Miss Latin America 2008
Encyclopedia
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
.
Miss América Latina
Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin...
contest, and the twenty-fourth overall. The final event was held on June 28, 2008 in Punta Cana
Punta Cana
Punta Cana is part of the newly created Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area is best known for its beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic, and it has been a popular tourist...
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Daniele Sampaio of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Heidi Garcia of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 2008 |
|
| 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) |
|
Contestants
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 MatamorosAmalia MatamorosMaría Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists....- Dominican Republic - Carolyne Aquino
Ecuador - Juliana Jubert
El Salvador - Mayteé Iraheta- ' - Sophie Prats
Guatemala - Gabriela Monzón
Honduras - Nuvia Regalado
Italy - Daniele Sampaio
Mexico - Yadira Patiño
Nicaragua - Alejandra Borge
Panama - Gishlana González
Paraguay - Mirna Pereira- Peru - Veronica Navarrete
Portugal - Liliana Mota
United States - Fatima Leonardo
Venezuela - Yanmaris Viamonte
Trivia
- Canada, Colombia and Italy last participated in 2005Miss Latin America 2005Miss América Latina 2005 was the nineteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twenty-first overall. The final event was held on November 26, 2004 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic...
. Belize, Bolivia, Catalonia and Portugal last participated in 2006Miss Latin America 2006Miss América Latina 2006 was the twentieth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twenty-second overall. The final event was held on June 28, 2006 in Riviera Maya, Mexico...
. - 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.