Grand Slam Ranking and Country of the Year 2008
2008: ANALYSING THE MAIN CHANGES IN THE GRAND SLAM RANKING DURING THE PAST YEAR
It was in 2008 when Colombia first entered the Top 5, going up 3 notches! Second places in Miss Universe and Miss International gave the South American country the extra edge it needed to finally occupy such an important position;
Spain also reached its highest position in the Grand Slam title up to that year, at 11th place (up 2). Spain won the Miss International title in 2008.
Mexico, up 2 notches, joined the Top 20 for the first time, in 20th place;
Russia, the Miss World winner, went up 4 notches, reaching the 32nd place in the ranking;
Hungary, up 19, 104th place, was the best mover of the year.
Miss World Ranking in 2008 (Top 20): 1-England / UK 2-United States 3-Venezuela 4-South Africa 5-India 6-Jamaica 7-Australia 8-Israel 9-Sweden 10-France 11-Germany 12-Brazil 13-Austria 14-Finland 15-Argentina 16-Iceland 17-Netherlands 18-Ireland 19-Denmark 20-Greece.
Miss Universe Ranking in 2008 (Top 20): 1-United States 2-Venezuela 3-Sweden 4-Brazil 5-Puerto Rico 6-Colombia 7-Finland 8-India 9-Japan 10-Germany 11-Israel 12-Canada 13-Philippines 14-Australia 15-England / UK 16-South Africa 17-Spain 18-Mexico 19-Greece 20-Norway.
Miss International Ranking in 2008 (Top 20): 1-United States 2-Venezuela 3-Spain 4-Colombia 5-Philippines 6-England / UK 7-Japan 8-Australia 9-Finland 10-Brazil 11-Poland 12-Germany 13-Korea 14-France 15-India 16-Norway 17-Iceland 18-Israel 19-Greece 20-New Zealand.
COUNTRY OF THE YEAR 2008: VENEZUELA
It was the tightest race for Country of the Year ever! Venezuela, Russia, and Spain, were practically tied in first place! But it was Venezuela, with its Miss Universe victory with the extraordinary @dayanamendoza , plus semi-finalists in Miss World and Miss International, which got the extra edge to be on top for the 9th time!
Very close behind was Russia, with a victory in Miss World, with beautiful @kseniasukhinova , and a 3rd runner-up in Miss Universe. Spain took bronze also very close behind Russia, after winning the Miss International title, with stunning @alejandraandreu , and having semi-finalists in Miss Universe and Miss World.
This is how close it was:
1) Venezuela (3975 points);
2) Russia (3951);
3) Spain (3800).
Top 5: Colombia (2401) and South Africa (1350).