Miss Austria 2008 was crowned!

March 27, 2008 at Vienna, the new Miss Austria 2008 was crwoned. Winner is 18-year old Marina Schneider who competed as Miss Tirol. She will compete in the Miss World 2008 Beauty Pageant to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa December this year.

1st runner-up was 23-year old Kathrin Krahfuss who competed as Miss Steiermark, while the 2nd runner-up was 19-year old Carmen Ender, who competed as Miss Vorarlberg.

Marina Schneider was crowned by Christine Reiler, last year's winner and the first Miss Austria to place among Miss World semi-finalists in 19 years.