With two days to go for the Miss World 2008 final that will be held at the Sandton Centre in Johannesburg on December 13, 2008, betting over who will be the Miss World 2008 winner has gone into overdrive.

Irina Zhuravskaya Miss Ukraine World 2008 Winner has 6/1 odds to be Miss World 2008 winner

BetUS.com has given out the odds for the Miss World 2008 contest. At the start of the contest, when the Miss World 2008 was to held in Keiv, Ukraine, Miss Ukraine, Irina Zhuravskaya, had been given 6/1 odds to be the Miss World 2008 winner. Her position as the favorite in the Miss World 2008 contest still holds even after the contest has been shifted to Johannesburg, South Africa, due to tensions in East Europe.

Patricia Rodriguez Miss Spain World 2008 has 8/1 odds to be Miss World 2008 winner

The next on the list is Miss Spain, the 18-year-old Patricia Yurena Rodriguez Alonso, a favorite with punters, who is tipped to be the Miss World 2008 winner with 8/1 odds. Miss Equador and Miss Trinidad & Tobago, and
Miss Mexico were given 10/1 odds each to be the Miss World 2008 winner.

Hannely Quintero Miss Venezuela World 2008 has 12/1 odds to be Miss World 2008 winner

Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Namibia, Miss Bahamas, and Miss Venezuela have got 12/1 odds. Miss South Africa, Miss Denmark, Miss Norway, and Miss India have all been given 15/1 odds.

Tansey Coetzee Miss South Africa World 2008 has 12/1 odds to be Miss World 2008 winner

Kseniya Sukhinova Miss Russia World 2008 has 18/1 odds to be Miss World 2008 winner

Miss Russia has 18/1 odds, and Miss Czech Republic, Miss Philippines, Miss Brazil, Miss Bolivia, Miss Puerto Rico, Miss Belize, Miss Panama, and Miss Belgium have got 20/1 odds each to be the Miss World 2008 winner.

Tamara Almeida Silva Miss Brazil World 2008 has 20/1 odds to be the Miss World 2008 winner

Representatives with 25/1 – 35/1 odds to be the Miss World 2008 winner included:

Miss Chile, Miss Turkey, Miss Colombia, Miss Sweden, Miss Greece, Miss Guatemala, Miss Mauritius, Miss Argentina, and Miss Aruba, Miss Japan, Miss Indonesia, Miss Malaysia, Miss Croatia, and Miss China.

Those with 40/1 – 60/1 odds included Miss Jamaica, Miss Croatia, Miss Portugal, Miss Ireland, Miss Paraguay, Miss Belarus, Miss Korea, Miss Latvia, Miss England, Miss Lebanaon, Miss Kazakhstan, Miss Austria, and Miss Thailand.

Going by the odds given by BetUS.com, the finalists that have been declared have got the following odds:

1. Miss India World 2008, Parvathy Omanakuttan, 15/1
2. Miss Ukraine World 2008, Irina Zhuravskaya, 6/1
3. Miss Russia World 2008, Kseniya Sukhinova, 18/1 – Some other betting sites have given Miss Russia 2/1 odds to be the Miss World 2008 winner.
4. Miss Mexico World 2008, Espinoza Ana Gabriela, 10/1
5. Miss Brazil World 2008, Tamara Almeida Silva, 20/1
6. Miss South Africa World 2008, Tansey Coetzee, 15/1
7. Miss Spain World 2008, Patricia Rodriguez, 8/1
8. Miss Venezuela World 2008, Hannely Quintero, 12/1
9. Miss Czech Republic World 2008, Zuzana Jandova, 20/1
10. Miss Philippines World 2008, Danielle Castano, 20/1