The Miss Switzerland 2009 pageant was held on 26 September 2008. There were 16 candidates representing the cantons of the country that were competing for the national crown. The winner will enter in Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009. Not all the contestants came from the canton they were originally from.
| Miss Switzerland 2008 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 26 September 2008 |
| Entertainment | Giusy Ferreri, Garou and Gabriella Cilmi |
| Broadcaster | La 1, Télévision Suisse Romande and SRG SSR idée suisse |
| Entrants | 16 |
| Winner | Whitney Toyloy[1] Vaud |
Candidates
edit| Canton | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | Stefanie Frei[2] | 22 | 1.80 | Brugg |
| Ticino | Lisa Panigada[3] | 22 | 1.68 | Sementina |
| Basel-Stadt | Alessia Novak[4] | 21 | 1.81 | Basel |
| Bern | Emilie Lindblom[5] | 21 | 1.71 | Bern |
| Fribourg | Céline Roscheck[6] | 25 | 1.83 | Villars-sur-Glâne |
| Geneva | Fiona Fariña[7] | 20 | 1.72 | Geneva |
| Grisons | Nathalie Schillinger[8] | 22 | 1.73 | Schiers |
| Lucerne | Selver Yavuz[9] | 20 | 1.70 | Windisch |
| Neuchâtel | Katja Diethelm[10] | 24 | 1.70 | Zürich |
| Solothurn | Diana Knezevic[11] | 22 | 1.76 | Grenchen |
| Thurgau | Dominique Knill[12] | 21 | 1.82 | Frauenfeld |
| Ticino | Lucile Epper[13] | 24 | 1.80 | Cademario |
| Valais | Alexandra Feybli[14] | 19 | 1.75 | Zürich |
| Vaud | Whitney Toyloy[15] | 18 | 1.77 | Yverdon |
| Zug | Nancy Kabika[16] | 24 | 1.76 | Geneva |
| Zürich | Rekha Datta[17] | 20 | 1.72 | Winkel |
References
edit- ^ "Whitney Toyloy ist Miss Schweiz 2008". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 28 September 2008. ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Miss Aargau
- ^ Miss Basel Landschaft
- ^ Miss Basel Stadt
- ^ Miss Bern
- ^ Miss Fribourg
- ^ Miss Geneva
- ^ Miss Graubünden
- ^ Miss Lucerne
- ^ Miss Neuchâtel
- ^ Miss Solothurn
- ^ Miss Thurgau
- ^ Miss Ticino
- ^ Miss Valais
- ^ Miss Vaud
- ^ Miss Zug
- ^ Miss Zürich