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Taliana Vargas, 20, is the winner  of the Miss Colombia 2007 contest

Ingrid Rivera, 25, the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2008 candidate

Elisa Nájera Gualito, 21, belongs Celaya, Guanajuato and is the Nuestra Belleza Mexico, Miss Universe 2008 winner.

Update: It is just been announced that Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza is the Miss Universe 2008 winner. Click to read the latest story. Dayana Mendoza, 22, Miss Universe Venezuela 2008, is the winner of the Miss Venezuela 2007.

The Miss Universe award for Best Bikini is Miss Universe Mexico 2008, Elisa Najera.

Some of the award winners in the Miss Universe 2008 so far

Putri Raemawasti, the Miss Universe 2008 from Indonesia, is from East Java

19-year-old Eliska Buckova is Miss Universe Czech Republic 2008.

Jennifer Barrientos, the Miss Universe Philippines 2008 contestant, belongs to San Mateo Riza

April Jackson is the 19-year-old Miss Universe Jamaica 2008.