Miss India Worldwide 2008 was the 17th edition of the international beauty pageant. The final was held in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 23, 2008. About 20 countries were represented in the pageant. Shagun Sarabhai[1] of India was crowned as the winner at the end of the event.
| Miss India Worldwide 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 23, 2008 |
| Venue | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Entrants | 20 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Shagun Sarabhai India |
| Congeniality | Cassandra Fernandez Australia |
| Photogenic | Richa Gangopadhyay United States |
Results
edit| Final result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss India Worldwide 2008 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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Special awards
edit| Award | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic | Richa Gangopadhyay |  USA
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| Miss Congeniality | Cassandra Fernandez | Australia
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| Best Talent | Suraya Baboeram Pandaij |  Netherlands
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| Miss Beautiful Eyes | Richa Gangopadhyay | USA
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| Miss Beautiful Hair | Laila Ryan |  Ireland
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| Most Beautiful Smile | Uppekha Jain |  Canada
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| Most Beautiful Skin | Sahira Binte Rashim |  Singapore
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Delegates
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Australia – Cassandra Fernandez
Canada – Uppekha Jain
Fiji – Ashley Singh
France – Divya Ranganathan
India – Shagun Sarabhai
Ireland – Laila Ryan
Jamaica – Racquel Baghaloo
Lesotho – Zohra Adam
Malawi – Aisha Tayub
Mauritius – Sarina Sookeea
Namibia – Rashi Singh
Netherlands – Suraya Baboeram Pandaij
New Zealand – Uttara Iyer
Singapore – Sahira Binte Rashim
South Africa – Sabeeha Husain
Sri Lanka – Dasuni Chathurika
Suriname – Vanita Singh
Trinidad – Leanna Chadee
United Kingdom – Suma Bhattacharya
United States – Richa Gangopadhyay
References
edit- ^ "Milan - Around The World: Shagun Sarabhai is Miss India Worldwide 2008". milan-aroundtheworld.blogspot.in. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03.
- ^ Hindustan Times