Miss Honduras Universe 2008 was Crowned!

21 year old Diana Barrasa was the winner of Miss Honduras Universe 2008 Beauty Pageant which La Prensa, a Honduran newspaper, called "surprising", once the big press favorite, Belgica Arias, had to settle for second place.

A student of Journalism and Communication at Unitec, the new Honduran beauty queen represented Olancho, although she is originally from Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.

The new Miss Honduras Universe will wear a national costume at the 2008 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant which was designed by Colombian artist Alfredo Rueda and inspired in the Suyapa Virgin.