Miss World 2008
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| Date | 13 December 2008 |
| Presenters | Tumisho Masha, Angela Chow |
| Entertainment | Alesha Dixon, McFly |
| Venue | Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Broadcaster | E!, SABC 3 |
| Entrants | 109 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Withdrawals | Estonia, Grenada, Macedonia FYRO, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Slovenia, Suriname |
| Returns | Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Chinese Taipei, DR Congo, Egypt, Honduras, Portugal, St. Lucia, Seychelles, Uruguay, Zambia |
| Winner |
Ksenia Sukhinova Russia
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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 Kiev, 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.
Miss World 2008 had a total of 109 contestants.
Miss World 2008 contestants were judged based upon the criteria of glamour, beauty, intelligence and poise. Some of the judges were representatives of the Miss World Organization. Some of the contestants, such as Ksenia Sukhinova, communicated with the judges using a translator. Some event judges congregated with contestants outside of and before the actual event itself, such as during rehearsals and photo shoots. Judges for the event were:
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