PROFILES OF MISS WORLD CONTESTANTS 2008 - EUROPE

<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">PROFILES OF MISS WORLD CONTESTANTS 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">REGION: EUROPE<br /></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Miss Egla Harxhi, Miss Albania 2008</strong> </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZD_tU9fislufqo8mfpVzPltGy6j_Z2Nun5q5PG1G7ODITH212ERk02MykwlYHe2eJ13rE0im9jLgvrfcQczQs1YhYzykwSpLgi4o6oLW1qyAhFoysQsc2FDp82j6yEzNuaoCVWUsWy06/s1600-h/Albania-Egla_Harxhi_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257202098045395730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZD_tU9fislufqo8mfpVzPltGy6j_Z2Nun5q5PG1G7ODITH212ERk02MykwlYHe2eJ13rE0im9jLgvrfcQczQs1YhYzykwSpLgi4o6oLW1qyAhFoysQsc2FDp82j6yEzNuaoCVWUsWy06/s320/Albania-Egla_Harxhi_1.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Albania 2008<br /><br />Miss Egla Harxh<br /><br />Age: 17 Height: 174cm<br /><br />Languages: Albanian, English and Italian<br /><br />Egla was born and grew up in Tirana, the capital of Albania, a city that is working hard for economic and social development.<br /><br />When Egla graduates from High School she is going to study architecture, followed by interior design.<br /><br />Sporting interests and hobbies are: travel, volleyball, watching movies, reading books - special favourites are Arc of Triumph, Eugenie Grande and Chess Novel; dancing; music and fashion; she also has a special talent in painting.<br /><br />Personal motto is "Not everything that shines is gold!'.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Kathrin Krafuss, Miss Austria 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbCUwpzjteNUz7OAj5-15caW427hmnnuAH8HR5HrPZZv3NlFp8fey4E8BE8OAAH0_ttBkmV4JexDXbnX-8o9jDXqsG80zIzKk3_pd2C8DB9wZ3TLGQrmgi-4QxKYhezf5ibSSamJ8FVaC/s1600-h/Austria.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="202" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257203718629253362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbCUwpzjteNUz7OAj5-15caW427hmnnuAH8HR5HrPZZv3NlFp8fey4E8BE8OAAH0_ttBkmV4JexDXbnX-8o9jDXqsG80zIzKk3_pd2C8DB9wZ3TLGQrmgi-4QxKYhezf5ibSSamJ8FVaC/s320/Austria.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" width="222" /></a>AUSTRIA 2008<br /><br />Miss Kathrin KRAHFUSS<br /><br />Age: 23 Height: 177<br /><br />Languages: German & English<br /><br />Kathrin grew up in a village close to Graz in Austria, a country of beautiful landscapes, culture and history.<br /><br />Kathrin is a Freelance Artist and will continue her studies to develop her style and discipline. She has spent 4 years with the ‘Golden Circus' and two years with ‘Circus Picard', her proudest moment was when she gave a performance on the vertical rope for the first time!<br /><br />Her leisure interests include: travelling: horse ridding; looking after animals; air acrobatics'; listening to Latin American music & middle eastern music; and has an special interest in beautiful circus costumes.<br /><br />Favourite food is Italian cuisine.<br /><br />Her motto is "The best time to change something is now".<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Vitebsk, Miss Belarus 2008 </span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vKj3gjWibxIVIlqyj3ipypOEec6uq7h5Hh_KoTIbSFkI9a-nd71d1ttp8W2ytfYFsV_W8VP1qrMeoF5ew9g5cBbmPZmf9LmGEsnMJQ2zcdGOck6M69KixFM7Php6Iq9BbKugFUHWvIFU/s1600-h/MissBelarus2008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257206476259176386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vKj3gjWibxIVIlqyj3ipypOEec6uq7h5Hh_KoTIbSFkI9a-nd71d1ttp8W2ytfYFsV_W8VP1qrMeoF5ew9g5cBbmPZmf9LmGEsnMJQ2zcdGOck6M69KixFM7Php6Iq9BbKugFUHWvIFU/s320/MissBelarus2008.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>BELARUS 2008<br /><br />Miss Volha KHIZHYNKOVA<br /><br />AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 184<br /><br />Languages: Belarusian<br /><br />Volha was born in one of the oldest towns of Belarusian, Vitetsk, known for its artists and craft workers.<br /><br />She has completed her studies and is currently working as a model and fulfilling her duties as Miss Belarus, her future ambition is to become a journalist.<br /><br />Sporting and leisure interests are: All active sports; communicating with people; reading both the classics and fiction; and listening to pop and club music. She enjoys any healthy food.<br /><br />Favourite motto is "Love life".<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Alizée Poulicek, Miss Belgium 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBRdmNO3-Jx4wyo74aa_l7LRh_3f0dmrgRlIi9yT9I2VCp3jFvL5Yvt7MNJ4PqFHuJqD4XDx0Mh0OheOLVvxPh5_OcLQ1ajoUDTrYQNc2f8zCnqwtbFJu_fT7CKwJf7t-XcEPwXr6UFY-/s1600-h/Belgium-Alize_Poulicek_01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257208192238369394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBRdmNO3-Jx4wyo74aa_l7LRh_3f0dmrgRlIi9yT9I2VCp3jFvL5Yvt7MNJ4PqFHuJqD4XDx0Mh0OheOLVvxPh5_OcLQ1ajoUDTrYQNc2f8zCnqwtbFJu_fT7CKwJf7t-XcEPwXr6UFY-/s320/Belgium-Alize_Poulicek_01.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>BELGIUM 2008<br /><br />Miss Alizee POULICEK<br /><br />Age: 21 Height: 175<br /><br />Languages: French, Czech, English & Dutch<br /><br />Alizee was born in Brussels, grew up in the Czech Republic (her father's country), and is now living in Huy, Belgium.<br /><br />Sports and leisure interests are: horse riding; skiing; running; tennis; cinema; photography; piano; and modern jazz dance. She enjoys all food but especially likes both the Italian and Thai cuisine.<br /><br />Alizee has already completed many contracts in television, her ambition is to become a television presenter, but currently she is enjoying her role as Miss Belgium.<br /><br />Her personal motto is "Experience as many things as possible in your life to make it as rich as possible; learn about every experience you have had, and try to realise and to believe in all your dreams".<br /><br /><br /><strong>Miss Tanja Vujičić, Miss Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008<br /></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAz2cQyKNCG624SQQSAC8xoUOjsQWYyoEtGsBsXp25GrTKFDwfgEoQdMS5hV2z8wHKo04NpyrUU6kqwfR56EsgonT1X7gupx5h2ERuYJSIcknsPMSMBlSNJV3z6O0QwMeD06XJTwSfjQG/s1600-h/missbosnia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257209731142406066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAz2cQyKNCG624SQQSAC8xoUOjsQWYyoEtGsBsXp25GrTKFDwfgEoQdMS5hV2z8wHKo04NpyrUU6kqwfR56EsgonT1X7gupx5h2ERuYJSIcknsPMSMBlSNJV3z6O0QwMeD06XJTwSfjQG/s320/missbosnia.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Bosnia & Hergovina 2008<br /><br />Miss Tanja Vujicic<br /><br />Age: 18 Height: 178cm<br /><br />Languages: Serbian and English<br /><br />Tanja was born in Mostar, then moved with her family to a small town called Nevesinje in the valley of the Velez mountain. Bosnia Herzegovina is a small beautiful country which reflects its beauty in the nature of its mountains and rivers, it gained its independence in 1992.<br /><br />Tanja is a secondary school student, it is her ambition to continue her studies and qualify as a dentist.<br /><br />Her favourite food is fruit and salads and she likes listening to all types of music and reading books. Her sporting and leisure interests are Latin and standard dance for 6 years which led to her receiving first place certificates; acting and swimming<br /><br />Personal motto is "Don't permit emotions to overcome the intellect"<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Julia Yurevich, Miss Bulgaria 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHTU-aprCJvaQesiWM8d3dNX1sAF8zMD03kSTEzYgDsptkgbJB-hlow93XSV3ivi6WwxYFJmdFh41g6BGJKpxJdMAvBsju4m1CJ5IQpD0ozDHCurv-ROP3U66av4JRtQNe68WXqmimemJ/s1600-h/Bulgaria.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="224" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257216095463637314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHTU-aprCJvaQesiWM8d3dNX1sAF8zMD03kSTEzYgDsptkgbJB-hlow93XSV3ivi6WwxYFJmdFh41g6BGJKpxJdMAvBsju4m1CJ5IQpD0ozDHCurv-ROP3U66av4JRtQNe68WXqmimemJ/s320/Bulgaria.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px" width="267" /></a>BULGARIA 2008<br /><br />Miss Yuliia YUREVYCH<br /><br />AGE: 19 HEIGHT: 177<br /><br />Languages: Bulgarian, Russian, English, Ukrainian & German<br /><br />Yuliia was born and grew up in a small town named Kozloduy, one of Bulgaria's oldest states, famous for its beautiful nature that combines traversing mountain ranges, carpeted by great forests and rivers, with a coast lined by the Black Sea.<br /><br />Yuliia studies Communications & Technology in the new Bulgarian University in Sofia, she also works as a Russian and English interpreter.<br /><br />Hobbies and sporting interests are: movies, acting, dance (Bulgarian national dances & the Waltz); listening to retro and disco music; tennis, swimming, and yoga.<br /><br />Favourite book is "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov and she adores the Bulgarian National cuisine.<br /><br />Her motto is "Believing in God and yourself, working hard and following your dreams lead to success".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Josipa, Miss Hrvatske (Croatia) 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGPx36tdwzu2YGNc45obAX6DoGBk2dmOTLs13S92-NukvILb0HTSbVEGbfpeSI6yn8WkNf4zQ-mI4y3M-_hNsG5VB-zS0fdPsJGirgF8bMcHZoiXNuoRtEOWi5P32nwKYF52Cfx2VfN9z/s1600-h/miss_croatia_2008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257341638194924226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGPx36tdwzu2YGNc45obAX6DoGBk2dmOTLs13S92-NukvILb0HTSbVEGbfpeSI6yn8WkNf4zQ-mI4y3M-_hNsG5VB-zS0fdPsJGirgF8bMcHZoiXNuoRtEOWi5P32nwKYF52Cfx2VfN9z/s320/miss_croatia_2008.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>CROATIA 2008<br /><br />Miss Josipa KUSIC<br /><br />Age: 20 Height: 182<br /><br />Languages: Croatian, Italian & English<br /><br />Josipa grew up in Imotski, a very scenic place with the second deepest lake in Europe named the Red Lake, and 21 other small lakes.<br /><br />Having completed her elementary studies at Music School for piano and French Horn she is now at University, her ambition is to be a good business woman.<br /><br />She has recorded a CD with the Wind Orchestra HPO; won 3rd place in a European competition; played bass guitar in a band called ‘Blef'; has also played the French Horn at funerals; she loves listening to rock & blues.<br /><br />Her other leisure interests area: aerobics and travelling.<br /><br />Josipa's favourite food is the speciality foods from the Dalmatian region.<br /><br />Personal motto is "Healthy Mind, Healthy Body".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Iosifina Sekki, Miss Cyprus 2008 </span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBGWwauinaRL2vx4-pmUw_DaydyV0-v9-1B0N5iNgdliabCRmRgd5DtEVndoqs72zKgVqGJbdXw3h54jSCWF-Qtrk6I92um6WsF9GqduhWyYatiwcki3jmCRuVmeQVlF3Ia33KKMw7tx9/s1600-h/Cyprus.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="246" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257343313736943010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBGWwauinaRL2vx4-pmUw_DaydyV0-v9-1B0N5iNgdliabCRmRgd5DtEVndoqs72zKgVqGJbdXw3h54jSCWF-Qtrk6I92um6WsF9GqduhWyYatiwcki3jmCRuVmeQVlF3Ia33KKMw7tx9/s320/Cyprus.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px" width="191" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Zuzana Jandová, Miss Czech Republic 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcKm6V9s8ayz5GFcbzDT-j6kEY3MeToNaCJrHFPPel3U5-UgRPmvCDRgzTuO9EZ8aikrhn8lFYy1dDaAZv8e-7Zhyphenhyphenk8Vpq5msHvOma0ccUhiNizZDYAdlNRlDPX7zLtcSEba_D_1UeqAI/s1600-h/Czech.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="212" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257343312419994738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcKm6V9s8ayz5GFcbzDT-j6kEY3MeToNaCJrHFPPel3U5-UgRPmvCDRgzTuO9EZ8aikrhn8lFYy1dDaAZv8e-7Zhyphenhyphenk8Vpq5msHvOma0ccUhiNizZDYAdlNRlDPX7zLtcSEba_D_1UeqAI/s320/Czech.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px" width="198" /></a>CZECH REPUBLIC 2008<br /><br />Miss Zuzana JANDOVA<br /><br />Age: 20 Height: 180<br /><br />Languages: Czech and English.<br /><br />Zuzana grew up in Karvina, a small town in West Bohemia. The Czech Republic is in the heart of Europe, the capital, Prague, is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world.<br /><br />Having completed her studies at Business School Zuzana is now working in Charity Endowment, Help and Support.<br /><br />Sporting & leisure interests are: fitness; running; travelling; modelling; recitation; R&B; and Latin American dance.<br /><br />Favourite food is fish and salads.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Lisa Lents, Miss Denmark 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uwjmYZISz-kdMtY_oZDLxzIFUZ8Mvxg59jkJQnxb8wqFYgWvO0GD9MZoZPk91j7q24sLMFtUHO1wrxFy1XHZehV28CV5xjSaXYZHUkAxmbvihTQ177T0R8fXW7ik47spbFg3_6vK2qDq/s1600-h/Denmark.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="255" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257346279749078034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uwjmYZISz-kdMtY_oZDLxzIFUZ8Mvxg59jkJQnxb8wqFYgWvO0GD9MZoZPk91j7q24sLMFtUHO1wrxFy1XHZehV28CV5xjSaXYZHUkAxmbvihTQ177T0R8fXW7ik47spbFg3_6vK2qDq/s320/Denmark.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px" width="196" /></a>DENMARK 2008<br /><br />Miss Lisa LENTS<br /><br />Age: 21 Height: 177<br /><br />Languages: Danish, English & German<br /><br />Lisa was born in Belarus and grew up in Denmark. She lives in the beautiful city of Copenhagen, which in 2008 ranked ‘the most liveable city to live in the world, it also received an award as ‘Best Design City'.<br /><br />Lisa is currently studying for her Media Management degree; her ambition is to become a Journalist.<br /><br />Her proudest moment was winning the Junior World Championship in Taekwondo, she is now preparing for the next World Championships which will take place in December, in Turkey.<br /><br />Sports & leisure interests include: Martial Arts; tennis; billiards; football; basketball; fishing; painting; travelling; playing guitar; listening to all types of music from hip hop to country: reading; experimenting with new kinds of foods, but her favourite is Korean.<br /><br />Lisa's motto is "Anything is possible when you believe in it".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Laura Coleman, Miss England 2008<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHDTllMIsl_FTwOj3ujZbqNUcrnzEXWek2_yeyGCmPnpi2x8VATDPuVbti8mlEh5xGJsvMqKwpDKSTqZ8ccU01lpev651n2FEhF-knCJrqQ2ka1wR8PjYMB2o1Hgp2zx2imwHy_hOiMFD/s1600-h/eng.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257347339717518610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHDTllMIsl_FTwOj3ujZbqNUcrnzEXWek2_yeyGCmPnpi2x8VATDPuVbti8mlEh5xGJsvMqKwpDKSTqZ8ccU01lpev651n2FEhF-knCJrqQ2ka1wR8PjYMB2o1Hgp2zx2imwHy_hOiMFD/s320/eng.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>ENGLAND 2008<br /><br />Miss Laura Mary COLEMAN<br /><br />Age: 22 Height: 175<br /><br />Languages: English<br /><br />Laura was born in Leicester, and grew up in a large town in the East Midlands called, Melton Mowbray.<br /><br />She loves the wide spectrum of cultures present in England today, the historical past and the fun and fast moving pace of the present.<br /><br />Laura has 11 GCSE's and a BA (Hon's) in Business & Marketing, her ambition is to work in the marketing department of a top fashion house; to be happy, healthy and make a positive difference to others.<br /><br />She enjoys a very wide variety of activities from walking her dog to: travel; cooking; reading; writing; painting; horse ridding; fishing; cycling; tennis; skiing; roller skating; gym; singing and dancing.<br /><br />Favourite food is, Italian.<br /><br />Her motto is "Be kind, be happy, be truthful"<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Linda Wikstedt, Miss Finland 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjv2kVn80Dtt6n-3LVdK9XPebzmOXYfZbdEVTlP-h-LAInsWaasjQNPC_fZIsPN8O1_P4Baz5LbrJqIUjMMbniaYZjPBqPil0pupus31luqZreiPbO2olv7XNIX-XNyk5V7hFfi_uHEY9R/s1600-h/Finland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="225" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257348546245465778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjv2kVn80Dtt6n-3LVdK9XPebzmOXYfZbdEVTlP-h-LAInsWaasjQNPC_fZIsPN8O1_P4Baz5LbrJqIUjMMbniaYZjPBqPil0pupus31luqZreiPbO2olv7XNIX-XNyk5V7hFfi_uHEY9R/s320/Finland.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px" width="191" /></a><br />FINLAND 2008<br /><br />Miss Linda WIKSTEDT<br /><br />Age: 19 Height: 174<br /><br />Languages: Finnish, English & Swedish.<br /><br />Linda grew up in Helsinki, Finland, a country with many lakes and trees.<br /><br />Having just graduated from High School she is working as a shop assistant, modelling and fulfilling her role in representing Finland.<br /><br />Her ambition is to go to college and study practical philosophy.<br /><br />Sports and leisure interests are: Group gymnastics; jogging; travel; singing; dancing; listening to pop, rock and dance music; and reading (especially the ‘Harry Potter' books).<br /><br />Favourite food is pasta and meat sauce.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Laura Tanguy, Miss France 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQpIASFYTgIN-Mjp2nahINaZMsVeDjEGzz1CM-YtyLJpiUTJMDCL2PXZZFK3LqTwGZCARYE_eMreYJIdRVSc25q8ewk96pZHIu2pNzSjKn1wK-SP1XNSpLM7AdL9BvNUiB9PaJ1ZK7Vbk/s1600-h/Miss+France+-Laura_Tanguy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257350353432546898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQpIASFYTgIN-Mjp2nahINaZMsVeDjEGzz1CM-YtyLJpiUTJMDCL2PXZZFK3LqTwGZCARYE_eMreYJIdRVSc25q8ewk96pZHIu2pNzSjKn1wK-SP1XNSpLM7AdL9BvNUiB9PaJ1ZK7Vbk/s320/Miss+France+-Laura_Tanguy.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>France 2008<br /><br />Miss Laura Tanguy<br /><br />Age: 20 Height: 175cm<br /><br />Languages: French and English<br /><br />Laura grew up in Couflan, a friendly village near the Sarthe River in Western France.<br /><br />Her proudest moment was when she received her baccalaureate. Her ambition, after completing her reign as Miss France, is to continue her studies and become a Nurse.<br /><br />Interests are tennis, jogging, reading, listening to anything except rap, eating sushi and looking after Salto - her Pyrenean shepherd dog. Laura also took part in a school foundation in the Congo, and has worked as an Ice cream salesperson.<br /><br />Personal motto is "To always keep happy".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Khatuna Skhirtladze, Miss Georgia 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gYFrbIouQh3QAc6wt6__1EpvQLNPCBb29eQJLlnpCf0ztLMrjP3plp8zauVVw5tWo0CfXigm8zOy0Xu_Kv3euk4TqLyGh206AelNeGs5GBKQJ2LolnnEL_SPsBxg8TCjRJaklYygYLL_/s1600-h/Georgia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="235" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257351678939036130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gYFrbIouQh3QAc6wt6__1EpvQLNPCBb29eQJLlnpCf0ztLMrjP3plp8zauVVw5tWo0CfXigm8zOy0Xu_Kv3euk4TqLyGh206AelNeGs5GBKQJ2LolnnEL_SPsBxg8TCjRJaklYygYLL_/s320/Georgia.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="227" /></a>GEORGIA 2008<br /><br />Miss Khatuna SKHIRTLADZE<br /><br />Age: 18 Height: 177<br /><br />Languages: Georgian, English, Russian & German<br /><br />Khatuna grew up in the capital Tbilisi.<br /><br />She is currently a student of law with an ambition to become a successful lawyer.<br /><br />Her leisure activities include: swimming; travelling; listening to pop music; the Georgian National Dance.<br /><br />Her favourite food is Salads.<br /><br />Khatuna's motto is "Truth and faithfulness moves the world".<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><strong>Miss Anne Katrin Walter, Miss Germany 2008</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2amS6Wwg49c-p_TsDHKxE6JXfldRsIyCcqX2GaGKlgW-EsU0MXP-lCAMkuWOAfdpholMBZhCb6nqzmebTTYi6Of-K5-FKaB_WGY0P5NyOPZzPcpI969B_jfv-uvUGV8C4NrlhC8yBuF26/s1600-h/Germany.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257353704846085666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2amS6Wwg49c-p_TsDHKxE6JXfldRsIyCcqX2GaGKlgW-EsU0MXP-lCAMkuWOAfdpholMBZhCb6nqzmebTTYi6Of-K5-FKaB_WGY0P5NyOPZzPcpI969B_jfv-uvUGV8C4NrlhC8yBuF26/s320/Germany.bmp" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>GERMANY 2008<br /><br />Miss Anne-Kathrin WALTER<br /><br />Age: 21 Height: 172<br /><br />Languages: German, English & French<br /><br />Anne-Kathrin grew up in Spreewald, known for its market gardens and preserved vegetables.<br /><br />She has just commenced her studies in the field of medicine.<br /><br />Leisure interests are: travelling; reading (favourite author is John Katzenbach); listening to classical music; has just commenced acting classes; favour food is all sorts of fish.<br /><br />Anne- Kathrin's motto is "Aim for the stars but keep your feet on the ground".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Krystele Robba, Miss Gibraltar 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWGEuxV9mz2Kox14yL81UF6ysVJyalT11DzP3SDJBXqtApu1JLtKdYY7JgF2I5G6_PTTeX6YXXJ6aBzGAVvfVug5B49NBEnGoqFpBpQp95SVHvml-4IUp1wNrqQSZ3B2Es4o6STiHHbec/s1600-h/Gibraltar_2008_01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257355460019209266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWGEuxV9mz2Kox14yL81UF6ysVJyalT11DzP3SDJBXqtApu1JLtKdYY7JgF2I5G6_PTTeX6YXXJ6aBzGAVvfVug5B49NBEnGoqFpBpQp95SVHvml-4IUp1wNrqQSZ3B2Es4o6STiHHbec/s320/Gibraltar_2008_01.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>GIBRALTAR 2008<br /><br />Miss Krystle Isabelle ROBBA<br /><br />Age: 22 Height: 178<br /><br />Languages: English & Spanish<br /><br />Krystle grew up in Catalan Bay Village, on the east side of Gibraltar, it is a country bursting with history, and famous for its Barbary Apes.<br /><br />Krystle took her accounting degree at Cardiff University in Wales, and is now back in Gibraltar working as an accountant.<br /><br />Her ambition is to continue her studies to qualify as a Certified Accountant.<br /><br />Another important aspect of her life is dance, she has been dancing since the age of four, (Krystle considers herself very lucky in having an aunt who directs a dance school), she has taken part in endless shows in Gibraltar and Spain, also competed in the World Dance Championships in Germany on three different occasions.<br /><br />Sport & leisure interests include: netball; aerobics; travelling; modelling; all forms of dance; listening to music; and reading biographies and current issues in the newspapers.<br /><br />Favourite food without a doubt is Italian -possibly due to the Italian genes on her father's side of the family!<br /><br />Favourite motto is "Always reach for the moon cause even if you miss it, you'll land on the stars".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Angeliki Kalaitzi, Miss Hellas, Greece, 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzz_VeAgpruLFnMY7QyQf2X_R2zYh5Nh9jvaSul5eQ_E0NFb4eOoYsu-aPJIDkVMDLypdADKMriCUle4lVrWa8ZZOWRJqIvhe8CaV0aLCkNkn0XTD_jD0jPWLAUl768i_PHpUl0kiF84e/s1600-h/Angeliki-Kalaitzi.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257359530817952146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzz_VeAgpruLFnMY7QyQf2X_R2zYh5Nh9jvaSul5eQ_E0NFb4eOoYsu-aPJIDkVMDLypdADKMriCUle4lVrWa8ZZOWRJqIvhe8CaV0aLCkNkn0XTD_jD0jPWLAUl768i_PHpUl0kiF84e/s320/Angeliki-Kalaitzi.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>GREECE 2008<br /><br />Miss Angeliki KALAITZI<br /><br />AGE: 23 HEIGHT: 172<br /><br />Languages: Greek & English<br /><br />Angeliki was born in Thessalonica but grew up in Poligyros, Chalkidike, a place with wonderful blue and green sea and endless sandy beaches, it is situated at the root of the Cholomontas mountain.<br /><br />She studied at the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at the Aristotle University of Thessalonica.<br /><br />She has worked as a gymnastic trainer; a yoga, pilates & aerobic teacher and is currently a Lifeguard.<br /><br />The most interesting and unusual job she had done was as a trainer at an outdoor activity centre, teaching: canoe, rafting, rappel, flying fox, diving, climbing, archery, hiking, etc.!!<br /><br />Last year she took part in the French TV Production in Fort Boyard and her team won first prize.<br /><br />Her ambition is to keep her promise to her father to help him achieve a successful company trading in olive-oil.<br /><br />Motto is "Life is good, don't waste it".<br /><br /><strong>Miss Szilvia Freire, Miss World Hungary 2008</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3fVitEQ-KMJW6vHtlY2Z8v8dNaKOvLwiPtJWDpVkDP09Zt6de2pYauawV_ZYxFmk97iEBkL7JvH4G7TQ2JkwxEogIpp1Uri7iF3SyqOorhFzD9eL56PPJ8dcaJ7g2p8-P0gHpHO1Tuwj/s1600-h/hungary-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257361436485889954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3fVitEQ-KMJW6vHtlY2Z8v8dNaKOvLwiPtJWDpVkDP09Zt6de2pYauawV_ZYxFmk97iEBkL7JvH4G7TQ2JkwxEogIpp1Uri7iF3SyqOorhFzD9eL56PPJ8dcaJ7g2p8-P0gHpHO1Tuwj/s320/hungary-1.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>HUNGARY 2008<br /><br />Miss Szilvia FREIRE<br /><br />Age: 23 Height: 174<br /><br />Languages: Hungarian, English, French & Portuguese<br /><br />Szilvia was born in Budapest, moved to Maputo,Mozambique, until the age of 9, then moved back to Budapest with her mother.<br /><br />The River Danube runs through the centre of Budapest, it is a vivid city with diverse opportunities for the youth, yet still retains the old heritage such as the Buda-Castle.<br /><br />She received her first college diploma as an economist at the age of 20, receiving one of the best grades in Hungary for her thesis. She has since graduated as an economist and is now studying communication.<br /><br />Sports and leisure interests are: working out in the gym; drawing; painting; listening to R&B & hip hop music; cooking: poker; and travelling (including returning to Mozambique, when she can, to visit her father).<br /><br />Her motto is "Venture the impossible to reach the possible". (By Hermann Hesse)<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Alexandra Ívarsdóttirm Miss Iceland 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bAyI9kQ3dPoGkEwOAzL3Ih22e7KMZ5BJgNWasNYWxlqnjKoYngWxQNCPUyUdewoLrZns2iI_f1vAtUJZXZFQ6-movMCd43sVnWkz8T_Y-w6wubGSp1Nw8Uex7tuvlFxVU0Uibh_KEozQ/s1600-h/Iceland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="245" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257363291656699138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bAyI9kQ3dPoGkEwOAzL3Ih22e7KMZ5BJgNWasNYWxlqnjKoYngWxQNCPUyUdewoLrZns2iI_f1vAtUJZXZFQ6-movMCd43sVnWkz8T_Y-w6wubGSp1Nw8Uex7tuvlFxVU0Uibh_KEozQ/s320/Iceland.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" width="207" /></a>Iceland 2008<br /><br />Miss Alexandra Helga Ivarsdottir<br /><br />Age: 18 Height: 180cm<br /><br />Languages: Icelandic, English and Danish.<br /><br />Alexandra was born and grew up in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Reykjavik is the most northern capital city in the world, founded in 1786, it has been named by United Nations ‘the best country to live in' as it is one of the cleanest and safest cities in the world.<br /><br />Alexandra is now in her third year of a four year course at collage, it is her ambition to become a psychologist. Sporting and leisure interests are fitness, outdoor activities, family, friends, travel, looking after her German shorthaired pointer dog, listening to music (excluding heavy metal), and dance (she took ballet for 7 years and jazz ballet for 4 years). Favourite food is reindeer steak, also chicken salad.<br /><br />Personal motto is: "To be the change you wish to see in the World".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Sinéad Noonan, Miss Ireland 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4spjDee4nzmCJ34MTR5HAd-J22IaKYMwyepkRxZ6Y-lnEiBhbzHT8uFIf3ISJlMQql4Exj-Xern1A9-4fg9qSB2xZOatxo-oOnduz4MxwiExiYVfXIWcwwVZj40RGWfMLHlnQIuRXBshr/s1600-h/Ireland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="219" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257365401260059378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4spjDee4nzmCJ34MTR5HAd-J22IaKYMwyepkRxZ6Y-lnEiBhbzHT8uFIf3ISJlMQql4Exj-Xern1A9-4fg9qSB2xZOatxo-oOnduz4MxwiExiYVfXIWcwwVZj40RGWfMLHlnQIuRXBshr/s320/Ireland.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="219" /></a>IRELAND 2008<br /><br />Miss Sinead NOONAN<br /><br />AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 175<br /><br />Languages: English, Irish and French.<br /><br />Sinead was born in Dublin and grew up in Dunbayne, a pleasant scenic village full of character.<br /><br />She has a First Class honors in Speech & Drama, and a certificate in advance acting.<br /><br />Her ambition is to teach drama and become a successful actress, she has already acted in many plays and taken part in a few short films. Currently Sinead is enjoying her role as Miss Ireland.<br /><br />Sports and Leisure interests are: swimming, water polo (was in the under 19's Irish water polo team); keeping fit; theatre; cinema; music; playing the flute, she enjoys: Thai, French and Indian food.<br /><br />Her motto is "Think positive and you will attract positivity in your life".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Claudia Russo, Miss Italy 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiri2gBvzc1m5BgX63alPwYc6rKoNSXVhEEiQ_tJe3Nx6O4qckH_SpBQQWgi4HMozIgwFHN9kuJ1Erw6CwgDkBtA751d51fqMtcMj_QxupaOJ_3H8-7xya6lWgAoB4w7w79D7tbQqdMaW-/s1600-h/Italy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="246" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257366347991948754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiri2gBvzc1m5BgX63alPwYc6rKoNSXVhEEiQ_tJe3Nx6O4qckH_SpBQQWgi4HMozIgwFHN9kuJ1Erw6CwgDkBtA751d51fqMtcMj_QxupaOJ_3H8-7xya6lWgAoB4w7w79D7tbQqdMaW-/s320/Italy.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="233" /></a>Italy 2008<br /><br />Miss Claudia Russo<br /><br />Age: 25 Height: 178cm<br /><br />Languages: Italian, English and French<br /><br />Claudia was born and grew up in Messina, on the beautiful island of Sicily, where she lived and achieved an academic degree in sciences.<br /><br />At the age of 19 she moved to Rome where she achieved an academic degree in fashion and costume at the Academy "Koefie" and had the opportunity of participating in some famous TV broadcasts and fashion shows. Currently she is enjoying her year as Miss Italy but her ambition is to be a fashion designer.<br /><br />Sporting and leisure interests include: travel, skiing, volleyball, photography, drawing, painting, dance and costume design. She enjoys reading fairytales and surreal books and eating chocolate and pizza!<br /><br />Personal motto is "Never waive your freedom!"<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Ina Avlasēviča, Miss Latvia 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKIEzHfMSyDNz3jcEQ30QRLH5OANzKo1R8xtfMugy9SjpANy37wvMToGlyI-VB2q-cx419Vg3qhkAV0rcel-KLf3PDEXSZKcv_64_1ihpnC4v7Bjmt4slQGNxwb3F40L80fBmFdtGcyq0/s1600-h/Latvia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="246" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257367075933003986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKIEzHfMSyDNz3jcEQ30QRLH5OANzKo1R8xtfMugy9SjpANy37wvMToGlyI-VB2q-cx419Vg3qhkAV0rcel-KLf3PDEXSZKcv_64_1ihpnC4v7Bjmt4slQGNxwb3F40L80fBmFdtGcyq0/s320/Latvia.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="234" /></a>Contestant details coming soon<br />Please try again later<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Gabrielė Martirosianaitė, Miss Lithuania 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDnvkxTm5vb6aSE60Fe9DG5UxyJEE6u1YthEwjLXoDPzXo9plg-EqF_smh_9VF4nF1YnPjkN8KfUn1EOJ_QTEjzqcRZ6UC7uxY5kKDbNhzr6wiczvavZjK9VvKIhA4TjgEQlJuYTAFyFW/s1600-h/Lithuania.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="234" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257367816368345442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDnvkxTm5vb6aSE60Fe9DG5UxyJEE6u1YthEwjLXoDPzXo9plg-EqF_smh_9VF4nF1YnPjkN8KfUn1EOJ_QTEjzqcRZ6UC7uxY5kKDbNhzr6wiczvavZjK9VvKIhA4TjgEQlJuYTAFyFW/s320/Lithuania.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="240" /></a>LITHUANIA 2008<br /><br />Miss Gabriele MARTIROSIANAITE<br /><br />Age: 17 Height: 176<br /><br />Languages: Lithuanian, English & Russian<br /><br />Gabriele grew up in Kaunas, Lithuania, it is the largest and most southern of the three Baltic states.<br /><br />She is currently a student and it is her ambition to study English Philology.<br /><br />Her leisure interests include: modern and street dance; reading novels; listening to R&B; photography; and she has travelled to Armenia, Japan & Thailand.<br /><br />Her favourite food is Japanese.<br /><br />Gabriele's motto is "Never give up".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Martha Fenech, Miss World Malta 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2mYhIh6oWTUGgKc0wmrg_NKR0tkfW4M3Tp_hNiDAt1zcMgusQIqi246xwB75vcw96HDWToX7Xtv-54zHLBkfNVDxdwLVSGqs1n0uoSZ_tphzhLayjrIV7AI8M2dCCK9OJmDmXRFCjZ7D/s1600-h/miss_world_malta_2008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257369340319936082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2mYhIh6oWTUGgKc0wmrg_NKR0tkfW4M3Tp_hNiDAt1zcMgusQIqi246xwB75vcw96HDWToX7Xtv-54zHLBkfNVDxdwLVSGqs1n0uoSZ_tphzhLayjrIV7AI8M2dCCK9OJmDmXRFCjZ7D/s320/miss_world_malta_2008.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>MALTA 2008<br /><br />Miss Martha FENECH<br /><br />AGE: 17 HEIGHT: 170<br /><br />Languages: Maltese, English & Italian<br /><br />Martha grew up in a small fishing village called St Julians. Malta is also known for its tourism related business' and nightlife, and its many typical, unique old Maltese buildings and streets.<br /><br />Martha achieved 11 ‘O' levels and ‘A' level in English and Maltese. Her ambition is to complete her studies in tourism.<br /><br />Sports and leisure interests include: listening to music from house to Latin; playing piano; dance including ballet; swimming; and looking after her 2 pet boxer dogs called Sheila and Becky.<br /><br />After participating in a UNESCO competition regarding the E.U. and reaching the quarter final, she represented Malta in a seminar at the European Parliament. Favourite food is Chinese, followed by a love of pasta!<br /><br />Her personal motto is "Never forget who you are and where you come from, and always be yourself".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Iana Varnacovam Miss Moldova 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnJcxwK9peWf3s6Rsmd31uKF9awrDy4QkKOfH1BKTjcK-ctFnNIqlxnnkrw9b1sg8-LQBlrlxrZZNAuWXhHFXavwnOnl_cwyd_7Y3GfIMDCW-NoXYmTbUh0ap66F5fF0Op_f01AMqI4P6/s1600-h/Moldova.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="219" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257370204522748306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnJcxwK9peWf3s6Rsmd31uKF9awrDy4QkKOfH1BKTjcK-ctFnNIqlxnnkrw9b1sg8-LQBlrlxrZZNAuWXhHFXavwnOnl_cwyd_7Y3GfIMDCW-NoXYmTbUh0ap66F5fF0Op_f01AMqI4P6/s320/Moldova.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="225" /></a>Moldolva 2008<br /><br />Miss Iana Varnacova<br /><br />Age: 17 Height: 180cm<br /><br />Languages: Romanian, Russian, English And Bulgarian<br /><br />Iana was born and grew up in the beautiful city of Chisinau in Moldova. It is called the White City as many of its houses were built of white stone, it is situated on seven hills.<br /><br />Iana is a student, has participated in the world dance contests and has worked as a dance trainer. It is her ambition to one day open her own dance school.<br /><br />She enjoys sport, dancing, reading, music, design and collecting coins. Iana is fond of pastries and candies.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Mariana Mihajlović, Miss Montenegro 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItWv-BEyAOKAdhPdImmPTE8JAIt1_fEmMLB0JQmqPSNMLkcC8O6Udx5G-x7XJARCZ2Sgm4QxOPWpYnAXKS33lzxNN-T0X1iNZQ627v2FOm8s3VzWQiDz7KjHbFX3iMaTR522Glq1Nfyhs/s1600-h/Montenegro.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257371995353958594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItWv-BEyAOKAdhPdImmPTE8JAIt1_fEmMLB0JQmqPSNMLkcC8O6Udx5G-x7XJARCZ2Sgm4QxOPWpYnAXKS33lzxNN-T0X1iNZQ627v2FOm8s3VzWQiDz7KjHbFX3iMaTR522Glq1Nfyhs/s320/Montenegro.bmp" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>MONTENEGRO 2008<br /><br />Miss Mariana MIHAJLOVIC<br /><br />Age: 18 Height: 176<br /><br />Languages: Montenegrian, English, Russian and knowledge of French<br /><br />Mariana grew up in Podgoric, the capital of Montenegro.<br /><br />She is a student at the UDG university, her ambition is to work in the diplomatic service.<br /><br />She enjoys: swimming; tennis; dancing; listening to house music; travelling; modelling (she has been involved in: music videos, commercials and Fashion Week); and looking after her pet dog called Lila.<br /><br />Favourite food is Italian, especially pizza!<br /><br />Mariana's motto is ‘Be always what you are'.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Carmen Kool, Miss Netherlands 2008<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2jbyyBnWJ6HPlDkoavGfH8uYBjZYUX3tsg3Q0eIjEf0W-v06Oz9J1tHs6KNciD29qf7zgtRPgqNV8mSCmnoCDL4ovYwiLJKwcFp5mnB1bj5OOWltRdVbAhfLgDmp05IAhwVjbC_P6it8/s1600-h/Netherlands.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="244" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257546560094378930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2jbyyBnWJ6HPlDkoavGfH8uYBjZYUX3tsg3Q0eIjEf0W-v06Oz9J1tHs6KNciD29qf7zgtRPgqNV8mSCmnoCDL4ovYwiLJKwcFp5mnB1bj5OOWltRdVbAhfLgDmp05IAhwVjbC_P6it8/s320/Netherlands.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="226" /></a>NETHERLANDS 2008<br /><br />Miss Carmen Selina KOOL<br /><br />Age: 22 Height: 178<br /><br />Languages: Dutch, English & French<br /><br />Carmen was born in Arnhem, and grew up in France and Amsterdam.<br /><br />She has completed the International Baccalaureate and is now a student with the ambition of having a media focussed career, she will achieve this by working very hard and experiencing as much as she can.<br /><br />She has to date won a sports competition in 2006, modelled and worked in a clothing store.<br /><br />Carmen enjoys travelling; listening to music; playing field hockey; looking after her two Siamese cats and her dog.<br /><br />Favourite food comes from Suriname and France.<br /><br />Her motto is "Always look ahead, never look back".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Judith Wilson, Miss Northern Ireland 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3G6gqkmq222YU1QOb2ublzX2BC1-fBFjtBq1jgHimdmc4zFPfEaNncvyjvXfHvzGFDe-z5BSDJ_KXBi6Ge0yHSM6LEtuw1EwSCll2-qpMwfwrj0TbWYvSumpnLdJrInOfCsGHq0jLdR5/s1600-h/Northern_Ireland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="249" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257547543484491010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3G6gqkmq222YU1QOb2ublzX2BC1-fBFjtBq1jgHimdmc4zFPfEaNncvyjvXfHvzGFDe-z5BSDJ_KXBi6Ge0yHSM6LEtuw1EwSCll2-qpMwfwrj0TbWYvSumpnLdJrInOfCsGHq0jLdR5/s320/Northern_Ireland.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="257" /></a>NORTHERN IRELAND 2008<br /><br />Miss Judith Ingrid WILSON<br /><br />AGE: 23 HEIGHT: 180<br /><br />Languages: English, French & German<br /><br />Judith was born and brought up in a very picturesque town named Enniskillen, in County Fermanagh.<br /><br />With a Bachelor of Education 2:1 (Honors) in music and teaching, she is now a secondary school music teacher.<br /><br />Judith is a talented musician enjoying: double bass, violin, piano, guitar, drum-kit and singing. Other leisure and sporting interests are: both classical & pop music; reading; swimming; water skiing; snow skiing and working with children.<br /><br />Favourite food is Roast Beef with all the trimmings. Most unusual job was creating flavours for a local ice cream company and she had to hand milk a cow!<br /><br />Her motto is "Life is too short, so love what you do and give it 100%".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Lene Egeli,Miss The Winner Froken Norge, Norway 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOMFKflEvKjQetdBmez7InfLu9exLUQz5_MyY6bk78iCMDcreENcVbk_kYOhGJIAvAD1FMvQ2LAC4JxLNAIzXzbXT_IUOn1_wQcxQ4ZVHNSjJGMbKwTVwjQYvkSJ-9FIVDlovJUrgRQ1u/s1600-h/Norway2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257549578259104226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOMFKflEvKjQetdBmez7InfLu9exLUQz5_MyY6bk78iCMDcreENcVbk_kYOhGJIAvAD1FMvQ2LAC4JxLNAIzXzbXT_IUOn1_wQcxQ4ZVHNSjJGMbKwTVwjQYvkSJ-9FIVDlovJUrgRQ1u/s320/Norway2.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>NORWAY 2008<br /><br />Miss Lene EGELI<br /><br />Age: 21 Height: 178<br /><br />Languages: Norwegian, English & German<br /><br />Lene grew up in Stavanger, the petroleum capital and 4th largest city in Norway, it is also the European Capital of Culture for 2008.<br /><br />Having completed her high school education, Lene is now combining her work as a model, with assisting as a substitute teacher and after-school program's assistant, her ambition is to further her education to enable her to become a Teacher or a Psychologist.<br /><br />Sporting and leisure interests include: athletics; skiing, shopping; travelling; reading (favourite book is ‘The diary of Anne Frank'); listening to different kinds of music; she has a love of international food, especially the Mexican, Thai & Indian cuisine.<br /><br />Lene's motto is "Treat others as you would like to be treated".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Klaudia Ungerman, Miss Polonia World 2008<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJO5ta8Lo8RcbR8IlL2r6abmeOTKcJVJa7M4qvLEyDlbx7VC9BjLe-ARthtBRR0wqjsBr6f2uynHTHZBd_7_mRJqn2peSzbL9M5NgisrJ7fggbF8LtoHTRHA5oiLoBZb3tQJ4um3y0q52/s1600-h/Porland.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257551472792518338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJO5ta8Lo8RcbR8IlL2r6abmeOTKcJVJa7M4qvLEyDlbx7VC9BjLe-ARthtBRR0wqjsBr6f2uynHTHZBd_7_mRJqn2peSzbL9M5NgisrJ7fggbF8LtoHTRHA5oiLoBZb3tQJ4um3y0q52/s320/Porland.bmp" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>POLAND 2008<br /><br />Miss Klaudia Maria UNGERMAN<br /><br />Age: 20 Height: 180<br /><br />Languages: Polish, German & English<br /><br />Klaudia grew up in Wysiedle, a beautiful small town where every one knows each other, it is just like being in one big happy family!<br /><br />Klaudia's proudest moment was when she was accepted into university, she is now studying Management.<br /><br />Her ambition is to open her own restaurant.<br /><br />Sporting and leisure interests are: jogging; volleyball; listening to ‘Guns & Roses'; spending time with her older sister by the lake, and looking after her pet dog and cats; she also enjoys photography.<br /><br />Favourite food is spaghetti.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Andréia Rodrigues, Miss Mundo Portugal 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Udq8d0SGKWAdF1Y7uLzLvQjbhjc8ESAMGbHSe7OMnQ5wJYfQUTppCDrd926UWvzlIlmZu1MkY9IP9GongYXiygqK8i1TDVqKsapdQQbuOqkS3sKTX0AF0duOcAPQ0GPN_TEDslo_2X6t/s1600-h/Portugal.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257553205833878594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Udq8d0SGKWAdF1Y7uLzLvQjbhjc8ESAMGbHSe7OMnQ5wJYfQUTppCDrd926UWvzlIlmZu1MkY9IP9GongYXiygqK8i1TDVqKsapdQQbuOqkS3sKTX0AF0duOcAPQ0GPN_TEDslo_2X6t/s320/Portugal.bmp" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> PORTUGAL 2008<br /><br />Miss Andeia RODRIGUES CONDESSO<br /><br />Age: 24 Height: 175<br /><br />Languages: Portuguese, French, Spanish & English.<br /><br />Andeia grew up in the capital, Lisbon, she loves Portugal for its: beautiful beaches, scenic mountains, good climate, and warm people.<br /><br />Having graduated High School, she is currently studying for her degree in Social Communication; her ambition is work as an entertainment presenter.<br /><br />Sporting and leisure interests are: cycling; rollerblading; travelling; listening to music from: rock and roll to classical; reading romantic novels; modern & jazz dance; karaoke singing; cooking; and she adores the cuisine of Italian and Japan.<br /><br />Andeia's motto is "Live one day at a time, do something good for those who surround me".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Ksenia Sukhinova, Miss Russia 2007<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3veAAh2vSsmHGh1ondbBGapo4bdhOU89kRilVGrZwy6fCQJYRVV_zw7IYYoB1tdffZx_Goxp0PgcEwjpODuOV5rbrZ9e4fusY48huxVCIKx74pEu6pVb5dncjdyfAno0PE1aNpTFIO7Wx/s1600-h/Ksenia_Sukhinova_01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257554607354757170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3veAAh2vSsmHGh1ondbBGapo4bdhOU89kRilVGrZwy6fCQJYRVV_zw7IYYoB1tdffZx_Goxp0PgcEwjpODuOV5rbrZ9e4fusY48huxVCIKx74pEu6pVb5dncjdyfAno0PE1aNpTFIO7Wx/s320/Ksenia_Sukhinova_01.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>RUSSIA 2008<br /><br />Miss Kseniya SUKHINOVA<br /><br />Age: 20 Height: 178<br /><br />Languages: Russian & English<br /><br />Kseniya lives with her parents in the Tyumen region, which is situated in the north west of Siberia.<br /><br />She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineer of Administration, her ambition is also to become a Supermodel.<br /><br />Her leisure and sporting interests are: swimming; mountain skiing; roller skating; badminton; gym; rhythm gymnastics; pop & dance music; reading Russian classic literature; favourite food is: Japanese and Italian.<br /><br />Kseniya's personal motto is:"Respect people around you, and people will respect you".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Stephanie Willemse, Miss Scotland 2008<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gFySBX0lKoXrv9MNzEg2ujqM_iPck69aNUH5wIQygEw2Jj0jdZWsnARRM8iKIUS8_qRmtAQK8QO2j3w8XybeCRUoIpoL5Ka_JHfGgfRfDP3qvnpOefW901P9QLu41nVmyy9Go08GeHu-/s1600-h/miss-scotland-2008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257555715371002242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gFySBX0lKoXrv9MNzEg2ujqM_iPck69aNUH5wIQygEw2Jj0jdZWsnARRM8iKIUS8_qRmtAQK8QO2j3w8XybeCRUoIpoL5Ka_JHfGgfRfDP3qvnpOefW901P9QLu41nVmyy9Go08GeHu-/s320/miss-scotland-2008.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>SCOTLAND 2008<br /><br />Miss Stephanie WILLEMSE<br /><br />AGE: 19 HEIGHT: 180<br /><br />Languages: English<br /><br />Stephanie grew up in Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland, a country filled with beautiful scenery and friendly people.<br /><br />After completing her higher education, Stephanie now works full time as a model on the international circuit, proudest moment was taking part in the New York Fashion week.<br /><br />Her ambition is to work in TV and radio. Sporting and leisure interests are: Netball; hockey; tennis; music; singing and reading autobiographies.<br /><br />Favourite food is sushi. Personal motto would be "Live life to the full!".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Nevena Lipovac, Miss Serbia 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82WpewbZ2wW9fQHVrCQ906z1oEqn-ND4voQHO-i_FWQbXIsWn0ZcRDASz7uH5T2UA5IywvyIcNrqFSDHYxQlhMVvPlVGKpGh3uhs2nSgVrgYZWLKg8voIojNNzh8VuZI0Pps3xQT8xmHM/s1600-h/Miss_Serbia_2008_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257557180971404962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82WpewbZ2wW9fQHVrCQ906z1oEqn-ND4voQHO-i_FWQbXIsWn0ZcRDASz7uH5T2UA5IywvyIcNrqFSDHYxQlhMVvPlVGKpGh3uhs2nSgVrgYZWLKg8voIojNNzh8VuZI0Pps3xQT8xmHM/s320/Miss_Serbia_2008_1.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>SERBIA 2008<br /><br />Miss Nevena LIPOVAC<br /><br />Age: 19 Height: 175<br /><br />Languages: Serbian & English<br /><br />Nevena grew up in Belgrade and is a student at the Faculty of Economics.<br /><br />Her future ambition is to have her own P.R. & Marketing Company.<br /><br />Sporting and leisure interests are: travelling; volleyball; swimming; snowboarding; bowling; playing snooker; designing new clothes; listening to pop & commercial music; reading biographies: dancing; and her favourite food is McDonald's!.<br /><br />One of the most interesting projects Nevena has done was working as an assistant at the Faculty of traffic Engineering.<br /><br />Her personal motto is "First think - then smile!".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Edita Krešakova, Miss Slovakia World 2008<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjincuO8uaAWREjDfY7jWeUNmHtUIU0K0QxescC89sADlRPJV_dtetSD5JT9qmatJwQD-sCMzNbuoJ05oNeC8O2IzdtG0rvQgDO2m-xRrKn6AYxsO_2kPTaLZdwyalLdJEeSNau5qnwt2C/s1600-h/Edita_Kresakova_01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257558666587354258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjincuO8uaAWREjDfY7jWeUNmHtUIU0K0QxescC89sADlRPJV_dtetSD5JT9qmatJwQD-sCMzNbuoJ05oNeC8O2IzdtG0rvQgDO2m-xRrKn6AYxsO_2kPTaLZdwyalLdJEeSNau5qnwt2C/s320/Edita_Kresakova_01.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Slovakia 2008<br /><br />Miss Edita Kresakova<br /><br />Age: 19 Height: 181cm<br /><br />Languages: Slovak, English, German and Hungarian.<br /><br />Edita was born in Kosice, the second largest city in Slovakia and grew up in Sena, a village on the Slovak and Hungarian boarders. Slovakia is a country of many castles, full of culture and history.<br /><br />Currently a student, she would like to qualify as an Air Traffic Controller.<br /><br />Sports and leisure interests include: travel, skiing, tennis, swimming, jogging, music, dancing and an interest in Egyptian history. Favourite food is Italian pasta or pizza and of course local Slovakian food.<br /><br />Personal motto is "Live your life because you never know which day is your last".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Patricia Rodríguez, Miss Spain 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91ssqyGu1ubyUB4A1w3JqDTNI12ld9sYv7JvHsILaOHSNJG6pSmR5gG1R71JfyHHEKc467BJgYW-AO-yXzxN9uRKKM0_Lkp_fgDgk9aJfUM-Pv4_ZS_RxBLhI9tu3K0uwxGxa5kxUeVFG/s1600-h/Spain.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="245" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257559415297005522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91ssqyGu1ubyUB4A1w3JqDTNI12ld9sYv7JvHsILaOHSNJG6pSmR5gG1R71JfyHHEKc467BJgYW-AO-yXzxN9uRKKM0_Lkp_fgDgk9aJfUM-Pv4_ZS_RxBLhI9tu3K0uwxGxa5kxUeVFG/s320/Spain.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="227" /></a>SPAIN 2008<br /><br />Miss Patricia Yurena RODRIGUEZ ALONJO<br /><br />Age: 18 Height: 179<br /><br />Languages: Spanish, English & French.<br /><br />Patricia lives in the capital, Madrid, a city with a lot history and beautiful buildings.<br /><br />She is currently combining her studies with modelling, and fulfilling her role as Miss Spain.<br /><br />Her ambition is to combine her modelling with a business career in the fashion world.<br /><br />Sporting and leisure interests are: volleyball; reading; travelling; listening to music; playing the guitar; and dancing (although she had never taken any classes).<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Whitney Toyloy, Miss Switzerland World 2008<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOePwVj4N1gcswd3oKOAQE3EGCEgvdXWibSyqor8CK6uWCKz8Bl6z3ztjpBgn1lbxSB_wAE5DPz0bGoKxyNAl-yaSXS9rcED1h4Ppgec2Oz1JDQ2w8ZvwxTYP5V5Dn3g0kvqWkU-IYW8vL/s1600-h/Switzerland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258850682347318450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOePwVj4N1gcswd3oKOAQE3EGCEgvdXWibSyqor8CK6uWCKz8Bl6z3ztjpBgn1lbxSB_wAE5DPz0bGoKxyNAl-yaSXS9rcED1h4Ppgec2Oz1JDQ2w8ZvwxTYP5V5Dn3g0kvqWkU-IYW8vL/s400/Switzerland.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Miss Switzerland 2008 has just been crowned. She is Whitney Toyloy seen here as she reacts to the announcement. First runner-up was Rehka Datta. Second runner-up was Lisa Panigada. The annual beauty pageant was held this year in Lugano.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu, Miss Turkey World 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1pxTs-xu4ZeXDzeHoUw7gw50AYqAfrTiP_G7Z34cUpuoB2JRwyY4Y1tcyAXuWf-hbrzsMi0u9Dqi1AssBP4tSjzdWRfPdXrxgBk3KzEQnGzC7OVzZVZuI2z_vwkj0LjBeH4hv9M92z6e/s1600-h/Turkey.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257561077657055074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1pxTs-xu4ZeXDzeHoUw7gw50AYqAfrTiP_G7Z34cUpuoB2JRwyY4Y1tcyAXuWf-hbrzsMi0u9Dqi1AssBP4tSjzdWRfPdXrxgBk3KzEQnGzC7OVzZVZuI2z_vwkj0LjBeH4hv9M92z6e/s320/Turkey.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Turkey 2008<br /><br />Miss Leyla Lydia Tugutlu<br /><br />Age: 18 Height: 175cm<br /><br />Languages: Turkish, German and English<br /><br />Leyla was born in Berlin, Germany, at the age of six she moved to Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial centre. Istanbul is over 2,500 years old, and one of the most historical cities in the world, located in two continents, Europe and Asia.<br /><br />Leyla is in her second semester at university and would like to become a good business woman and also work in TV.<br /><br />Interests include fitness, jogging, swimming, music, violin, viola, piano, reading, acting, photography, drawing and travel. She enjoys Turkish and Italian cuisine but is always open to new tastes.<br /><br />Personal motto is "Never do the things to others that you don't want them to do to you".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Iryna Zhuravska, Miss Ukraine 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNb4EWGVPU4QTUYjPzBVEDjjNklHP8Z6EeBtGWQGeUjyiiR3zxLUkK-4ABdrCd5DKa-uen7OIfCORtZImUho-bkmKTeOWMwQcOVXt8u3HvQ2L5A6Bha0BwbHO5hwfYMqOwW62Jlj_h7c5/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257562467851746338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNb4EWGVPU4QTUYjPzBVEDjjNklHP8Z6EeBtGWQGeUjyiiR3zxLUkK-4ABdrCd5DKa-uen7OIfCORtZImUho-bkmKTeOWMwQcOVXt8u3HvQ2L5A6Bha0BwbHO5hwfYMqOwW62Jlj_h7c5/s320/01.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>UKRAINE 2008<br /><br />Miss Iryna ZHURAVSKA<br /><br />Age: 18 Height: 176<br /><br />Languages: Ukrainian, Russian & English<br /><br />Iryna grew up in Kiev and is proud of her country's rich history.<br /><br />She was the first runner-up in the city competition in Ukrainian grammar and composition, and is now studying history, psychology, arts and literature; she also works as a weather forecast reporter.<br /><br />Sports and leisure interests are: tennis; travelling; painting; piano; modern dancing (she has danced professionally); photography; poetry; listening to pop and lounge music; and reading the Russian classics.<br /><br />Favourite food is: cabbage soup, grilled salmon and of course, chocolate!<br /><br />Her motto is "Step back from evil and create blessings".<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Chloe Morgan , Miss Wales 2008</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5v4V_loYAHVgTJcSSQoUhN-VFMjKs85Zf4C_o-6fDE4to8f6KJcEdRdx3wVsynNSLxr-rYXEjdQtFi9Nbn9Wgg5rJ5jkFl633MmYXlLuMYQEu5YFS9XKMoiouZg_3uttW4vzbB-jCC3Q/s1600-h/Wales.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="240" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257563503812739634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5v4V_loYAHVgTJcSSQoUhN-VFMjKs85Zf4C_o-6fDE4to8f6KJcEdRdx3wVsynNSLxr-rYXEjdQtFi9Nbn9Wgg5rJ5jkFl633MmYXlLuMYQEu5YFS9XKMoiouZg_3uttW4vzbB-jCC3Q/s320/Wales.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" width="235" /></a>WALES 2008<br /><br />Miss Chloe-Beth MORGAN<br /><br />Age: 22 Height: 171<br /><br />Languages: English & Basic Spanish.<br /><br />Chloe-Beth grew up in Cwmbran, a small town close to Cardiff the capital of Wales.<br /><br />She has a National Diploma with a distinction in Musical Theatre, and qualified as a Fitness Instructor, her ambition is to become a personal trainer.<br /><br />One of the most interesting jobs she has had was working as an entertainer in Spain, currently she is working in a fashion store.<br /><br />Sports and leisure interests are: Gym training; travel; listening and dancing to mainly R&B; and has a special talent for singing.<br /><br />Favourite food is; pizza with extra cheese and a British Sunday roast dinner!<br /><br />Her motto is: "Different isn't right or wrong, it's just different".<br /><br /><br /><em>Thanks and credits to Miss Contest</em>

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