Miss Venezuela 2008 | |
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Date | September 10, 2008 |
Presenters | Daniel Sarcos Maite Delgado |
Entertainment | David Bisbal, Oscar D'León, Wisin & Yandel[1] |
Venue | Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas |
Broadcaster | Venevisión |
Entrants | 28[2] |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Stefanía Fernández Trujillo |
Miss Venezuela 2008 was the 55th Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 10, 2008.
Dayana Mendoza of Amazonas crowned Stefania Fernández of Trujillo as her successor at the end of the event.[3]
On July 29, Osmel Sousa assumed further control of the selection process by directly appointing the 28 final contestants from a pool of 73 candidates. Although winners of regional and state contests have never been guaranteed participation in the final Miss Venezuela pageant, this direct selection resulted in the unprecedented elimination of the representatives of Falcón, Lara, Sucre, Vargas and Nueva Esparta. In addition to the two aforementioned titleholders from Zulia, a total of seven state winners were consequently stripped of their titles, which will be carried in the final pageant by other candidates.[4]