Miss Universe Canada 2008
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Miss Universe Canada
Miss Universe Canada
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2008 was held on April 28, 2008 in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. When Inga Skaya
Inga Skaya
Inga Skaya is a Canadian model of Russian Jewish descent who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2007 on March 4, 2007...

 crowned her successor: Samantha Tajik
Samantha Tajik
Samantha Tajik is a Canadian-Iranian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008.She competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2008 pageant, and on April 28, 2008 was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Inga Skaya....

. 59 women competed in the pageant.

Results

  • Miss Universe Canada 2008- Samantha Tajik
    Samantha Tajik
    Samantha Tajik is a Canadian-Iranian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008.She competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2008 pageant, and on April 28, 2008 was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Inga Skaya....


  • 1st runner up- Sahar Biniaz
    Sahar Biniaz
    Sahar Biniaz born 1986 is an Iranian Canadian beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. Biniaz was born in India and grew up in Iran. She resides in Vancouver, B.C., where she began to compete in beauty pageants representing Canada, including winning 1st runner-up in Miss Universe Canada...

  • 2nd runner up- Aleksandra Malkin
  • 3rd runner up- Lina Lombana
  • 4th runner up- Genida Prifti


Top 10
  • Elena Semikina
    Elena Semikina
    Elena Semikina is a Canadian beauty pageant contestant. She was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, on June 14, 2010. She previously placed in the top 10 in 2008...

  • Elena Tchemissova
  • Klaudia Olejnik
  • Stephanie Koo
  • Taryn Scerbo


Top 20
  • Agnes Kim
  • Anastasia Marinina
  • Ania Bureacenco
  • Dayna Hajaly
  • Lateesha Ector
  • Lauren McKamey
  • Lyudmyla Tregubenko
  • Sarah Khoshnavazi
  • Valerie Welsh
  • Vanessa Drautz

Contestants

Name Age Height Hometown Origin
Adwah Yamoah 21 5'9" Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

 
 Canada
Agnes Kim 24 5'5" Pitt Meadows   Canada
Aleksandra Malkin 20 5'11" Concord
Concord, Ontario
Concord is an unincorporated suburban industrial community in the City of Vaughan in York Region, located north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the 2001 Census, the community has 8,255 residents ....

 
 Israel
Alexandria Wiemer 24 5'7" Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

 
 Canada
Allison Stern 22 5'3" Sherwood Park   Canada
Amy Toor 25 5'8" Surrey
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...

 
 Canada
Anastasia Marinina 20 176 Mississauga   Kazakhstan
Ania Bureacenco 20 176 Burnaby   Moldova
Anindita Mukherjee 23 172 Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

 
 Canada
Ann Parry 25 176 Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

 
 Canada
Brittney Kuczynski 18 5’7’’ Mississauga   Poland
Chelsea Tail Feathers 19 5'7" Standoff   Canada
Connie D’Angelo 23 5'5" Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 
 Canada
Courtney Liefke 20 5'8" Coldstream
Coldstream, British Columbia
Coldstream is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada, located at the northern end of Kalamalka Lake in the Okanagan Valley. Incorporated on December 21, 1906, Coldstream celebrated its centennial in 2006. The municipality is directly southeast of Vernon and is considered part of...

 
 Canada
Cynthia Ponari 18 5'7" Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 
 Canada
Dayna Hajaly 19 5'9" Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 
 Canada
Elena Semikina
Elena Semikina
Elena Semikina is a Canadian beauty pageant contestant. She was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, on June 14, 2010. She previously placed in the top 10 in 2008...

 
24 6'1" Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 
 Moldova
Elena Tchemissova 23 5'7" Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 
 Ukraine
Emily Hoddinott 22 5'5" Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

 
 Canada
Genida Prifti 24 6'0" Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...

 
 Albania
Jennyfer Boyce 26 5'5" Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

 
 Canada
Jessica Clausen 19 5'5" Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

 
 Canada
Joelle Lanctot 19 5'6" Saint-Michel
Saint-Michel, Quebec
Saint-Michel is a municipality in the Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,637...

 
 Canada
Karelya Medialdea 24 5'7" Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...

 
 Cuba
Katherine Raymond 20 5'7" Lorraine
Lorraine, Quebec
Lorraine is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. There are no industries and only a very limited commercial district ; almost all houses are of the detached type...

 
 Canada
Katie Flood 25 5'9" St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

 
 Canada
Kimberly Dubeau 23 5'8" Kapuskasing   Canada
Klaudia Olejnik 20 5'7" Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 
 Poland
Kriti Bhatnagar 22 5'7" Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

 
 Canada
Lateesha Ector 23 5'9" Pierrefonds
Pierrefonds, Quebec
Pierrefonds was a city on the Island of Montreal. It ceased to exist on January 1, 2002. The city was located along the Rivière des Prairies at the western end of the island...

 
 Trinidad and Tobago
Lauren Mckamey 23 6'0" Port Alberni   Canada
Lina Lombana 19 5'9" Langley
Langley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...

 
 Colombia
Lyudmyla Tregubenko 24 5'8" Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 
 Ukraine
Maria Woodward 21 5'6" Campbell River
Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route...

 
 Canada
Mona Nikkah 21 5'7" Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 
 Canada
Olga Tchistilina 26 5'9" Mississauga   Ukraine
Pauline Ranjbar 21 5'6" Dollard-des-Ormeaux   Canada
Sabrina Haloulakos 21 5'5" Burnaby   Canada
Sabrina Misquita 21 5'6" LaSalle   Canada
Sahar Biniaz
Sahar Biniaz
Sahar Biniaz born 1986 is an Iranian Canadian beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. Biniaz was born in India and grew up in Iran. She resides in Vancouver, B.C., where she began to compete in beauty pageants representing Canada, including winning 1st runner-up in Miss Universe Canada...

 
22 5'8" Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

 
 India
Sahra Khoshnavazi 20 5'6" North Vancouver
North Vancouver, British Columbia
There are two municipalities in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada, that use the name North Vancouver. These are:*The City of North Vancouver...

 
 Iran
Samantha Tajik
Samantha Tajik
Samantha Tajik is a Canadian-Iranian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008.She competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2008 pageant, and on April 28, 2008 was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Inga Skaya....

 
25 5'10" Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

 
 Iran
Sarah Foot 24 5'8" Oyen
Oyen, Alberta
-Demographics:The population of the Town of Oyen according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,190.In 2006, Oyen had a population of 1,015 living in 404 dwellings, a 0.5% decrease from 2001. The town has a land area of and a population density of .-External links:...

 
 Canada
Sarah Fullerton 25 5'8" Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

 
 Canada
Sarah Philibert 19 5'8" Bécancour
Bécancour, Quebec
Bécancour is a town in the Centre-du-Québec region of Québec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.Wôlinak, an Abenaki Indian reserve, is...

 
 Canada
Sara-Jade Doucet Gallienne 19 5'8" Bécancour
Bécancour, Quebec
Bécancour is a town in the Centre-du-Québec region of Québec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.Wôlinak, an Abenaki Indian reserve, is...

 
 Canada
Sasha Abunnadi 24 5'4" Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...

 
 Canada
Shannon MacKinnon 23 5'7" Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

 
 Canada
Shannon Smadella 26 5'5" Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

 
 Canada
Sharon Persaud 26 5'6" Etobicoke   Canada
Sharon Philipose 21 5'6" Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 
 Canada
Sonja McCree 25 5'7" Pointe-Claire   Trinidad and Tobago
Stephanie Ataliotis 20 5'9" Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

 
 Cyprus
Stephanie Koo 26 5'6" Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

 
 Canada
Tanya Razi 19 5'7" Port Moody   Canada
Taryn Scerbo 23 5'8" Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 
 Canada
Valerie Welsh 20 5'9" Saint-Nicolas
Saint-Nicolas, Quebec
Saint-Nicolas is a district of the city of Lévis, Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River.-History:The history of Saint-Nicolas goes back to 1694. It is one of the oldest parishes in Canada...

 
 Canada
Vanessa Drautz 24 5'7" Mississauga  Canada

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