Top Model Fast Track 2008

From almost 100 plus candidates, an international panel of judges has selected only 32 semi-finalists to sashayed down the catwalk for the Miss World 2008 Top Model Fast Track:

* Miss Angola (Brigith dos Santos)
* Miss Argetina (Agustina Quinteros)
* Miss Barbados (Natalie Griffith)
* Miss Belarus (Volha Khizhynkova)
* Miss Brazil (Tamara Almeida)
* Miss China (Mei Yan Ling)
* Miss Colombia (Katherine Medina)
* Miss Croatia (Josipa Kusic)
* Miss Curacao (Norayla Francisco)
* Miss Czech Republic (Zuzana Jandova)
* Miss Ethiopia (Hibret Fekadu)
* Miss India (Parvathy Omanakuttan)
* Miss Italy (Claudia Russo)
* Miss Japan (Mizuki Kubodera)
* Miss Kazakhstan (Alfina Nassyrova)
* Miss Lebanon (Rosarita Tawil)
* Miss Malaysia (Soo Wincci)
* Miss Mexico (Anagabriela Espinoza)
* Miss Namibia (Marelize Robberts)
* Miss Norway (Lene Egeli)
* Miss Paraguay (Gabriela Rejala)
* Miss Peru (Annmarie Dehainaut)
* Miss Philipines (Danielle Castano)
* Miss Puerto Rico (Ivonne Orsini)
* Miss Russia (Ksenia Sukhinova)
* Miss South Africa (Tansey Coetzee)
* Miss Spain (Patricia Rodriguez)
* Miss Thailand (Ummarapas Jullakasian)
* Miss Trinidad & Tobago (Gabrielle Walcott)
* Miss United States (Lane Lindell)
* Miss Venezuela (Hannellys Quintero)
* Miss Zimbabwe (Cynthia Muvirimi)

After the semi-finalists walked down the runway and the judges judges their catwalk skills, they have narrowed the semi-finalists down to Top 10 finalists:

* Miss Angola (Brigith dos Santos)
* Miss Croatia (Josipa Kusic)
* Miss Curacao (Norayla Francisco)
* Miss Czech Republic (Zuzana Jandova)
* Miss India (Parvathy Omanakuttan)
* Miss Mexico (Anagabriela Espinoza)
* Miss Russia (Ksenia Sukhinova)
* Miss South Africa (Tansey Coetzee)
* Miss Spain (Patricia Rodriguez)
* Miss Venezuela (Hannellys Quintero)

Now the judging panel got a more closer look at the finalists, they have decided to give the title of Miss World 2008 Top Model to Miss Russia, Ksenia Sukhinova). She will be automatically advance to the top 15 semi-finals of Miss World 2008 on December 13.

"Being voted Top Model is the highlight of my trip so far to South Africa," Ksenia said "I had my heart set on winning this event and now my dream has come true. Now, I am setting my sights higher and am focusing on the Miss World 2008 crown."

Almost close to the fast track ticket, the 1st run-up to the Top Model title is Miss Angola, Brigith dos Santos. While the 2nd run-up is Miss India, Parvathy Omanakuttan.