Miss Universe 2008 Top 10 Best National Costumes
The national costume competition of Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant was held last June 22 at the Lions Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City and was televised live by HTV9. Each of the 80 contestants paraded on stage displaying the crafts and cultures of their respected country.
A distinguished panel of judges was in charge of selecting the Top 10 Best Costumes:
- Mr. Le Xuan Than : Head of Miss Universe 2008 Vietnam Organizing Board
- Mrs. Rachel Frimer : Vice President, Production, of the Miss Universe Organization
- Mr. Nguyen Quoc Toan : President of Unicorp
- Mr. Nguyen Quang Minh : General director of Cat Tien Sa company
- Mr. Nguyen Chi Tan : Deputy chairman of HTV Station
- Mr. Vuong Trieu Vu : Samsung Marketing Director
- Miss Riyo Mori : The reigning Miss Universe 2007
The National Costume Competition was sponsored by Samsung and the Top 10 finalists each got a Samsung Armani cellular phone, valued at US $1000 each.
After the parade of contestants and a couple of performances, the Top 10 Best in National Costume were announced and they are:
A distinguished panel of judges was in charge of selecting the Top 10 Best Costumes:
- Mr. Le Xuan Than : Head of Miss Universe 2008 Vietnam Organizing Board
- Mrs. Rachel Frimer : Vice President, Production, of the Miss Universe Organization
- Mr. Nguyen Quoc Toan : President of Unicorp
- Mr. Nguyen Quang Minh : General director of Cat Tien Sa company
- Mr. Nguyen Chi Tan : Deputy chairman of HTV Station
- Mr. Vuong Trieu Vu : Samsung Marketing Director
- Miss Riyo Mori : The reigning Miss Universe 2007
The National Costume Competition was sponsored by Samsung and the Top 10 finalists each got a Samsung Armani cellular phone, valued at US $1000 each.
After the parade of contestants and a couple of performances, the Top 10 Best in National Costume were announced and they are:
- Albania, Matilda Mecini
- Colombia, Taliana Vargas
- Dominican Republic, Marianne Cruz
- India, Simran Kaur
- Kosovo, Zana Krasniqi
- Mexico, Elisa Najera
- Peru, Karol Castillo
- South Africa, Tansey Coetzee
- Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza
- Vietnam, Nguyen Thuy Lam
- Colombia, Taliana Vargas
- Dominican Republic, Marianne Cruz
- India, Simran Kaur
- Kosovo, Zana Krasniqi
- Mexico, Elisa Najera
- Peru, Karol Castillo
- South Africa, Tansey Coetzee
- Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza
- Vietnam, Nguyen Thuy Lam
Voting will be opened soon on NBC.com to select the Best National Costume. The winner will be announced during the Miss Universe Pageant final telecast in July 14, 2008.