Miss Tourism Queen International 2008

The Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 was won by Silvia Vanessa Cornejo Cerna of Peru and she is also is the first Latin beauty to be crowned Miss Tourism Queen International. It took place on April 10, 2008 at Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China. 113 delegates competed for the title, previously held by Olga Zarubina of Russia.

Final Results

*Miss Tourism Queen International 2008: flag|Peru - Silvia Cornejo
*1st runner-up: flag|China - Tong He
*2nd runner-up: flag|Canada - Sahar Biniaz
*3rd runner-up: flag|Montenegro - Dasa Zivkovic
*4th runner-up: flag|Japan - Akemi Fukumura

* Top 20 semifinalists (in order of placement)
**6th: flag|Puerto Rico - Cassandra Castro Holland
**7th: flag|Chile - Marie Ann Salas
**8th: flag|Belarus - Olesya Makeeva
**9th: flag|Greece - Georgia Apostolelli
**10th: flag|Rwanda - Karine Rusaro Utamuliza
**11th: flag|Czech Republic - Michaela Wronova
**12th: flag|Sweden - Joanna Maria Andersson
**13th: flag|Ukraine - Vlada Yevsyeyeva
**14th: flag|Cuba - Gwendalyn Crowder
**15th: flag|Thailand - Pichamon Keawthong
**16th: flag|Romania - Delia Monica Duca
**17th: flag|Ghana - Nana Yaa Adadewa Addo
**18th: flagicon|Indonesia Bali - Pradnya Ida Ayu
**19th: flag|Australia - Amanda Duval
**20th: flag|Angola - Patrícia Agostinho

pecial Awards

*Miss Bikini: Canada - Sahar Biniaz
*Best in Evening Gown: Venezuela - Maria Lourdes Caldera
*Best National Costume: Aruba - Nabhilach Gianella Julieta Maria de Palm
*Miss Photogenic: Brazil - Kelly Pedrita Giacomoni
*Miss Elegant: Morocco - Morgane Stephanie Marie-Aline Valade
*Miss Charm: Bali - Ida Ayu Pradnya Laksmi Devi
*Best Smile: Serbia - Zorana Tasovac
*Best in Qipao: Malaysia - Hui May Suen
*Miss Disco: India - Devyani Chandrakant Mandavgane
*Miss Friendship: Uganda - Faith Byanjeru
*Miss Personality: Greece - Georgia Apostolelli
*Press Favorite: Singapore - Cheryl Desiree Chan
*Miss Charity: China - Tong He
*Miss Internet Popularity: Australia - Amanda Louise Duval

Continental Queens

*Africa: Angola - Luisa Patricia Agostinho Manuel
*Americas: Puerto Rico - Cassandra Carin Castro Holland
*Asia: Thailand - Pichamon Keawthong
*Europe: Sweden - Joanna Maria Andersson
*Oceania & Islands: Cuba - Gwendalyn Crowder

Contestants

Nations

*flag|Albania - Ervida Mezini
*flag|Angola Luisa Patricia Agostinho Manuel
*flag|Armenia - Lusine Beglaryan
*flag|Aruba - Nabhilach Gianella Julieta Maria de Palm
*flag|Australia - Amanda Louise Duval
*flag|Austria - Jasmin Christine Wagner
*flag|Azerbaijan - Lala Eyvazova
*flag|Bahamas - Camille Maria Kenny
*flag|Barbados| - Natalie Olivia Griffith
*flag|Belarus - Olesya Makeeva
*flag|Belgium - Melissa Cardaci
*flag|Bolivia - Katherine David Céspedes
*flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina - Alma Mulalic
*flag|Brazil - Kelly Pedrita Giacomoni
*flag|Bulgaria - Petya Dandanova
*flag|Canada - Sahar Biniaz
*flag|Chile - Marie Ann Salas Gorboi
*flag|China - Tong He
*flag|Costa Rica - Maria Amalia Matamoros Solis
*flag|Croatia - Jelena Jovanovic
*flag|Cuba - Gwendalyn Crowder Cabrera
*flag|Curacao - Tihaisa Marisela de Palm
*flag|Cyprus - Dora Anastasiou
*flag|Czech Republic - Michaela Wronova
*flag|Denmark - Tine Pohl
*flag|Dominican Republic - Lorena Valerio Batista
*flag|Ecuador - Maria Veronica Ochoa Crespo
*flag|Egypt - Hoda Kaiser
*flag|El Salvador - Mayra Elena Munoz Jovel
*flag|England - Jessica Rose Edwards Monroy
*flag|Estonia - Raili Kala
*flag|Ethiopia - Kidan Gebreegziabher Tesfahun
*flag|Fiji - Sheryl Narayan
*flag|Finland - Kirki Kaura
*flag|France - Lea Koenig
*flag|Georgia - Ana Khutsishvili
*flag|Ghana - Nana Yaa Adadewa Addo
*flag|Greece - Georgia Apostolelli
*flag|Guyana - Christa La Saunta Simmons
*flag|Honduras - Suany Villafranca
*flag|Hungary - Ildikó Bóna
*flag|Iceland - Emma Lovisa Fjeldsted
*flag|India - Devyani Chandrakant Mandavgane
*flag|Indonesia - Hannie Cyntia Dewi Tan
*flag|Ireland - Victoria Janine Revans
*flag|Israel - Tali Barzman
*flag|Italy - Stefania Colazzo
*flag|Jamaica - Sharon Shamila Persaud
*flag|Japan - Akemi Fukumura
*flag|Kazakhstan - Viktoriya Kostenevich
*flag|Kenya - Sellah Nyabika Bogonko
*flag|South Korea|name=Korea - Kim Ji Yon
*flag|Kosovo - Klodiana Dermishi
*flag|Kyrgyzstan - Altynai Ismankulova
*flag|Latvia - Lasma Sarkane
*flag|Liberia - Telena J’garmonu Cassell
*flag|Lithuania - Radvile Gaile Bautronyte
*flag|Luxembourg - Candy Zimmer
*flag|Macedonia - Dragana Chuprina
*flag|Malaysia - Hui May Suen
*flag|Malta - Jennifer Busuttil
*flag|Martinique|local - Clara Estarque
*flag|Mauritius - Marie Anne Olivia Carey
*flag|Mexico - Ana Maria Gonzalez
*flag|Monaco - Morgane Stephanie Marie-Aline Valade
*flag|Montenegro - Dasa Zivkovic
*flag|Nepal - Hema Shrestha
*flag|Netherlands - Kimberly Cox
*flag|New Zealand - Kimberley Mary Powell
*flag|Nicaragua - Tatiana Valeria Pilarte Arcia
*flag|Niue - Veta Shanandore Viliua
*Northern Ireland - Jennifer Anne Curran
*flag|Norway - Linn Soreng Andersen
*flag|Panama - Kathia Yarineth Real Quiros
*flag|Paraguay - Emilce Rossana Gomez Cabral
*flag|Peru - Silvia Vanessa Cornejo Cerna
*flag|Philippines - Krystle Ann Dizon
*flag|Poland - Milena Lutrzykowska
*flag|Puerto Rico - Cassandra Carin Castro Holland
*flag|Republic of the Congo - Katissia Omera Christhy Kouta
*flag|Romania - Delia Monica Duca
*flag|Russia - Marina Perepelitsina
*flag|Rwanda - Karine Rusaro Utamuliza
*flag|Scotland - Amanda Thurlow
*flag|Senegal - Sophie Pouye Seleh
*flag|Serbia - Zorana Tasovac
*flag|Singapore - Cheryl Desiree Chan
*flag|Slovakia - Elena Vybornova
*flag|Sri Lanka - Faith Landers
*flag|Swaziland - Nonzwakazi Palesa Dlamini
*flag|Sweden - Joanna Maria Andersson
*flag|Taiwan - Hung Tzu Wei
*flag|Tajikistan - Dariya Tonkova
*flag|Tanzania - Jamilla Juma Munisi
*flag|Thailand - Pichamon Keawthong
*flag|The Netherlands - Kimberly Cox
*flag|Tonga - Miriam Silongo He Ngaue
*flag|Trinidad and Tobago - Ria Esther Nelson
*flag|Turkey - Hurriyet Ozkilit
*flag|Turkmenistan - Vera Maksimova
*flag|Uganda - Faith Byanjeru
*flag|Ukraine - Vlada Yevsyeyeva
*flag|Uruguay - Claudia Rossina Vanrell Escalante
*flag|Uzbekistan - Anastasia Ivanova
*flag|Venezuela - Maria Lourdes Caldera Mendez
*flag|Vietnam - Chung Thuc Quyen
*flag|Zambia - Chimfwembe Pecivia Mulenga
*flag|Zimbabwe - Avril Kundai Mhembere

pecial Tourism Regions

*Bali - Ida Ayu Pradnya Laksmi Devi
*Borneo - Sylvianna Phua Lai Yee
*Fernando de Noronha - Catiane Menezes Silva
*Hawaii - Amanda Renee Delgado
*Siberia - Svetlana Besklubova

Withdrawals

*flagicon|USA America - Amy Lynne Holbrook
*flag|South Africa - Alyssa Sandra Rebelo

ources

* [http://www.globalbeauties.com/tqi/2008/tqi.htm Global Beauties - Miss Tourism Queen International 2008]
* [http://www.misstqi.com Official website of Miss Tourism Queen International Organization]