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Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008, Karla Henry
Miss Earth 2008
DateNovember 9, 2008
PresentersBilly Crawford, Priscilla Meirelles, Riza Santos
VenuePhilippines Clark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles City, Pampanga
BroadcasterABS-CBN, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel
Entrants85
Placements16
DebutsBhutan, Congo DR, Guam, Luxembourg, Malta, Rwanda, Scotland, Serbia, South Sudan
WithdrawalsBelize, Cameroon, Denmark, Fiji, Guatemala, Iceland, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal, Niue, Norway, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, Tibet, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ReturnsGreece, Honduras, Hungary, Jamaica, Kosovo, Pakistan, Panama, Russia, Tahiti, Turkey
WinnerKarla Henry
 Philippines
CongenialityAndrea Leon Janzso
 Ecuador
Best National CostumeShassia Ubillús
 Panama
PhotogenicKarla Henry
 Philippines

Miss Earth 2008, the 8th edition of Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.[1][2] Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN and coverage since on Studio 23 in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks.[3]

At the conclusion of the final night of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss Earth 2007, Jessica Trisko from Canada crowned her successor Karla Henry from the Philippines.[4] The pageant was hosted by Billy Crawford, international singer and actor from the film Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist,[5] Miss Earth 2004 winner Priscilla Meirelles, and Miss Earth Canada 2006 Riza Santos.[6][7]

Results

The following is the list of the results of Miss Earth 2008:[8]

Countries and territories that sent delegates and results.

Placements

Final Results Contestant
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth - Air 2008
Miss Earth - Water 2008
Miss Earth - Fire 2008
Finalists
Semi-finalists

Special awards

The following special awards were officially awarded during the grand coronation night:[9]