aguascalientes. Also she is sister of Estefanía Herrera Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes 2010.
- Baja California - Paulina Hernández competed in the Miss Continente Americano 2009 pageant held in Centro de Convenciones Simón Bolívar in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 26, 2009, but she didn't place.
- Chiapas - Marliese Edelmann represented Mexico in the international Miss Costa Maya International 2009 pageant, held in La Isla Bonita, San Pedro, Belize on August 7 of that year. Despite being one of the favorites to win the crown, she made the semifinals, ending her participation as the 2nd Runner-up of the year. Also she represented Mexico in Miss Fox Sports 2010 pageant in Miami, Florida, USA to be the image of the company, where she was semifinalist.
- Durango - Margarita Favela is sister of Mexican actress Marlene Favela.
- Guanajuato - Andrea Martínez competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2009 held in Parque Urbano in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 29, 2009, but she didn't place. She won the Best National Costume award.
- Jalisco - Karla Carrillo represented Mexico in the international Miss Universe 2009, held in Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23 of that year. She failed to make the top fifteen, ending Mexico's five year streak of consecutive placements in Miss Universe, from 2004 through 2008. On September 18, 2010 represented Mexico in Miss Continente Americano 2010 held in Palacio de Cristal in Guayaquil, Ecuador and placed as the 1st Runner-up.
- Querétaro - Ana Catherina Castrejón actually is the Local Coordinator of Nuestra Belleza Querétaro.
- Sinaloa - Laura Zuñiga won the title as Reina Hispanoamericana 2008 held at the Manzana Uno in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 30, 2008. On December 23, 2008, she was arrested in Zapopan, Jalisco, along with seven men who allegedly carried illegal guns and US$53,000 in cash. The arrest was made by the state police and army officers. Zúñiga declared that she was kidnapped by her boyfriend Ángel Orlando García Urquiza, apparently a leader of the Juárez Cartel, and that she was unaware of his illicit activities. On December 25, 2008, a second statement was released announcing that Zúñiga has been stripped of her title as Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2009 and Reina Hispanoamericana 2008. Zúñiga was released from the detention center on January 30, 2009, after the judge found no evidence that tied her to any criminal activity. Actually she works as Model in USA and Mexico.
- Sinaloa - Perla Beltrán was previously Miss Earth Sinaloa 2007 and competed in Miss Earth México 2007 and obtained second place (Miss Air). Originally she was the Suplente/1st Runner-up of Nuestra Belleza Sinaloa 2008 but she was invited by the national organization to compete in the contest of this year, obtaining the right to represent Mexico in Miss World 2009 held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 12, 2009 . She won Miss World Top Model fast track event and award, enabling her to advance to the semifinals. She previously placed among the Top 12 in the Beach Beauty fast track event. Beltrán subsequently obtainted the title of Miss World Americas and placed as 1st Runner-up during the final competition of Miss World 2009. Also she was crowned as Miss Grand Slam 2009 by Globalbeauties.com, she also placed in Top 10 Face of the Year, was named Sexiest in Americas and placed in the Top 5 Sexiest Woman Alive. Missosology.com name her Queen of the World Cup, an non official nor related to FIFA or Miss World pageant, poll involving the 32 delegates from the countries playing in the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Sonora - Cecilia Montaño competed in the Miss Continente Americano 2011 pageant held at the Palacio de Cristal in Guayaquil, Ecuador on October 22, 2011, where she was 1st Runner-up.
- Oaxaca - Ángeles Aguilar is sister of Elsa Aguilar, Nuestra Belleza Oaxaca 1999 also is the daughter of Agustin Aguilar Roca, who was Mr. Oaxaca in 1972, as well as Ángeles del Puerto Muñoz, who represented Oaxaca in Señorita Mexico in 1968. She represented Mexico in Reina Hispanoamericana 2010 held in ExpoCruz in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on November 25, 2010, but she didn't place. She is the first Afro-Mexican to represent Mexico at this pageant. Actually she is the Local Coordinator of Nuestra Belleza Oaxaca.
References
External links
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- 2008 in Mexico
- 2008 beauty pageants
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