Miss Universe 2008 Pageant Playoffs Miss Universe 2008 Contestants Pageant Playoffs Photos News Tickets Official Website Host Website Round 5 Vote Australia Mexico Puerto Rico USA Venezuela Results Winner: ??? Round 5 Results 1. Venezuela 2. USA 3. Mexico 4. Australia 5. Puerto Rico 6. South Africa 7. Philippines 8. Tanzania 9. Norway 10. India Top 10 Australia India Mexico Norway Philippines Puerto Rico South Africa Tanzania USA Venezuela Round 4 Results 1. Venezuela 2. USA 3. Mexico 4. Australia 5. Puerto Rico 6. Philippines 7. Norway 8. South Africa 9. Tanzania 10. India 11. Brazil 12. Thailand 13. Colombia 14. Panama 15. Trinidad & Tobago Top 15 Australia Brazil Colombia India Mexico Norway Panama Philippines Puerto Rico South Africa Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago USA Venezuela Round 3 Results 1. Venezuela 2. USA 3. South Africa 4. Australia 5. Puerto Rico 6. Mexico 7. Colombia 8. Philippines 9. Tanzania 10. Norway 11. Brazil 12. Thailand 13. Panama 14. India 15. Trinidad & Tobago 16. Belgium 17. Kosovo 18. Ireland 19. Israel 20. Russia Top 20 Australia Belgium Brazil Colombia India Ireland Israel Kosovo Mexico Norway Panama Philippines Puerto Rico Russia South Africa Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago USA Venezuela Round 2 Results 1. Panama Top 20 2. India Top 20 3. Brazil Top 20 4. Ireland Top 20 5. Philippines Top 20 6. Tanzania Top 20 7. Canada 8. Vietnam 9. Costa Rica 10. Ukraine 11. Nigeria 12. Dominican Republic 13. Czech Republic 14. Croatia 15. Spain 16. Korea 17. Angola 18. Peru 19. Egypt 20. Antigua & Barbuda 21. Curacao 22. Aruba 23. Greece 24. Albania 25. Argentina 25. Ecuador 25. France 25. Nicaragua Top 20 so far... Australia Belgium Colombia Israel Kosovo Mexico Norway Puerto Rico Russia South Africa Thailand Trinidad & Tobago USA Venezuela + 6 from Round 2 Round 1 North & Central America Results 1. USA Top 20 2. Mexico Top 20 3. Panama Rd 2 4. Canada Rd 2 5. Costa Rica Rd 2 6. Nicaragua Rd 2 7. Honduras 8. El Salvador 9. Guatemala Caribbean Results 1. Puerto Rico Top 20 2. Trinidad & Tobago Top 20 3. Domincan Republic Rd 2 4. Aruba Rd 2 5. Curacao Rd 2 6. Antigua & Barbuda Rd 2 7. Cayman Islands 8. Jamaica 9. Bahamas 10. Turks & Caicos South America Results 1. Venezuela Top 20 2. Colombia Top 20 3. Peru Rd 2 4. Brazil Rd 2 5. Argentina Rd 2 6. Ecuador Rd 2 7. Uruguay 8. Bolivia 9. Paraguay Western Europe Results 1. Belgium Top 20 2. Norway Top 20 3. Czech Republic Rd 2 4. Spain Rd 2 5. Ireland Rd 2 6. France Rd 2 7. Finland 8. Netherlands 9. Germany 10. United Kingdom 11. Switzerland 12. Italy 13. Denmark Eastern Europe Results 1. Russia Top 20 2. Kosovo Top 20 3. Croatia Rd 2 4. Ukraine Rd 2 5. Greece Rd 2 6. Albania Rd 2 7. Slovak Republic 8. Montenegro 9. Poland 10. Serbia 11. Hungary 12. Estonia 13. Slovenia Africa & The Middle-East Results 1. South Africa Top 20 2. Israel Top 20 3. Tanzania Rd 2 4. Nigeria Rd 2 5. Angola Rd 2 6. Egypt Rd 2 7. Turkey 8. Mauritius 9. Georgia 10. Cyprus 11. Ghana Asia & The Pacific Results 1. Australia Top 20 2. Thailand Top 20 3. India Rd 2 4. Philippines Rd 2 5. Korea Rd 2 6. Vietnam Rd 2 7. Kazakhstan 8. China 9. Japan 10. Guam 11. Sri Lanka 12. Singapore 13. New Zealand 14. Indonesia 15. Malaysia About the Pageant Playoffs Contestants are divided relatively evenly into 7 regions: North & Central America, Caribbean, South America, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Africa & The Middle-East, and Asia & The Pacific. Voters will be able to rank and vote for their favorite contestants. Note: Voting is only open to members of Pageant Almanac's Mailing List. After two rounds of voting, the Pageant Playoffs Top 20 will be determined. Subsequent rounds of voting will cut the number of finalists to a Top 15, a Top 10, and finally to a Top 5. Counting the Votes - Ranked ballots will be counted using an instant runoff voting (IRV) method. Judges rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives an overall majority of first preferences, the candidates with fewest votes are eliminated one by one, and their votes transferred according to their second and third preferences (and so on) and all votes retallied, until one candidate achieves a majority. more >> Voting Rounds Round 1 - After official photos of the contestants have been released on the Miss Universe website, judges will rank the contestants in each region in order of preference. The contestants placing 1st and 2nd in each region will automatically advance to the Pageant Playoffs Top 20. The contestants placing 3rd through 6th in each region advance to Round 2. Round 2 - Judges will rank the 28 contestants who placed 3rd through 6th in their respective regions in order of preference. The top 6 contestants will advance to the Pageant Playoffs Top 20. Round 3 - Judges will rank the contestants in the Top 20 in order of preference. The top 15 contestants in this round advance to the Top 15. Round 4 - Judges will rank the contestants in the Top 15 in order of preference. The top 10 contestants in this round advance to the Top 10. Round 5 - Judges will rank the contestants in the Top 10 in order of preference. The top 5 contestants in this round advance to the Top 5. Round 6 - Judges will rank the contestants in the Top 5 in order of preference. This round will determine the playoff winner and runners-up. © 2000-2008, Pageant Almanac. All rights reserved. E-mail: Top of Page