Elisa Najera of Mexico wins Miss Universe 2008's Best in Swimwear

One of the hot favorites for the crown, Miss Mexico Elisa Najera Gualito won as Best in Swimsuit (Queen of Vinpearl) during Swimwear Show held Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Vinpearl Resort, Hon Tre Island in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Miss Mexico received a trophy plus $2,000.00 cash prize.

The said Swimwear Show was just one of the 3 mini-competitions conducted by the Miss Universe Organization.

The other two sub-contests were the Ao Dai Fashion Show (with Miss Venezuela as the winner) and the National Costume presentation.

Here are the official results in the 3 MINI-COMPETITIONS:

SWIMWEAR SHOW

Best in Swimwear: MEXICO, Elisa Najera
Finalists:
COLOMBIA, Taliana Vargas
INDIA, Simran Kaur
SPAIN, Claudia Moro
USA, Crystle Stewart

AO DAI FASHION SHOW
Best in Ao Dai: VENEZUELA, Dayana Mendoza
Finalists:
INDIA, Simran Kaur
KAZAKHSTAN, Alfina Nasyrova
THAILAND, Gavintra Photijak
VIETNAM, Lam Thuy Nguyen

NATIONAL COSTUME PRESENTATION
(winner will be chosen via online voting at NBC.com)
Finalists:
Albania, Matilda Mecini
Colombia, Taliana Vargas
Dominican Republic, Marianne Cruz
India, Simran Kaur
Kosovo, Zana Krasniqi
Mexico, Elisa Najera
Peru, Karol Castillo
South Africa, Tansey Coetzee
Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza
Vietnam, Nguyen Thuy Lam

Photo Credits: MU Organization and Ms. Ines Ligron