Miss World 2008

Miss World 2008
Miss World 2008
	Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova
Date	13 December 2008
Presenters	Tumisho Masha; Angela Chow;
Entertainment	Alesha Dixon; McFly;
Venue	Sanndton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Broadcaster	E!; SABC 3; Challenge;
Entrants	109
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Estonia; Grenada; Macedonia; Nepal; Panama; Romania; Slovenia; Suriname;
Returns	Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Chinese Taipei; DR Congo; Egypt; Honduras; Portugal; St. Lucia; Seychelles; Uruguay; Zambia;
Winner	Ksenia Sukhinova; Russia

Miss World 2008, the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis in neighbouring South Ossetia, the Miss World Organization decided to move the pageant away from Eastern Europe. 109 contestants from all over the world compete for the crown, the second highest turnout in the 59 years of the pageant. Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as the brand new Miss World.

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